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Man Accused Of Shooting At Police In Court This Week
The case against a Florida man accused of firing shots in the vicinity of police had his bond raised and his seven charges bound over to the Coffee County Grand Jury Tuesday. Shawn Michael Luce, 25, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, theft of property, two counts of unlawful carrying of a weapon, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest involving an incident that occurred June 18 on Normandy Road. He is accused of being in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend Michelle Haney and getting out of the car and then leaving her. He then allegedly fired several...
Home Burns In Normandy
The Shelbyville Times-Gazette is reporting that several Normandy residents said they heard one or more explosions and saw flames suddenly burst from a vacant home late Sunday night. No one was injured. The old, wood-frame home was destroyed, the cause remains undetermined, the Bedford County Fire Department said. Homes on College Street in Normandy are very closely packed and fire officials were initially concerned flames could spread to nearby structures. The home, owned by Patricia Smith of Normandy, is directly across from the town’s old...
Tennessee Children Improving In Education and Health
The latest national ranking of the well-being of children shows Tennessee is among five states that made the biggest improvement in the last year. The Kids Count Data Book, an annual report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, grades states on education, health care and poverty. Tennessee moved from 39th to 36th this year. The state made strides on all eight scores for education and health. Particularly in the case of education, more children met reading and math goals, preschool enrollments increased, and more teenagers graduated high school on time. The state improved from 42nd to 37th in education,...
Residual ACT To Be Given At Motlow
Motlow College will administer the complete Residual ACT assessment test twice during the month of August. Applicants under 21 years of age who plan on attending Motlow College should register for the ACT assessment. Scores cannot be transferred to another college or university. All applicants taking the ACT test must have a Motlow admission application on file prior to taking the test. The Residual ACT assessment test will be given from 12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1 and Thursday, Aug. 14. The test will be administered in Crouch Center Room 1046 on the Moore County campus....
Don’t Miss The Political Forum
To better inform the voters before the Aug. 7 Coffee County General and Manchester Municipal Elections, the Manchester Times and Thunder Radio have teamed up for a candidate forum from 4:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 24 at the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center – 147 Hospitality Blvd. In total, 23 candidates from seven county-wide races and one city race have been invited to participate in the event. The event, sponsored by the Manchester Times will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio 107.9FM and AM1320. The event is free to attend and is free for candidates who are invited to...
County Commission Race Heats Up
For the most part the Coffee County political races have been pretty calm until now. It’s not one of county seats up for grabs, it’s a county commission race. In Tullahoma’s District 15, things have become heated between incumbent Mark Kelly a Republican and Christian and Democratic primary winner, Zak Mohyuddin a Muslim. In a letter to WMSR News Mohyuddin says that Kelly made a set of serious allegations against his patriotism and loyalty. Mohyuddin says he never used the words or anything similar alleged in a letter Kelly sent to voters. Mohyuddin added he never made the comments...
Real Estate Blog Names Manchester As One Of Tennessee’s Most Exciting Cities
Any state that can turn out the likes of Morgan Freeman, Dolly Parton, and Elvis has got to be pretty darn exciting—and we didn’t even mention the barbecue. With all of Tennessee being so exciting, how could you possibly pick the most exciting places within its borders? Well, that’s where the Movoto Real Estate Blog team comes in. Movoto, in their latest report names the 10 most exciting places in Tennessee: 1. City of Knoxville 2. City of Chattanooga 3. Nashville-Davidson 4. City of Franklin 5. City of Johnson City 6. City of Manchester 7. City of Maryville 8....
Weekly Update On Gas Prices
News that a Malaysian Airliner was shot down quickly put upward pressure on the price of oil. West Texas Intermediate closed the week at $103.13 a barrel on the NYMEX on Friday – an increase of $2.30 from last week. “Oil rose on concerns that violence could spread in response to the crash,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Gas prices are currently falling more than a half cent a day, but geopolitical tension could slow the rate of discount at the pump this week.” The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded...
