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UPDATE–Your Help Is Needed To Catch a Thief
We have a follow-up to a story we brought you last week. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft and break in Friday, July 3, from a building on Dean Shop Road in Hillsboro at the residence of Dennis Lynn Weaver. (Not the Dennis Weaver that works at Thunder Radio). The white male with a goatee and wearing glasses was last seen July 3 driving a short bed Ford pickup pulling a black trailer entered a building and took a 4-wheeler, tools and a tree stand. Weaver checked his security camera and found a picture of the...
Last Day To Register To Vote In August Election
Tuesday (July 8) is the deadline to register to vote in the August 7th state and federal primaries, as well as the Coffee County General election and the Tullahoma and Manchester city elections. Locally, Manchester voters will elect 3 aldermen from 8 choices. Tullahoma voters will be weighing in on a mayor, two aldermen seats, and two school board seats. In the county elections, County Mayor, Trustee, Road Superintendent, Register of Deeds, Judge Part 2 and District Attorney are all contested races. Several county commission and constable seats are also up for grabs. State contested races include U.S. Senate,...
Gas Prices Falling
The United States surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world’s biggest oil producer this year. According to a report from the Bank of America Corp., the U.S. is projected to remain the top producer of 2014 because domestic output is forecast to increase and production growth outside the U.S. has been lower than anticipated. “The shale boom in Texas and North Dakota continues to spur domestic production growth,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Not only does supply growth have a positive effect on the economy, but can help reduce the price at...
Tullahoma Police Charge Man With His Sixth Driving On Revoked License
Jonathan Allen Potts, 36, of Lewisburg is being held in the Coffee County Jail under $509,000 bond after being arrested July 2 by Tullahoma Officer Jim Tate for his sixth driving on revoked license and being wanted in Georgia for violation of probation and possession of cocaine. His arrest was made by the officer after the communication center alerted officers to be on the lookout for him. The car was stopped at East Lincoln and South Anderson Streets. A check of his driver license record revealed that his license was revoked and that he was wanted in Georgia. Potts...
New Man In Charge At Manchester’s Duck River EMC
Michael Millraney has been named the new manager of Duck River EMC’s Manchester district. He succeeds David Young, who was recently promoted to the post of District Services director for the entire co-op. Millraney joined DREMC as AMI (automated meter infrastructure) project manager in 2013 after working as a systems engineer at Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative in Vonore, Tenn. With roots in Coffee County, Millraney graduated from Coffee County High School before attending the University of Tennessee where he majored in engineering. He received a degree in electrical engineering in 2010. “Michael Millraney is a smart, talented young man...
Tennessee Teens Using Heroin More Than Teens In Other States
Tennessee teenagers are using heroin and shooting up drugs at twice the national average, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Tennessean reports many more, roughly one in every five pop pills for recreational use. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Report reveals that their appetite for hard drugs grew dramatically over a five-year period and that Tennessee teenagers are putting themselves in danger in a multitude of ways. The 251-page report, based upon surveys of high school students and released every two years by the CDC, looks at behaviors ranging from dietary...
New Law Concerning Child Safety
A new Tennessee law that went into effect recently that allows anyone who witnesses a child locked inside a hot car to break out the window and get the child to safety. Authorities say the inside of a car can heat up and become deadly for a child in as little as 20 minutes. To be allowed to break into a car, the child must be in danger and the car must be locked. Law enforcement must also be notified. With the temperatures recently in the 90s, leaving a child in a vehicle can lead to death. As the...
Fireworks and More Help Celebrate The 4th In Manchester
Independence Day in Manchester started with the Firecracker 5k/10k run sponsored by Thunder Radio and First National Bank and ended with fireworks and music. Entertainment was provided at the Rotary Amphitheater in Rotary Park by The AquaDuck, Skytown Riot, and Mize and the Drive. With a huge crowd on hand an outstanding fireworks display began around 9pm and lasting around 20 minutes. Those in attendance said the fireworks were very, very good and added the Manchester Recreation Department did a fantastic job organizing the...
