Thursday (Nov. 29, 2012) the Winchester Police Department is reporting the arrest of, Jimmy Walter Rollins, of Palmer, TN, on Federal Indictments for Eight Counts of Child Pornography Production. The indictments were presented by the United States Attorney’s Office in Chattanooga; Rollins is facing a minimum of 25 years in federal prison on each indictment. The investigation was a joint investigation with the TBI, FBI along with Grundy County authorities. The Investigation was started by Detective Chris Layne of the Winchester Police Department, Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and he was assisted by TBI agent Larry Davis and FBI...

Three pounds of marijuana was seized from a Tullahoma residence Thursday (Nov. 29, 2012) by deputies of the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department. The deputies entered the residence of Octivavius Wooten on Berry Court where they found the pot. Wooten was charged with possession of marijuana for resell and booked into the Coffee County Jail. City and county officers continue to work hard to cut down on drug dealers in the...

A Warren County man was indicted this week in connection with a double homicide that occurred in August. David Dixon, 44, of McMinnville, TN, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after two Smithville men were shot to death. On Aug. 7, the Smithville Police Department responded to a house on Tommy Harrell Street and discovered the homeowner, Ervin Beacham, 55, was shot to death on the couch in his home. A second victim, Jose Sagahon Ticante, 43, was also found dead and his body was hidden under a tarp and some lumber in the backyard. Dixon has...

A tax expert is warning state officials that Tennessee would be among the hardest-hit states if federal officials don’t resolve the so-called fiscal cliff. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Dr. Stan Chervin updated Gov. Bill Haslam and other state officials Wednesday, saying states that depend heavily on sales taxes for revenue would feel the most stress if tax breaks are not extended. Chervin is a senior research consultant with the Tennessee Advisory commission on Intergovernmental Relations. He noted that about 54 cents of each tax dollar in Tennessee comes from the state sales tax. Tennessee has no broad-based...

A well established Manchester business has re-located, but is staying within Manchester City limits. H & R Block was located on N. Spring Street-on the square in Manchester for over 18 years. Rosalyn Partin (owner of the Manchester branch) explains the move as being more convenient for customers with more parking and extra private areas to meet with clients. You can find Rosalyn and her H & R Block-team at their new location in the Goodwill shopping plaza on the Hillsboro Boulevard in...

Betty Ashton Andrews of Nashville Tennessee will be part of the Manchester Rotary Club’s 2012 Christmas Concert. Ms. Andrews has performed for two other Rotary Christmas concerts.  She will accompany the choir on one of the selections and also perform a medley of familiar Christmas Carols. This year’s choir will be performing arrangements of Christmas carols that were arranged for the Robert Shaw Chorale, music by John Rutter and among other music by Mack Wilberg director of the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir. This is the 18th year the choir of Adults and Youth have performed. The choir is sponsored by...

During a press conference late Wednesday night, law enforcement officials confirmed they have made an arrest in the murder of 23-year-old Kayla Qualls. Police said Michael L. Curtis, 48, of 603 General St. Tullahoma was arrested Wednesday around 7pm and charged with the murder. Curtis was said to be the grandfather of Qualls’ children. He is the father of Qualls’ former boyfriend. Police said that Qualls’ former boyfriend was still considered a person of interest in the case. Both Curtis and his son were said to have criminal pasts. Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller confirmed to WMSR that the murder...

A former Tennessee teacher convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old student is now out of jail. Pamela Rogers was released from the Tennessee Prison for Women on August 12 when her sentence expired, Dorinda Carter, spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Correction, said. Rogers pleaded no contest to sexual battery in 2005 for her relationship with a student while she was a teacher in Warren County. She was released on probation in 2006, but was sent back to jail for sending nude photos to the boy. She was denied parole in...