The Shelbyville Board of Zoning Appeals has been ordered to issue a permit to Wright Paving and Custom Stone LLC to allow a rock quarry on their property in the Bedford County city. The order was issued by the Bedford County Chancery Court by Senior Judge Ben Cantrell of Nashville. The permit according to the ruling is for a period of five years from the date of the issuance of the permit. Wright is also allowed to recover their attorney fees. Concerns such as blasting, noise, vibration, dust, public health, safety and welfare and other issues were cited as...

More than a quarter-million Tennesseans without health insurance could also lose access to primary care, with Community Health Centers across the state now looking down the edge of a looming fiscal cliff. Funding to help the centers expand reach and capacity was part of the Affordable Care Act, but the operating grants are set to expire next year. Mary Bufwack, CEO, of Nashville’s United Neighborhood Health Services, said if the funding is lost, they would likely have to close four of their 11 clinics. Statewide numbers could be even higher. “There are 28 centers and we altogether have 201...

Graphic details, please be aware… A Shelbyville man is being held in the Coffee County Jail under a $250,000 bond after being arrested Monday. Aled Key Marable, 28, of Highway 41A South, Shelbyville is charged with rape and aggravated assault following an alleged incident Sunday. The victim told Tullahoma Police Officer Lynn Cannon that she was held against her will at an apartment. When the officer found the woman she was at the intersection of Freeman and East Lincoln Street with visible severe injuries to her head and face. She also had bruise marks on her upper torso. She...

Recently the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Alderman, meeting as the beer board, assessed the maximum penalties to two business that sold beer to minors during a compliance check conducted back in April. Gregory Jackson, who holds the permit in use at the Piggly Wiggly on East Lincoln Street, appeared before the board to answer for two complaints. One was for selling beer to someone underage. The other was for a store clerk selling the product, that clerk had been barred from selling beer and tobacco after a conviction back in 2012. That conviction disqualified the clerk from selling...

Registration for new students who will be enrolling at Coffee County Central High School (grades 10-12) will be held on July 21-23 between the hours of 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 12:00- 2:30 p.m. The following documents are required for enrollment: 1.    Two proofs of legal birth name (Ex. Birth Certificate and Social Security). 2.    Proof of Immunization on a Tennessee School Entry Immunization Form. 3.    Proof of Legal Custodial Guardian, if parents are divorced. 4.    Copy of a current physical, if the student is enrolling for the first time in a Tennessee school. 5.    Two documents that verify proof of residence in the school zone for a...

As we reported to you yesterday counterfeit money is making its way around the area. In recent weeks several businesses have been the victim of counterfeit money passed for purchases. In years past, the counterfeit money passed has been $100 bills but several of the bills being passed now have been $5 and $10 dominations. There have been a few $20s and $100 bills passed but most have been smaller ones. Tullahoma Police Chief Paul Blackwell on Monday told the Tullahoma News, “Any person that is in the business of money exchange such as stores or street vendors should...