Yesterday (Nov. 4) was Election Day and counting early voting and Tuesday’s vote 11,705 people voted in Coffee County, that’s just over 36% of registered voters. Local voters cast ballots to approve all constitutional amendments. Coffee Countians also voted down the proposed wheel tax 80-20%. In separate city votes, citizens in Manchester and Tullahoma approved the referendums to sell wine in grocery stores. Statewide Governor Bill Haslam and Senator Lamar Alexander return to office. Dianne Black won her congress race. All constitutional amendments were approved by voters, with the abortion amendment being the closest yes vote. Click here for...

A one vehicle accident on Monday night took the life of a Manchester man. According to a report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 49 year-old Bruce Rayfield of Manchester was driving westbound on Belmont Road around 6:30pm. Rayfield’s vehicle a 2002 Chevrolet SUV went off the left side of the road and rolled once. Rayfield a former Coffee County High School teacher was ejected from the vehicle and died early Tuesday morning at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga due to injuries sustained in the crash. The report states Rayfield’s seatbelt was not in use. Rayfield’s daughter Oliva Rayfield, 11, was...

The national average for regular unleaded gasoline fell below $3.00 per gallon for the first time since December 22, 2010 on Saturday. More than sixty percent of U.S. gas stations are currently selling gas lower than $3.00 a gallon, while twenty-three states currently have averages under the $3.00 mark today. Motorists in the Southeast United States are currently enjoying some of the cheapest gas prices in the country. The average price of gas in Tennessee is the 2nd lowest in the nation. “Gas prices are still falling,” said Josh Carrasco, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “There is...

The arrival of November means it is American Diabetes Month. It comes as the prevalence of the disease continues to rise across Tennessee and the nation. Meghan Beasy, director of the Memphis chapter of the American Diabetes Association, says the latest numbers show 29 million Americans with diabetes, and the toll on health can be great. “It can affect your heart, your lungs, your legs,” she points out. “We see a lot of people who lose a limb, a leg or a toe to diabetes. You also have quite a bit of eyesight – eye loss.” Beasy says about...

Three workers were seriously injured in a construction accident at Shelbyville Central High School Saturday morning. Around 10:30 a.m. they were working on a wall at the new field house when it suddenly collapsed, causing them to fall on a concrete pad. Two workers were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center by LifeFlight, while the other was transported to a hospital in Shelbyville. Police and other emergency personnel who were playing in a benefit flag football game at the Shelbyville football field helped the injured men after the wall came down. Some of those who helped during the emergency...

Inspirational speaker and author Inky Johnson recently delivered a powerful message of determination and hope when he appeared as part of Disability Awareness Month at Motlow College. Johnson, who played football for the University of Tennessee before being injured, recounted the difficulties he faced growing up in inner-city Atlanta and how those early lessons learned have helped him persevere following the injury that ended his football career. His book, an autobiography titled, “Inky: An Amazing Story of Faith and Perseverance,” was released in 2011 and can be purchased at any major book retail or online...