Katrina Kay Smith, 27, of Fairground Heights, Shelbyville was indicted by the Coffee County March term of the Grand Jury for selling drugs in a school zone. Smith, was arrested Thursday May 8 on charges of manufacture/deliver/sell of a controlled substance and being in possession of drugs in a school zone. At last report she was being housed in the Coffee County Jail under a $70,000 bond. Smith is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court May 14. The arrest came about after the Manchester Police Department’s yearlong undercover drug operation. The indictment alleges that she sold .5...

A Moore County resident is accused of seriously injuring a man found walking along Anthony Lane after large amounts of blood were discovered in the Cedar King Road and L. Fisher Road area late Friday night. Loyd McGough of Shelbyville was airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville for treatment of severe facial injuries after initial treatment at Heritage Medical Center early Saturday. He was released Monday, Det. Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said. John Barclay Holt, 34, of Hilltop Circle, Tullahoma is charged with aggravated assault. He was released on $25,000 bond. Officers were notified...

A group of retired military leaders says it is a matter of national security to improve the health and education of children, the country’s future soldiers. Mission: Readiness is a group of some 400 retired generals, admirals and senior military leaders, including retired Brig. Gen. Denny Shulstad. “What we are trying to do is encourage young people to, number one, get a good education,” Shulstad says. “Also, stay out of trouble with the law and stay in some reasonable physical shape so that you are eligible to join the military.” Shulstad says the growing number of young people who...

This Saturday, May 17th starting at 8 am, firefighters from several counties will participate in the third annual Multi-County Live Burn Weekend. This year’s event will be held at the Coffee County Fair Grounds in Manchester and while the training is for local firefighters, the public is welcome to come see your local departments in action. There will be lots of training, vendors and some fire prevention displays for all to see! The area fire departments hope to see you...

A Bedford County woman has been found guilty of plotting to kill her husband in 2012. According to the Shelbyville Times Gazette, a jury on Friday convicted Susan Walls of criminal responsibility to commit first-degree murder and conspiracy in the death of her husband, 55-year-old Larry Walls. Larry Walls was found dead Aug. 8, 2012 inside his Unionville home. A medical examiner said he died from a head injury and 49 stab wounds. Also charged with murder in the case are Larry Walls’ daughter Dawn Walls and Sean Gearhardt. Another co-defendant, Jason Starrick, has begun a 51-year prison sentence...

Randy Cleek, 51, of Shelbyville, was indicted by the July 2013 term of the grand jury in Moore County. The man was arrested last year and charged with four counts of rape. Jury selection begins Tuesday morning in Lynchburg. Cleek, is charged with rape of a child, aggravated rape and recklessly engaging in sexual contact with the girl. The child is listed as being between the age of 3 and 13. The indictment also alleges that Cleek caused bodily injury to the child during the sexual...

The City is Tullahoma Police Department is pleased to announce that the Police Memorial will be unveiled on Thursday, May 15, at noon, at the flag on the South Jackson Civic Center. The public is invited to join this special honor to all police Officers. Proclaimed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, May 15 of each year is designated Police Memorial day. “This day we recognize the officers of our community and nation that have given the ultimate sacrifice in the service to their communities,” said Chief Paul Blackwell. “Five officers have given their lives in the service...