Middle Tennessee State University and Civil Air Patrol’s Tennessee Wing have agreed to partner in aerospace education for state high school students in the U.S. Air Force auxiliary’s cadet program. The agreement puts into play the educational resources of the university’s Department of Aerospace and College of Basic and Applied Sciences to engage cadets in science and technology pursuits. Aerospace education is one of the primary missions of the CAP, a 61,000-member volunteer civilian organization founded in 1941 and chartered by Congress to support the Air Force. Established in 1942, the Department of Aerospace is a signature department at...

The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding those who travel abroad of the need for vaccination against measles. Although measles was officially eradicated from the United States in 2000, it is still present in other regions of the world including Western Europe and cases continue to occur among Americans returning from foreign travel and among foreign visitors to the United States. Vaccination against measles is extremely effective. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced they have confirmed more cases of measles in the United States so far this year than in any year in the past 20...

The Coffee County Election Commission has recounted the votes from last Tuesday’s election. The commission decided to recount after a computer problem during the Election Day count. The commission members hand counted the votes from the voting machine tape and finished the process on Friday. The final vote count that was given to the media on Tuesday matched perfectly with the recount. Winners in the countywide races were: County Mayor; Tim Brown, Trustee; Rodney Banks, Register of Deeds; LeAnn Hollandsworth Partin, General Sessions Judge Part II; Jere Ledsinger and Road Superintendent; Steve Moran. All of those winners will face...

Kyle Wallace, 25, of Bains Road, Hillsboro is facing murder charges. The case has been bound over to the June term of the Coffee County Grand Jury. Wallace was charged with criminal homicide in the death of Donovan Denlinger, 23, of Florida. On Saturday night, Jan. 11th at approximately 11:15 pm Manchester Police Department answered a call of a person with an injury to his chest at 620 Woodrow St., Manchester, TN. This injury was the result of an altercation between two individuals. Denlinger, was pronounced dead at United Regional Medical Center due to a stab wound to the...

The Sonic restaurant on North Jackson Street reopened Monday, May 5 after repairs were completed following an April 10 electrical fire. “Everything is back to normal” said owner Brian Young. The April fire started in the back of a fryer, causing “moderate damage” to the kitchen area. The building quickly filled with smoke and the fire department was notified. According to Fire Chief Richard Shasteen, the kitchen area of the restaurant suffered the “moderate damage.” No one was injured in the...

Tuition increases could be in store for many college students in Tennessee. The Tennessean reports that some public universities could see increases of between 4 and 8 percent to offset reduced state funding. Community college students, like those at Motlow could see an increase of between 2.6 and 10.6 percent. Officials at a Tennessee Board of Regents Finance Committee meeting on Thursday reviewed estimated increases at each school. The University of Memphis submitted a plan to avoid an increase. Projected increases at other schools varied. Officials say the numbers are preliminary. Formal tuition proposals will be ready on May...

The Tullahoma Police Department Bicycle Patrol joined up with the Highland Rim Bicycle Club recently for a special event at a local school. The Highland Rim Bicycle Club delivered books to Farrar Elementary School students as part of “Ride for Reading”. The mission of “Ride for Reading” is to promote literacy and healthy living by donating books via bicycle to children. Two of the Tullahoma Police Bike Patrol officers that rode in the event, they were Chase Sons and Derrick...

WMSR Radio’s sister station The Ticket Radio in Tullahoma is having a Sports Expo brought to you by the Stan McNabb Automotive Group. The day will begin with the first ever Ticket Radio Sports Expo 5K presented by Urgent Team at which time Thunder Radio Sports Talk Show Co-Hosts of the Fan Zone: Billy Levengood & Eric Keith will be competing for the “Billy vs. Eric: Choose Your Champion Contest”! Competition is fierce between these two outstanding um, uh, athletes. Here is where you come in, and if you participate you just might win a PRIZE. Right now through...