On Saturday evening approximately 10:13 pm, Tullahoma Police was notified of an accident with injuries at the intersection of Anderson & Carroll streets. A motorcycle was eastbound on Carroll street and struck the side of a Chevrolet Trailblazer that was going north on Anderson. The driver of the motorcycle, Terry W. Sanders, 50, of Tullahoma was pronounced deceased at the scene. A passenger on the motorcycle, a 34 year old female, also of Tullahoma, was transported to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga via Air Evac. The identity of the woman nor her condition has been given at this time. Also...

After a live interview on WMSR Radio with Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves this past Friday, more information on various scams is being reported to police. A number of individuals across the county are getting calls from an individual who claims to be from the sheriff’s department and that he has a warrant for their arrest for various things. He then tells his intended victim that they can avoid being booked into jail if they send money via a Green Dot credit card. Graves stated that these calls are definitely SCAMS. The latest victim, a Tullahoma couple, received a...

Early voting continues through Thursday, October 30 in Coffee County. There has been a total of over 3,300 ballots completed as of Monday afternoon. In Manchester, early voting is being held at the Election Commission office at 1329 MacArthur Drive from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Thursday. In Tullahoma, early voting is held at C.D. Stamps Community Center at 810 S. Jackson Street from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Thursday, Election Day, November 4th. Remember proper identification is required. Included on the current ballot are choices for Governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, as well...

A former corrections officer at the Coffee County Jail found himself behind bars after being arrested by investigators. James M. Mayes, 26, of Brandontown Road, Manchester, is charged with bribery of a public servant, extortion and official misconduct. According to warrants obtained by Sheriff’s Investigator Sgt. Danny Ferrell, Mayes took $100 from an inmate to allow him to keep a quarter pound of tobacco the inmate had in his possession in the tobacco-free jail. According to the warrants, he had told the inmate to pay up after catching him with the tobacco. Ferrell alleges that Mayes then threatened to...

Coffee County Emergency Management Agency will be conducting some joint training exercises with Coffee County Emergency Medical Services, Local Fire Departments, Harton Regional Medical Center, the Medical Center of Manchester, and United Regional Medical Center. The inter-agencies training exercises will be utilized in testing the emergency response services and medical facilities capabilities in the safe handling, transport, and receiving of patients with possible Blood borne Pathogen exposure through the various facilities Emergency Departments. The training exercises will be conducted from October 27th thru November 4th at the various medical...