More than 750 Motlow College students earned academic honors on the dean’s list and honor roll for the fall 2012 semester including nearly 60 from all across Coffee County, according to Dr. MaryLou Apple, president of the college. To be listed on the dean’s list, full-time students must attain a semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher based on collegiate-level classes. To qualify for the honor roll, full-time students must have a semester GPA of 3.0 to 3.49 on collegiate-level...

A Rutherford County man was transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center Sunday night after an altercation in Lakewood Park area. According to a report by Coffee County Deputy David Reed, William Thomas Pendergrast, 36, was stabbed 13 times with a pocket knife after allegedly having an argument with another man over a woman. Pendergrast told the deputy that he went to the woman’s residence in Lakewood Park to ask her if she wanted to be with him or another man. He alleged that the other man then came out with a baseball bat and the two men started to wrestle....

A Lavergne man had to be treated for injuries from an assault in the parking lot of a Tullahoma business. Alfredo Rodriguez reported to Tullahoma Police Officer Chase Sons that he was attacked late Saturday night early Sunday morning as he was getting into his car that was parked at the Starlite Lounge on South Anderson Street. Rodriguez told the officer that he did not know who grabbed him from behind and assaulted him, however, there were at least seven of the attackers. After the alleged attack, Rodriguez stated that another unknown individual drove him to Winchester and dropped...

Saint Thomas Heart is pleased to announce the expansion of Dr. Wilburn George’s cardiology practice and the opening of a new cardiac clinic in partnership with United Regional Medical Center in Manchester. Wilburn George, MD, FACC, is a board certified interventional cardiologist and has been seeing patients at Saint Thomas Heart in Tullahoma for more than 22 years. Dr. George holds certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine, with additional certification in Cardiovascular Diseases. He specializes in diagnostic catheterization, peripheral vascular interventional procedures, cardiac interventional procedures and cardiac imaging. “We are thrilled that Dr. George is expanding his...

Flu is more widespread across the nation, but the number of hard-hit states has declined, health officials said Friday. Officials at Harton Regional Medical Center stated Friday afternoon that the emergency room has “seen a large number” of cases of the flu so far this year. Nationally, 20 children have died from the flu. According to officials at Harton, there have been more cases seen in the emergency room of the flu involving children than adults so far. Most people with flu have a mild illness. But people with severe symptoms should see a doctor. They may be given...

Last year Coffee County recorded fewer traffic deaths than the previous year. But that was not the case in neighboring Franklin County. The number of traffic fatalities in Franklin county set high marks in 2012 that will trigger increased state and local enforcement there and across the region. Franklin County, where fatalities jumped in one year from two to 12, Sheriff Tim Fuller says he believes impaired drivers remain at the heart of the problem. The sheriff said that eight or nine of the fatalities were alcohol related. A total of 1,018 people died on Tennessee roads in 2012,...

In an effort to promote electric vehicle use, the City of Tullahoma is on its way to partnering with a project to have two charging stations at C.D. Stamps Community Center. City Administrator Jody Baltz said the Board of Mayor and Aldermen is considering an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy and ECOtality North America Inc. Baltz said the only other charging facility in the immediate area is at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Manchester. Since re-charging takes at least 30 minutes, Baltz said it will give those who are charging their cars a chance to use the...

Protesters and counter-demonstrators in Coffee County got emotional Saturday over what some say is being done to abandoned animals up for adoption. It’s the second time in six months the county’s animal control has made headlines. Last June, animal rescuers were upset to learn an animal control worker shot and killed a dog belonging to the county mayor’s son and the dog was put in a dumpster behind the shelter. Saturday morning, dozens from the community and animal rescue groups gathered again in Manchester, this time protesting what they call unfit conditions and a high kill rate at Coffee...