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Man Dies In Jail– Committed Murder Inside Coffee County In 1985
A man who spent the past 29 years on death row has died. On New Year’s Day 1985 Gregory Thompson and a 15 year-old female accomplice abducted Brenda Blanton Lane at knife point from the parking lot of a Shelbyville Wal-Mart and forced her to drive to a remote location outside Manchester just off Short Springs Road. There, Thompson stabbed Lane multiple times in the back and ran over Lane with her car and left the woman alone to die. Thompson’s only motive for the murder was to obtain Lane’s car. At the time of her death, 28-year-old Brenda...
Area Police Officer Charged With DUI
Sgt. Danny Mantooth of the Winchester Police Department was arrested recently by the Tennessee Highway Patrol on a DUI charge. Winchester City Administrator Beth Rhoton says that Mantooth, has been suspended without pay following his arrest on November 26 and his employment status will be determined at a later date. Mantooth was released from the Franklin County Jail after being booked on the DUI charge on $2,500 bond. The officer has been a policeman in Franklin County for 30...
HBCU CONNECT Magazine Honors Motlow
Motlow College was recently named as one of the top 50 employers of Historically Black Colleges and Universities students and graduates in the Fall/Winter edition of HBCU CONNECT Magazine. The list includes private companies, government organizations and institutions of higher learning. Motlow was ranked No. 41 in the list of 50 organizations, with Microsoft holding the top spot and Wal-Mart ranked No. 2. “Being recognized by HBCU is evidence of the practice Motlow employs to recruit the very best faculty and staff,” said Dr. MaryLou Apple, Motlow College president. Other notable entries include the Department of State at No....
Christmas Parade Is Saturday In Manchester
The annual Manchester Christmas Parade will be held one week later this year, this Saturday, December 6 at 7 p.m. The 2014 parade will go with the theme “Christmas Candy Land.” City officials say they moved the parade from its traditional Saturday after Thanksgiving because of many request from people that are out of town during Thanksgiving week. This year, a non-refundable entry fee of $30 must accompany the application form. The hard deadline to submit an application and entry fee is Dec. 1. Law enforcement agencies, fire departments, emergency service agencies, doctor’s offices, school sports teams, hospitals, schools,...
Christmas Parade Grand Marshal Receives “Board of Education”
Norma Jean Wilson, a retired teacher who dedicated 40 years of her life to teaching in and around Manchester, has recently received 2 wonderful honors in 2014. The first of which was when she was named Grand Marshal for this year’s 2014 Manchester Christmas Candy Land Parade and the second of which happened on Thursday, November 20th when she received a token of appreciation from John Marchesoni & Gary Carter which they called The Board of Education. The Board of Education was a replica of the paddle that Norma Jean Wilson had in her room as she taught. When...
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Tullahoma Man Provides a Wonderful Gift
A Tullahoma man is reaching out to the Sumner County Food Bank with some help after recent burglaries. News 2 reported Tuesday that the food bank had been burglarized twice within three days and was in desperate need of a security system with cameras. The food bank; however, could not afford to purchase the security system since that money was needed to purchase food. Danny Burton of Tullahoma saw the story and reached out, offering an eight camera security system to the food bank. “I’m not rich,” Burton said. “My wife and I are not, but the fact that...
HAZMAT Situation At MTSU Turns Out To Be a Student Prank
Authorities said late Tuesday morning the possible HAZMAT situation on Middle Tennessee State University’s campus has been determined to be a student prank. Officials said around 8 a.m. a suspicious bucket was found on the sidewalk in the courtyard near the Business and Aerospace Building around 8 a.m. The white plastic two-gallon bucket contained a message that indicated it contained a hazardous material and should not be opened. Emergency crews have determined the liquid inside the bucket was not hazardous. The area was blocked off until just before Noon. The Murfreesboro Fire Department, alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
