The beauty of the fall harvest at Grandaddy’s Farm set the backdrop for a romantic moment for one area couple. Nicholas Smith of Tullahoma selected the farm’s popular pumpkin patch as the location for him to pop the question to his now-fiance, Rebecca Edwards. A trek to the farm was already an annual tradition for the couple for three years, so Nick felt it was the perfect location for him to present his custom-made black diamond engagement ring to Becca. “Every year we go to Grandaddy’s Farm to pick out a pumpkin,” Smith says. “I knew I could catch...

Tuesday in Manchester, Officer Daniel Ray with the Manchester Police Department responded to a call at the Greenleaf Inn about a person offering methamphetamine to a person at the motel. Investigator Johnathan Anthony and Officer Bryan Eldridge arrived at the scene. Anthony spoke with John Lawrence Johnson, who was in the walkway at the motel. Johnson was asked if he had any weapons and he, according the police report said had a knife. Anthony then asked Johnson if he could frisk him and the report said he agreed. Anthony stated that he felt something in the man’s pocket. After...

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and with a growing need for skilled workers in the state and across the country, Tennessee is among those now focusing on making a greater effort to hire individuals with disabilities. Sarah Harvey, program director with TennesseeWorks, says only about 30 percent of Tennesseans with intellectual or developmental disabilities are employed, and closing that gap is vital to the state’s economic future. “One in five people have a disability, so this is a part of our mainstream population,” she says. “It’s not uncommon, and it’s something we definitely need to figure out...

On Sunday 10/12/2014 two armed robberies occurred at different convenience stores located in Tullahoma. According to reports, an armed subject entered the stores brandishing a handgun and demanded money from the clerks. The suspect was wearing dark pants, red shirt and black hooded sweatshirt, had a dark cloth covering his face and was wearing blue gloves. The suspect fled the scene on foot from both incidents. Anyone with information regarding these two crimes is urged to contact the Tullahoma Police Department at 931-455-0530 or email...

The Motlow College Moore County campus Student Government Association (SGA) will join with Blood Assurance to host a blood drive on Monday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Blood Assurance mobile bus will be located in the parking lot between the Crouch Center and the Forrester Student Center. Students, faculty and staff may sign up to donate by contacting or visiting the Student Success Center in Crouch. “SGA wants students and the community to know the importance of donating,” said Sheri Mason, assistant director of student services. “One unit of blood can help three different people.”...

A Summitville man is being held in the Coffee County Jail on terrorism charges. Terry Wayne McCullough, 59, was arrested Sunday on a charge of committing an act of terrorism. According to warrants, McCullough was at a residence at Dossett Apartments in Tullahoma “terrorizing residents” there. He, reportedly, was terrorizing residents there by telling them that he is a member of Isis and that he was going to “cut their heads off” Police received numerous complaints from fearful residents in reference to the statements made by McCullough. According to warrants, he also threatened to burn their residence down after...