Early voting continues through July 28. Those voting in Manchester can do so at the Coffee County Election Commission office. Those who want to vote in Tullahoma can vote at C D Stamps Center. Saturday hours are 8:30 to noon in Manchester and 9 to noon in Tullahoma. Weekday hours are 8 to 4:30 in Manchester and 9 to 4:30 at C D Stamps Center. Don’t forget to bring your photo ID. As of Thursday, 1,431 people cast a republican ballot, and 770 have voted as democrats. Coffee County’s total number of early voters so far is 2,346. WMSR...

An assisted living facility in the Grundy County town of Coalmont, Tenn., has paid more than $151,000 in back wages to 15 employees following a federal investigation. According to a news release Thursday from the Department of Labor, Exceptional Enterprises Inc. violated the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Investigators said the employer had been improperly deducting time for sleep from employees’ hours, resulting in minimum wage violations for the sleep time that was not compensated. Additionally, the facility failed to pay employees overtime compensation at 1 1/2 times their regular rates. The news...

On the agenda Tuesday night at the Coffee County Commission meeting was the appointment of members to the Ambulance Authority. Manchester Caucus nominated Anne Frisby to continue in her position. Rural Caucus Appointed Rennie Bell to continue in his position . Tullahoma Caucus wanted to defer until the September meeting for their appointment, but Commissioner Bobby Bryan brought up the issue of not voting for current member Jimmy Bradford. Commissioner Rush Bricken told Mr. Bryan that the decision was made by the majority of the Tullahoma Caucus and they had issues to work out. Bricken assured Bryan that Bradford...

One person was killed in a single vehicle crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 24 near the Coffee County line. The wreck was reported before 8 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-24 at mile marker 96. A 1999 Audi was traveling east on Interstate 24 when the driver, identified as Andrew Ivanchuk, 21, of Wildwood, MO, fell asleep. The car traveled off the left side of the roadway, causing the driver to overcorrect to the right according to a THP report. The car then crossed both lanes of I-24 and traveled off the right side of road, striking several...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has placed a McMinnville man wanted for murder on the state’s top 10 most wanted list. The TBI says that 35-year-old Gregorio Rosas Arenas is wanted for the June 20 fatal shooting of 29-year-old Albertano Guerrero Trejo during an argument at Trejo’s apartment. Arenas is described as a Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5’3” and weighs approximately 122 lbs. He was last seen driving a red Pontiac with Tennessee tag 555JPH that belongs to a different vehicle and may be in possession of the victim’s personal identification. Arenas should...

The seventh annual Tennessee “Sales Tax Holiday” is set to begin on Friday, August 3 at 12:01 a.m. and will end Sunday, August 5 at 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. If an item is tax exempt, anyone may make the purchase tax–free....

Tennessee has moved up the ranks to 36th from 39thin child well-being in a newly released report on Wednesday. The annual report is compiled to improve evaluation of child well-being. Tennessee ranked better than most southern states in the Annie E. Casey KIDS COUNT project. According to Tennessee Commission of Children and Youth, Tennessee’s ranking was lifted by its good showing on health domain, ranking 16th. Other scores; 38th on economic well-being, 39th for family and community well-being, and 42nd on education domain. Rankings on 16 indicators clustered in four domains – health, economic well-being, education, and family and...

The Tennessee Walking Show Horse Organization has released its results from the first round of swab test. Swab testing helps determine if a horse has been exposed to the practice of soring. As a result of TWSHO’s testing, three individuals have been suspended by the Walking Horse Trainers’ Association. The TWSHO’s goal is to rid the industry of trainers who use harmful chemicals on a horse’s front legs. The organization says swabbing is just the beginning of reform in the...