On Sunday morning April 27th at approximately 1:00am the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol engaged in a vehicle pursuit in the Estill Springs area stemming from a suspected DUI driver. The pursuit concluded with the driver Robert Troy Whipple, 46 of Morris Ferry Bridge Road Winchester, TN being apprehended by Sergeant Milton Binkley and the Highway Patrol. Sgt. Binkley, in the course of the apprehension, did sustain a knife wound to the right hand and right wrist. Sergeant Binkley was treated and later released from Southern Tennessee Medical Center. Once Whipple was placed in custody...

A Flowertown Road man is being held in the Coffee County jail on a $5,000 bond after allegedly stealing a car. Terry Lynn Ashley, 41, is accused of taking a 1996 Dodge Intrepid out of a driveway on East Warren Street. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Mickey Blanton, the car was taken on Tuesday April 22, and transported to CFC Recycling where Ashley allegedly attempted to sell it for scrap metal. The report alleges that Ashley convinced two individuals to transport the vehicle on their trailer to the recycling center. After taking a report of the...

A resident of Gentry Street reported a radio stolen from his vehicle last week. James Vann Pearson reported Wednesday, April 23, to Tullahoma Officer Donnie Burnett that someone removed a police scanner from his car. Pearson stated that his vehicle had been locked and there were no signs of tampering to the car. Tullahoma Police are investigating the theft of a washing machine. Johnny Chumley of South Roosevelt Street reported to Tullahoma Police Officer Tim Brandon on Wednesday, April 23, that someone took a Maytag washing machine that was beside his trailer on Roosevelt. He stated that the washer...

A Silver Street resident was arrested after she allegedly attacked a police officer. Leslie Gann, 31, was allegedly observed by Tullahoma Police Officer Tommy Elliott driving at a high rate of speed on East Lincoln Street with no taillights. The officer attempted to stop her but she continued to drive along several streets before parking in the parking lot of Briarwood Apartments on Silver Street and ran into an apartment. After she ran into the apartment an individual approached the officer and told him that Leslie Gann ran into her apartment and got into bed. Officer Elliott made contact...

On Thursday the Special Olympics Area 13 Summer Games took place at the Tullahoma High School Football Field. Athletes from 5 area counties including Bedford County, Coffee County, Franklin County, Lincoln County, & Moore County were in attendance. Summer Games is one of many Area 13 Special Olympics events held between January and November of each year. Activities during last week’s Summer Games included Bocce, the Running Long Jump, The Standing Long Jump, Softball Throws, The Wheelchair Race, 50 Meter Run, 400 Meter Run, & much more. With over 400 athletes and some 300 volunteers, Thursday’s 35th Annual Special...

As we told you earlier in the week early voting continues for the May primary, another list of candidates have qualified in non-partisan elections to be held locally on August 7 for the City of Manchester now we have information on Tullahoma. Two aldermen will be elected for 3 year terms. Voters can cast a ballot for up to 2 of the 3 candidates. Those running for Tullahoma aldermen; Tina D Holman, Jerry R Mathis and Mike Stanton. Two men are running for mayor that will serve 3 years. Incumbent Lane Curlee and former mayor Troy Bisby. The roles...

Tennessee’s Department of Environment and Conservation’s mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Coffee county Saturday. Hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2180 Murfreesboro Hwy., Manchester. The local contact for this HHW collection event is Wannella Ingleburger at (931) 723-5139. Typical items to dispose of include cleaning fluids, pesticides, mercury thermometers, thermostats, fluorescent bulbs, lithium and button batteries, aerosols, adhesives, medications, brake fluid, swimming pool chemicals and paint thinner. Items not accepted include ammunition, explosives, alkaline batteries, paint, electronics and medical waste. For more information on the household hazardous waste mobile collection service, please call...

The Tullahoma Police Department has taken another step in improving the services to the citizens and visitors of their community. Four officers assigned to the Patrol division have received certification from the Police Mountain Bike Association. The officers recently completed a weeklong training program at the Franklin Police Department, Franklin, TN. As part of the training the officers were required to complete progressively longer and demanding bike courses. Also included was training on maintenance of the bicycles and techniques to navigate obstacles and tactically dismount from the bicycle. The assignment to the bike patrol is in addition to their...