A recent government study indicates American teenagers are smoking less, drinking less and fighting less. But they’re texting behind the wheel and spending a lot of time on video games and computers. The results come from a study of 13,000 U.S. high school students last spring. Highlights indicate fewer than 16 percent of the teens smoked in the previous month. But over 23 percent said they had used marijuana in the previous month. About 35 percent said they had consumed alcohol in the previous month, down from 39 percent in 2011. Among teen drivers, 41 percent said they had...

They’re back! Thousands of music lovers are on “The Farm” for fun-filled days of music, food, art and much more known as the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester. If you are going please be very aware of the extreme muddy conditions inside the grounds and don’t forget the sunscreen. Tonight the headline entertainer will be Kanye West, Saturday night Jack White will be the featured artist and Elton John will close the 13th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Sunday night at 9:30pm. Thousands of Bonnaroo goers are passing through the area. In fact, the gates...

Global liquor giant Diageo is arguing in federal court that its George Dickel distillery in Tullahoma could have faced shutdown because of a Tennessee law requiring locally made whiskey to be stored in the state. Dickel is suing to halt the Tennessee storage statute, claiming it violates interstate commerce protections. In March, the state’s chief alcohol regulator raised concerns that Dickel had shipped unaged bourbon and wheat whiskey from Tullahoma to Kentucky. Dickel master distiller John Lunn testified Tuesday that Dickel had sent 16,000 barrels of whiskey to Kentucky between 2009 and 2013 because its warehouse was full. Lunn...

A fishing pole or a new tie may be traditional Father’s Day gifts, but experts say another important gift could be a conversation with the men in your life about taking control of their own health. Time spent caring for and providing for their families can lead many men to neglect their own health-care needs, said Brandon Leonard, director of strategic initiatives for the Men’s Health Network. “Men need to take responsibly for their own health,” he said, “so that they can be there for the birthdays and the graduations and the weddings, and so that they can enjoy...

On Wednesday (6/11/2014) at the Southland Conference on technology, entrepreneurship + southern culture, Connected Tennessee announced new statewide research showing that nearly 1 in 10 Tennesseans now have broadband speeds of 1 Gbps (“gigabit”) or greater available to their home or residence. Gigabit broadband is around 100 times faster than today’s average residential broadband Internet download speed. Connected Tennessee’s April 2014 semi-annual broadband inventory update indicates that a total of 8.8% of Tennesseans from the communities of Bristol, Chattanooga (North America’s 1st residential gigabit community), Clarksville, Morristown, and Tullahoma currently have availability to broadband speeds of 1 “gigabit” or...

There will be a fundraising rally for Jason Sain on Saturday, June 21st at Deerfield Elementary beginning at 4 PM. Jason, a 40 year old father of 2 and former Coffee County star athlete, was diagnosed with malignant brain tumors in April and 100% of the proceeds from this event will go to help with medical expenses not covered by insurance as well as living expenses. Dinner will be served at 4 PM with a Live Auction starting at 6. Price to attend is $12 for adults and $8 for children and there will be door prizes and raffles...

DUCK RIVER CLEAN-UP for Coffee County will be held on June 28th, 2014 at the Normandy Dam & Boat ramps from 8am-Noon. FREE T-shirt for first 100 people to volunteer. Check will be at 7:30 am at Normandy Dam. Please come on out and help keep Coffee County and our rivers and lakes beautiful. Don’t forget your hat, sunscreen, insect repellent and of course a Big Smile! Tons of garbage is expected to be cleaned from in around the water. For more information about the DUCK RIVER CLEAN-UP contact Connie Janosek at (931)...

We now know more information about the disturbing murder earlier this week here in Coffee County. The woman who was killed was Lisa Marie Hyder a 36 year old mother of six children. Her youngest child is just one year-old. She, according to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department lived in Pikeville, TN in Bledsoe County and was here in Coffee County visiting. Hyder apparently met her suspected killer, Scott Hale, at a liquor store in Manchester on the day she was murdered. Hyder’s ex-husband Charles says Lisa was recently diagnosis with ovarian cancer. Hale is being held in the...