A woman who operates an electronic cigarette business in Manchester was arrested after turning herself in at the Coffee County Jail on Monday night. Jamie Catherine Mason, 30, of Hillsboro Boulevard is charged with storage of liquor for sale, possession of schedule VI and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was booked into the Coffee County Jail Monday night under a $5,000 bond and was released after posting the bond. Manchester Police conducted a search warrant at the All Things E-Cig located on the Hillsboro Boulevard on May 30. According to Manchester Police Chief Investigator Billy Butler, police seized...

On Monday July 14th Franklin County Sheriff’s Office investigators seized one-hundred and ten marijuana plants. Information obtained through the course of an investigation led to investigators searching a wooded area adjacent to Jump-Off Road in the Sewanee area of Franklin County. As a result of their search, beginning at 9:00am and lasting to approximately 2:00pm, investigators were able to eradicate 110 marijuana plants averaging 4 feet in height with an approximate street value of $110,000 dollars. There is an ongoing investigation concerning this matter and further information will be released as deemed pertinent and...

From days at the beach to afternoons out biking and hiking, people across Tennessee are eagerly soaking up the sunshine. But doctors warn that sun lovers need to take steps to protect themselves from the most common form of cancer. Dr. Wei-Wei Huang is a dermatologist who says many people still think of skin cancer as a mere inconvenience that requires removal. But she calls that a dangerous underestimation of the disease. “Melanoma can be deadly,” she stresses. “If you don’t take care of that, it can grow in your lymph nodes and can be all over your body,...

United Regional Medical Center (“URMC”) and Medical Center of Manchester (“MCM”) are taking the first steps towards a potential combination of the two hospitals. URMC plans to file an application for a Certificate of Need (“CON”) with the Tennessee Health Services Development Agency next month. The application sets forth a plan for the two hospitals to combine and operate a single hospital on Interstate Drive. Most medical operations at URMC’s existing McArthur Drive location would be discontinued. In its application, URMC seeks regulatory approval to relocate to MCM’s campus on Interstate Drive and to close one of the two...

A Freeman Street Tullahoma woman reported to police on July 11 that her boyfriend went to Wal-Mart and cashed his check. He then gave Tabitha Harris the money. She stated that she went the next day to buy gas and was told that the $100 was counterfeit. She then took the bill back to the store. She was to meet with loss prevention of the store. She says that she wants the store to make the bill good, but so far she has not heard from the store. A police report by Officer Bob Looney says that Wal-Mart asked...

An allegedly-intoxicated driver clocked at 101 mph early Thursday told police he was speeding because his wife wanted him home soon. Tony Leneal Brown, 40, of West Lane Street was stopped on North Main Street at the bypass at 3:49 a.m. Thursday, Officer David Dye’s report said. The speed limit in the area is 50 mph. Brown allegedly told Dye his wife expected him home before 4 a.m. He said he had consumed one beer before 7 p.m. Wednesday, police said. After failing field intoxication tests, Brown was charged with DUI, speeding and second offense driving on a suspended...