A man who allegedly wrote threats to Bedford County students on a bathroom wall at a Lebanon truck stop was arrested Friday afternoon. Ricky Glenn Petty, 46, of McBurg Road in the Frankewing area of Lincoln County has been charged with filing a false report, Detective Sgt. Brian Crews of the Shelbyville Police Department said. “There was a threat directed toward schoolyard children in Shelbyville,” Crews said. Police are declining to release the exact wording of the...

The Governor’s Highway Safety Office has announced its final campaign against impaired driving for 2012. The Booze it and Lose It campaign runs now through January 2, 2013. The GHSO partners with local agencies to conduct campaigns throughout the year focusing on impaired driving, speeding, seat belt and child restraint compliance. This particular campaign will focus on impaired driving during the holiday...

Once again this year, the employees of Coffee County Bank in Manchester are sharing their Christmas spirit and generosity with several local charitable organizations. The staff collects donations through the year by contributing to a fund on “Casual Fridays”. With a group of 38 people participating, the fund grows quickly. This year we are pleased to be able to donate $1,500 back into the community. The employees were asked for suggestions as to where they thought the biggest need was for holiday help in Coffee County. Several groups were suggested and voted upon with Good Samaritan Food Bank, All...

Students at North Coffee Elementary took home the grand prize at the Fuel Up to Play 60 “Titans of Taste” Purity Milk Contest Celebration Luncheon at LP Field. A collaborative effort among the Tennessee Titans, Purity Dairies and the Southeast Dairy Association, the “Titans of Taste” milk contest rewarded schools for increased milk consumption during the month of October. Titans Fuel Up to Play 60 representative Marc Mariani, the Voice of the Titans Mike Keith, Purity Dairies President Mark Ezell, Purity Vice President Tim White and local dairy farmer Randy Davis were on hand for the event. As the...

A Manchester man was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center Tuesday afternoon after being injured when a SUV pulled out in front of him. According to a report by Tullahoma Police officer Chris Coe, a 2000 Nissan operated by Macy Lea Blackburn, 16, of McKellar Drive, Tullahoma, pulled onto North Jackson Street from William Northern Boulevard into the path of a motorcycle operated by James Charles Cayo, 60, of Busy Corner Lane, Manchester. According to the latest information available, a spokesperson for Vanderbilt said Cayo was listed in stable...

Deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department seized meth labs from a residence on South Washington Street in Tullahoma Wednesday night. Sheriff’s Investigator James Sherrill received information that methamphetamines were being produced at 907 and half South Washington. When officers entered the residence and were told by the occupant that he had been “cooking meth” and then gave the deputies permission to search a mechanic shop. While searching the shop the officers allegedly found two bottles with meth being produced. According to Sherrill, the individual involved in the production of meth is on probation for the promotion of methamphetamines....

Firefighters in Tullahoma responded to a fire Thursday morning around 12:45 a.m. The fire department was dispatched to 931 East Grizzard Street. The woman living at that address woke up and heard a noise and discovered that her living room was on fire. The fire was in the living room but the front door was blocked and the family had to escape through a window. Once firefighters arrived they quickly extinguished the fire, but the apartment suffered smoke...

Some good economic news came out of Nashville Wednesday. State Representative David Alexander (of Winchester) announced that the Tennessee Dept. of Economic Commission is awarding over $4 million to Nissan in Decherd for the training of over 800 new jobs at the plant. Alexander stated that the grant which is known as the Fast Trac Grant has been in the works for some time and is very great for the area. Alexander stated that with the awarding of the grant there will be more jobs added to Nissan in Decherd. “This is great news for Franklin County,” Representative Alexander...