Election Day is Tuesday (Today, May 6) in Coffee County. Being voted on are races for County Mayor, Trustee, Register of Deeds, General Sessions Judge Part II, Road Superintendent, various County Commission seats, Road Commissioners and constables. Some candidates are running unopposed in certain races. 2,840 people voted during early voting, about 10% of those who are registered. Less than 50 voted by mail that are not included in the early vote numbers. Polls will be open 8am and close at 7pm. Live election returns start at 7pm on Thunder...

We reported to you yesterday about two businesses having possible illegal poker machines removed from their establishments last week in Manchester. The question is whether the money in the machines can kept by the Manchester Police department? Coffee County District Attorney Mickey Layne reminds everyone the machines are not illegal until money payoffs occur. Layne says that a forfeiture warrant has to be filed by police. A hearing would have to be held in front of a judge concerning the confiscation. The judge would rule if there is enough evidence for the money in the machines to be seized...

The Movoto Real Estate blog has written an article about the 10 most affordable places in Tennessee to live. From the Smoky Mountains to Graceland, Tennessee has a lot to offer. Despite being a large city, Memphis ended up being the best place to stretch your dollar. There were nine other places that stood out as being particularly cost friendly spots to call home. The Movoto Real Estate blog made a list of places in Tennessee with more than 10,000 people according to the 2010 U.S. Census, which came out to 56 different places. They then used Census data...

Consumers are receiving SMS texts and automated telephone calls that claim to be from their cell phone carrier encouraging them to go to the carrier website www.myatt900.com text message reads: Access Your AT&T Wireless, U-verse, Internet or Home Phone Accounts and claim $350 Rate Plan Usage discount, Upgrade Features and Services, pay your bill www.myatt900.com DON’T FALL FOR IT…………THIS IS A PHISHING ATTACK RESULTING IN ACCOUNT TAKEOVERS The phishing site is a fraudulent look alike site requesting the victim’s log-in credentials and the last four digits of their Social Security number. Once account information is provided, the scammer will...

Acting on a citizen compliant Manchester Police entered two businesses Thursday afternoon and seized poker machines. According to Police Chief Mark Yother, police received complaints that the poker machines could be found in the Short Stop Market on Highway 53 and the C and B Go Mart, near Wal Mart on the Hillsboro Boulevard. “Officers found five machines at the Short Stop Market and seven machines at the C & B Mart,” the chief stated. In addition to seizing the machines, officers also seized the money that was inside the machines. No charges have been filed at this time...

The Coffee County Budget and Finance Committee voted Thursday for a wheel tax referendum to be recommended be adopted by the full commission on May 13. The committee’s vote also included a recommended amount of $50 for the proposed wheel tax, which voters would have the opportunity to approve or disapprove on the August ballot. If the referendum fails, the committee agreed they would have no choice but to increase property taxes, possibly by as much as another 30 to 40 cents The full commission meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May...

There was a domestic violence related murder Valentine’s Day, 2013 in Murfreesboro. The incident happened at a home in the Blackman community. The female victim 31-year-old Carla Pearman, formally Carla Dillard of Manchester, was allegedly killed by the hands of her husband of 3 months, 28-year-old Jacob Pearman. The accused killer will face judge and jury on June, 16, 2014 in Murfreesboro. Pearman was taken into custody in Manchester after fleeing Rutherford County in the female victims’ Jeep. Pearman was arrested at a gas station at Exit 111. Jacob Pearman will also face charges that he assaulted the woman’s...

A Kentucky couple was arrested in Moore County recently on charges of being fugitives from justice. Richard Joseph Driver, 65, and Michelle Pogue Driver, 64, who were living at 205 Main St. in Lynchburg, were arrested after the Moore County Sheriff’s Department was alerted by the U.S. Marshal’s Service. The Driver’s were wanted in Kentucky for the charge of abandonment of a minor since 2010. They were booked into the Moore County...