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Bonnaroo To Offer Special Water Bottles
Bonnaroo’s sustainability team announced this week the launch of Refill Revolution, a festival-wide pilot sustainability project designed to keep fans hydrated while encouraging them to rethink plastic consumption habits and reduce disposable cup and bottle waste at the event and beyond. Bonnaroo is teaming up with Steelys Drinkware and the Plastic Pollution Coalition to encourage fans to join the Refill Revolution by switching from conventional single-use plastic and compostable cups and bottles to reusable ones made of food-grade stainless steel. Festival goers will have access to more than 20,000 affordable, high-quality Bonnaroo-themed stainless steel water bottles and beverage cups...
Severe Crash Injures Two
A two vehicle accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon around 2:30pm. A dump truck rear ended a Toyota Corolla that had stopped to make a left turn on Hwy 41 (Hillsboro Hwy) near the Coffee County Industrial Park. After the impact the dump truck clipped a utility pole knocking it completely out of the ground. The truck then traveled across a yard and crashed into a brick home at 4145 Hillsboro Hwy. 55 year-old Cathy Burr of Guntersville, Al, the driver of the 2005 Toyota Corolla and 36 year-old Eric Linder of McMinnville, TN, driver of the 2006 Mack dump...
E-Cig Bust and More
The Manchester Police Department CID Division and SWAT Team conducted 3 late night search warrants on 2 homes and 1 commercial business in Manchester on Friday night. Drug Investigator Jonathan Anthony, Investigator Stuart Colwell, Chief Investigator Billy Butler along with the SWAT team searched a Mobile Home at 315 West Short Street. Police allegedly found Marijuana, Meth and other items that were seized from this location. 30 year-old Shawn Gassett and 30 year-old Taranie Medley were both arrested. The business search warrant was conducted at All Things E-Cig at 315 Hillsboro Blvd. The Manchester Police Department had received complaints...
Haslam Announces Prescription for Success
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner E. Douglas Varney and others to announce “Prescription for Success,” the state’s plan to prevent and treat prescription drug abuse in Tennessee. Prescription drug abuse is a pervasive, multi-dimensional issue impacting Tennessee individuals, families, and communities. Of the 4,850,000 adults in Tennessee, it is estimated that nearly 5 percent (about 221,000) have used pain relievers in the past year for non-medical purposes. Of those, it is estimated that 69,100 are addicted to prescription pills and require treatment for prescription drug abuse. A number of strategies...
Report Says Crimes Inside Schools Are Down
Crime inside school is a sad reality that students, staff and law enforcement deal with on a daily basis, but the problem is getting better, according to a new report from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The state’s data shows crimes at school were down more than 11 percent from 2012 to 2013. More than a third of the crimes reported on school property are simple assaults. When it comes to drugs seized inside schools, marijuana accounts for nearly 80 percent of all cases. And the TBI says the numbers show the highest amount of crimes in schools happens...
Summer Solicitors: What To Watch For With Door-to-Door
With the warmer weather that comes along with summer, so do the door-to-door solicitors. While many operate fairly and honestly, there are ways to spot those who are simply looking for a quick buck. One red flag is the company that claims to have “extra” materials left over from another job nearby and can do the work right away at minimal cost. Don’t fall for it, said Dan Hendrickson, a Better Business Bureau communications coordinator, adding that professional contractors estimate the materials they’ll need for a project with great accuracy. “If a company comes to your door and says,...
Rumors Fly But No Action Taken Aganist Manchester Fire or Police Chief
The Manchester board of Mayor and Aldermen met in regular session on Tuesday night at city hall. The board and those in attendance heard a reading of a letter from State of Tennessee Commission on Firefighting commending Chief George DeShields. A letter from the Manchester Lions Club also thanked the DeShields and Police Chief Mark Yother for their help with the recent 56th annual Lions Club horse show at the Coffee County Fairgrounds. Over 200 people attended the meeting, many to show support for DeShields and Yother. Rumors ran rampant for several days that the DeShields and Yother’s jobs...
Man Takes Money From Local Church
It has been a while since we’ve told you about a church burglary but over the weekend there was one in Tullahoma. Tullahoma Police are investigating the burglary of the Church of Jesus Christ on East Moore Street. Police are now looking for a man that went on the run after being found asleep in the church. Delilah Watkins who is associated with the church reported to police that a container of change was missing and that a filing cabinet had been forced open. She also saw that an old set of checks in the filing cabinet were missing....
