Danita Sue Taylor of Tullahoma was arrested this week for forgery and counterfeit after she allegedly stole a woman’s purse. Rose Kincade who works at Harton Regional Medical Center reported to Tullahoma Police that someone took her purse from under a desk. The officer asked her to check her on line banking to see if there had been any purchases using her credit cards and there had been three purchases at three different convenience stores in the area. Someone reported that a female used one of the cards at the Mapo on Cedar Lane. Officers found Taylor to be...

A Tullahoma man told police that he shoplifted so he could “go back to jail.” On Sept. 9 James Crockett Dodson, 24 of Bragg Circle allegedly told Tullahoma Officer Derrick Derlien that he took $98 worth of beer from Food Lion because he wanted to go back to jail to finish his parole. He was taken into custody and transported to the Coffee County Jail where he was charged with theft—shoplifting. His bond was set at $2,500 and he is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court on October...

A new study suggests that doctors in many hospitals are unnecessarily prescribing multiple antibiotics for several days when just one would do the job. Health officials say overuse of antibiotics is helping to breed dangerous bacteria that are increasingly resistant to treatment. Faced with an unknown infection, hospital doctors often prescribe a couple of antibiotics. But once the bug is identified, doctors are supposed to drop any unnecessary second antibiotic. The research found that didn’t happen in three-quarters of the 500 hospitals included in the research. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study...

Although vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for teens, fewer new drivers are participating in driver education. State funding and requirements for these programs have declined over recent decades. New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveals that teens that skip driver’s ed are involved in more crashes and receive more traffic convictions compared to their peers who took drivers education. The study also determined that teens who completed driver education not only scored higher on the driving exam, but also demonstrated modest increases in knowledge over their peers who did not take any formal...

A federal Department of Agriculture report shows there were almost double the number of soring violations at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration competition this year compared to 2013. The Tennessean reports monitors found 219 violations of the Horse Protection Act during the competition, which was held over 11 days in Shelbyville. That’s compared to 110 violations noted last year. Animal advocates say the numbers show that there is still a problem with soring, which occurs when a horse’s legs are intentionally injured to make the animal have a higher gait. Celebration CEO Mike Inman says rules were enforced...

The Coffee County Fair is back. For 157 years the fair has preserved the past and looked toward the future. The year’s theme is “Rockin at the Fair”. This weekend’s events include:  Saturday, September 13 5:30 PM Miss Teen Coffee County Contest 8:00 PM Fairest of the Fair Contest Sunday, September 14 1:00 PM Baby Show – 0-6 Months 2:00 PM Baby Show – 6-12 Months 3:00 PM Baby Show – 12-18 Months 4:00 PM Baby Show – 18-24 Months 5:00 PM Toddler Show – 2-3...