One person was killed and traffic along Highway 41-A was snarled for some time Thursday morning following a three-vehicle crash. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, around 6 a.m. Davy T. Wall, 26, of Tullahoma was traveling northbound on Highway 41A in Moore County when his 2000 Honda Accord veered across the turn lane and into the south bound lane of traffic. He then attempted to correct and veered back into the northbound lane of traffic. In an attempt to avoid the Wall vehicle, Velencia Whittaker, 48, of Shelbyville entered into the turn lane and she collided with the...

A two-vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 24 late Wednesday night. The crash involved a Ford Explorer and a pick-up truck just before midnight near mile-marker 108. When the two vehicles collided it caused both to rollover several times according to Manchester Fire and Rescue Captain Roger Chambers. Five people were inside the Ford SUV and had to be transported by Coffee County EMS to Medical Center of Manchester for treatment of various injures. Manchester Police and the Tennessee Highway Patrol worked the accident...

A Cannon County woman is being held under $1 million bond after being charged by authorities with the first-degree murder of her mother. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 40-year-old April Stowe allegedly murdered her mother, Valerie Jean McFadden, 61, on or near June 23 at the home the two shared at 223 Paschal Road in Readyville. In cooperation with the Millersville Police Department and with the assistance of the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department, TBI special agents began the investigation after a passerby discovered McFadden’s body on June 23 along a rural road in Millersville. Agents said during...

What: Firecracker 5/10K Run When: Friday, July 4th, 2014 Where: Manchester Recreation Center Time: 7:00 AM Sponsored by: Thunder Radio and First National Bank The City of Manchester will host its Red, White and Groove July 4th Independence Day Celebration Friday at Rotary Park. 6:00pm –Live Music performed at Rotary Amphitheater by; The AquaDuck, Skytown Riot, and Mize and the Drive. Fireworks begin around 9pm. Come on to the Manchester Recreation Center for swimming from...

Manchester Police are investigating a robbery of a fireworks stand early Tuesday morning. A man armed with a knife robbed the stand located in the Wal-Mart parking lot. According to a police report filed by Manchester Police Officer Trey Adcock, Wesley Coppinger was working at the fireworks stand just after midnight. The man with the knife entered the location and put the weapon to Coppinger’s throat. The white male demanded money from the register and the clerk gave the thief an undisclosed amount of cash. The victim advised the officer that the robber was in the business about five...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has obtained an indictment for a Nashville man accused of filing a false report after accusing two Sheriff’s deputies of assault. At the request of 16th District Attorney General Bill Whitesell, TBI Special Agents began investigating Billy J. King, Jr. on April 8, 2014. On April 3rd, the Cannon County Sheriff’s Department arrested King for Vandalism and Possession of a Weapon by a Felon. King soon posted bond on those charges, then immediately made accusations he had been assaulted by Cannon County detectives while in their custody. During the course of the TBI investigation,...

The City of Manchester is pleased to announce the beginning of the construction for the 2009 Safe Route to School project. The work will be on Oakdale St from Westwood Elementary School to approximately Short St. The project is set to begin by the middle of this month (July) in hopes of completion by the end of October. Brindley and Sons Construction was awarded the bid for construction of sidewalks, curbs, etc. as identified in the specifications. Brindley and Sons Construction is the company in charge of the renovation project in downtown...