The Tennessee Democratic Party is disavowing the nomination of Mark Clayton to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, saying the little-known candidate belongs to a hate group. Mark Clayton, a floor installer, received twice the votes of his nearest competitor in a seven-candidate Democratic primary Thursday. Actress Park Overall was one of them. In a statement released Friday afternoon, the Tennessee Democratic Party said Clayton has only voted in the Democratic Party when he was voting for himself, and only got the most votes because his name was listed first on the ballot. The party said in a statement...

New base entry requirements have been implemented for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Mission Area and Arnold Village to comply with revisions to Air Force Installation Perimeter Access Control rules. Everyone driving within the mission area or Arnold Village now must be prepared to show their license, registration and insurance if requested by Arnold Police as a condition of entry. If these documents cannot be produced, the driver will not be allowed to drive on base. Large vehicles, defined as a 15-passenger van or larger, or vehicles towing a trailer or boat, may be subject to additional security scrutiny...

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Space Institute say a new laser technique they developed has several potential applications, especially in the medical field. The Tullahoma News reports that Dr. Christian Parigger and Professors Jacqueline Johnson and Robert Splinter worked together to develop laser radiation that has accuracy on the molecular level. They say the technique could be used for detailed biomedical imaging and non-invasive surgery. The nonprofit University of Tennessee Research Foundation says it is interested in commercializing and licensing the technology because it has the potential to overcome risks and limitations posed by traditional surgery. Parigger and...

Click here for Coffee County’s vote totals. A major change occurred last night in Manchester as a new mayor and 3 new aldermen were elected to serve the citizens of Manchester. Lonnie Norman was selected to be the mayor with 745 votes, Claude Morse finished 2nd, incumbent Mayor Betty Superstein came in 3rd, and Stella McWhorter in 4th. For alderman Tim Pauley was tops in votes with 972 and will serve 4 years. Incumbent Ryan French will continue to be in his seat for 4 more years with 919 votes. Russell Bryan gets to serve 4 years with his...

A Gentry Street resident made a startling discovery when he returned to his Tullahoma home Wednesday evening. William Frye of Gentry Street found a Normandy woman dead in his swimming pool. According to a police report by Tullahoma Officer Rana Pawlowski, around 1:48 p.m. as Frye was leaving home, he had given Linda Kaye Stephens, 39, of Normandy Road, Normandy permission to “float” in his pool. When he returned home around 6 p.m. he found her dead. When the officer arrived at the Gentry Street address she was informed that Frye had pulled the woman out of the pool....

The 1175th Combat HET unit will be deploying 39 Soldiers to support the 248th Engineer Company out of Connecticut. This will be a 12 month deployment to Bahrain to provide security and installation protection duties. The 39 Soldiers deploying are composed of 3 detachments, Brownsville, Jacksboro and Tullahoma. All 3 detachments make up the The 1175th Combat HET unit who are based at the new Readiness Center (Armory) in Tullahoma. These 39 Soldiers will be leaving the Armory Saturday Aug. 11 at approximately 9:00am. Busses will leave the armory down Hwy 55 to Hwy 64 through Lynchburg, escorted by...

The seventh annual Tennessee “Sales Tax Holiday” began today (Aug. 3, 2012) and will end Sunday (Aug. 5, 2012) 11:59 p.m. During the holiday, clothing with a purchase price of $100 or less per item is exempt from sales tax. School supplies exempted include items of $100 or less like binders, book bags, calculators, tape, chalk, crayons, erasers, folders, glue, pens, pencils, lunch boxes, notebooks, paper, ruler, and scissors. Additionally, there is no requirement that purchases be made only for students. Computers with a purchase price of $1,500 or less, not for use in a trade or business, are...

The Tennessee Association of School Nurses says more than half of Tennessee teens aren’t vaccinated against meningitis. With the new school year beginning, the group urges parents to get the shots for their children and teens. The first is administered at age 11-12 and a booster should be given around age 16-18. Meningitis can be spread through such contact as sharing drink bottles. Ten percent of people who contract the disease die – sometimes within 24 hours. Dr. Kelly Moore, who directs the Tennessee Department of Health immunization program, said the shots are not required in Tennessee, but are...