Last week we reported that the state comptroller has issued a report that the state’s current way of monitoring the sell of Pseudoephedrine products is not curbing the production of methamphetamines. Billy Cook who is a director of the East Tennessee Meth Task Force stated that the area has seen an increase in the number of meth labs last year. Cook along with Sheriff Steve Graves say that they feel that the state needs to switch to requiring those obtaining products with Pseudoephedrine to obtain a prescription. Both lawmen say they feel that by requiring a prescription the production...

A Shelbyville judge ruled Friday that a man who is a suspect in the disappearance of his ex-wife in 2011 cannot have visitation with his daughter. The Shelbyville Times Gazette reported Judge Lee Russell wrote in his opinion that he concluded that the child’s story is credible.” Russell was referring to accusations made by the now 8-year-old daughter of Tyler and Shelley Mook, who claimed that Tyler and Kim Mook, the child’s paternal grandmother, spoke to the child about burning down her maternal grandmother’s house in Pennsylvania. The judge wrote in a letter to the attorneys given the actions...

Questions about a special meeting called by Tullahoma Mayor Lane Curlee in October which was attended by members of the Tullahoma Board of Education may have violated the state’s open meetings act has led to a move to form a special ethics committee. The Board of Education will meet Tuesday night in a study session. Chairman Pat Welsh said he was asked to have an ethics committee investigation initiative on the agenda, stemming from the October meeting that was attended by the mayor, some aldermen and Board of Education members. Board of Education member John Manis, who was not...

The Tullahoma Police Department is pleased to announce the graduation and certification of our newest Officers. Officer Jamie Norris and Officer Randy Baltimore graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy in Donelson Dec 20, 2012. Both officers are currently undergoing their post academy training in the Department’s field training program. Norris was a graduate of Coffee County Central High School, 2003. Norris served six years in the United States Army as an Infantryman and served two tours in Iraq. He is a graduate of Motlow State Community college and is currently working on his Bachelor’s Degree in History...

Miss Tennessee Chandler Lawson of Tullahoma hit the Miss America jackpot on her 23rd birthday finishing in the top 10 and winning $9,000 in scholarships during the nationally televised finals on Saturday night from the Planet Hollywood Theatre in Las Vegas. Ms. Lawson received a $7,000 scholarship as a top 10 finisher and was the recipient of a $2,000 Quality of Life grant earlier in the week for outstanding community service in starting 5 Loaves 4 Kids in her hometown of...

A Coffee County High School student has been charged with filing a false report after an incident at the school Wednesday. The high school was evacuated after a threatening note was found at the school. School officials then allowed those who drove to school to leave ,while those who rode buses were transported to a designated area. Sheriff Steve Grave complimented the handling of the situation by the school officials. He did not disclose what the note stated. The student has been suspended from school over the...

A preliminary hearing for a Tullahoma man accused of the New Year’s Day kidnapping of a Tullahoma woman in Manchester has been set for Feb. 5. Billy Joe Nelson is charged with kidnapping, rape, carjacking, aggravated assault and robbery of a female who was getting in her car at an abandoned gas station in Manchester. Nelson was booked into the Coffee County Jail under a $1 million...

The Coffee County Industrial board met this week and various items were discussed including possible manufactures that could locate here. Two new projects are looking at Coffee County as possible sites. One needs 25 acres with 15 acre expansion and would employ 300 people. Japanese Stamping Company has visited Coffee County. If this company comes to Coffee County it would employ 40 people. German Company has also visited. They have narrowed their choice down to 3 sites and Coffee County is in the final three. The company could employ up to 400 people. We’ll have more when information becomes...