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Motorhome Burns On I-24
A blazing motorhome fire on eastbound I-24, between Beechgrove and Manchester shutdown traffic on I-24. It’s not clear what happened, but the incident occurred around 5:00 o’clock Saturday afternoon, October 18, 2014. Prior to the Coffee County authorities arriving on the scene, a slow stream vehicles passed within 10-feet of the inferno. If someone slowed to a stop, the drivers behind them started honking. All of the time, you could hear explosions from within the motorhome–each causing the flames to get higher and wider across the adjacent lanes of traffic. WMSR Radio reached out the Tennessee Highway Patrol several...
Early Voting Continues
Early Voting has already begun in Manchester and will continue to run now through October 30th. Locations for early voting include the Coffee County Election Commission in Manchester and the CD Stamps Center in Tullahoma. Remember you must bring a TN or Federal ID with you in order to vote. According to Vernita Davis of the Coffee County Election Commission the November Ballot will include a Race for Governor, State Representatives, and State Senators as well as a Wine & Grocery Stores Referendum, a Wheel Tax Referendum, and 4 Constitutional Amendments. If you would like to learn about the...
2015 Bonnaroo Set For June 11-14
The 2015 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be held June 11-14. The 2015 festival will mark the 13th Bonnnroo, all of which have taken place on farmland in Coffee County. Ticket prices and a limited number of early tickets are not expected to go on sale until December. Performers for the festival have traditionally been announced in February with regular tickets going on sale shortly thereafter. The festival has drawn 100,000 music fans each year to the site since it was founded in 2002. The festival has been widely praised as one of the best music festivals in...
Scam Alert: Delinquent Utility Bill Phone Call
The Tullahoma Police Department was recently notified by several local businesses and TUB of a phone scam claiming to be a local Utility Department. The caller is advising that the business has a delinquent account with a utility company other than the one which provides them service, and the account balance must be paid to prevent termination of services. At this time police have only received reports from businesses; however, if an individual receives a call of a similar nature, please check with your local provider to confirm your account status. Tullahoma Police would like to remind our citizens...
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Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the Week
The Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the week for 17 October 2014 is Maggie Partin. Maggie is in eighth grade at Westwood Middle School in Manchester. She is the daughter of proud parents Chad and LeAnn and has a little brother. She was nominated for this award because she exemplifies what is is to be a Westwood Rocket. Maggie is a cheerleader and also an avid golfer. Her favorite subject is science because she is very interested in the medical area. She hopes to be a pediatrician at Vanderbilt Hospital when she grows up. Maggie was presented with...
Winchester Man Killed In Mortorcycle Crash
A 72-year old man has been identified as the victim in an accident on I-24 Thursday morning. Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that Earl Winn of Winchester, TN died when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a tractor trailer. THP says the call came in around 9:15 a.m. CST. The accident happened around mile marker 165 which is near the Marion County, TN /Dade County, GA line. THP reports that Winn was going east on I-24 when he ran into backed up traffic in the Interstate. He was unable to decelerate his motorcycle and laid it down crashing into...
Burn Permit Needed For Any Outdoor Burning
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry and the Department of Commerce and Insurance’s Division of Fire Prevention are reminding homeowners to follow simple safety practices to prevent wildfires. The online burn permit system is fast and simple. If you are burning a leaf or brush pile that is smaller than 8 feet by 8 feet in size, log on to www.burnsafetn.org for approval. For a larger burn, apply for a free permit by calling your local Division of Forestry burn permit phone number Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. In Coffee County call (877) 731-2221....
