Folks who want to eat their turkey while enjoying some of Tennessee’s natural wonders can do so at one of eight state parks that will be serving Thanksgiving dinner. Tennessee State Park officials say restaurants at those parks will be open on Nov. 27, serving their annual Thanksgiving Day feast. The traditional trimmings, along with an assortment of desserts, will be available beginning at 11 a.m. until closing. The state parks are: Cumberland Mountain, David Crockett, Fall Creek Falls, Henry Horton, Montgomery Bell, Natchez Trace, Paris Landing and Pickwick Landing. For more information about Tennessee State Parks,...

We have an update on the human remains discovered by squirrel hunters on Arnold Air Force Base property, authorities say the remains are from a male. Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves said Tuesday that the Manchester Police Department has taken the lead on the investigation since officers have been searching for a missing man for a few years. MTSU’s Forensic Anthropology Search and Rescue Team under Dr. (Hugh) Berryman were in town this week to retrieve the remains. Along with MTSU, medical examiners and forensics teams will study the remains further. Manchester Police say DNA profiles had been forwarded...

Undocumented high school students will not be able to take advantage of Tennessee Promise, the state’s new free community college program. Before getting state funding, students must apply for federal financial aid. But undocumented students are not eligible for it. Some immigrants had hoped it would be different. The governor’s speech introducing Tennessee Promise said “every student” would be able to attend two years of community college or college of applied technology for free. A spokeswoman for the governor said he was referring only to eligible students. Motlow College had over 2,000 students sign up for the program. Tennessee...

The quarter-million young children in Tennessee who are growing up in low-income families can succeed in life, but a new report says the best way to get them on the right path requires a focus on both the kids and their parents. It’s called a two-generation approach, and the report outlining the method calls for high-quality early education for kids and access to job training, career paths and other tools for parents. “What’s important about this report is that the two-generation approach is really a lens and not a specific program,” said Linda O’Neal, executive director of the Tennessee...

On Monday night, at approximately 7:20 PM, Carroll St. Liquors was robbed at gun point in Tullahoma by an unknown subject. Chief Paul Blackwell told WMSR News that the subject looks very similar to the person involved in other robberies in the area. The subject entered the store, grabbed the clerk, and held them at gun point while demanding money from the cash register. The stores surveillance system shows the suspect entering the store from the west and exiting in the same direction. The Tullahoma Police Department is asking any person who may have seen anything suspicious in the...