A Bedford County family has launched a desperate search for their missing daughter. Cheyanne Belcher is 13 years old and went missing Thursday. Her parents say they believe she is traveling with a 19-year-old, and the two may try to leave the state. Shelbyville Police also say they consider Cheyanne a runaway, and she has gone missing...

Ashley Landon from Winchester was traveling south on Prairie Plains Road when her Ford Explorer left the road and overturned Thursday afternoon (June 21, 2012). She said that she had just put on a spare tire that was a different size. When she topped a rise in the road, the car started to wobble and bounce. She then lost control and left the roadway. Six children ranging in age from 5 to 9 were also in the vehicle. A seven-year-old and a nine-year-old were flown from the scene by Life Force to Erlanger Hospital with various injuries. Three of...

An accident on I-24 eastbound near the 105 exit severely injured one man around 4:30pm. Coffee county deputies, EMS and Manchester Fire Department responded to the Thursday afternoon crash (June 21, 2012). A witness from Blount County said that a Mazda sedan was traveling east when the driver went off the edge of the interstate overcorrecting and went into the path of an 18-wheeler. The Mazda from Florida and truck collided causing tremendous damage to the car. The male driver of the car suffered serious injuries and was transported via Air Evac to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. The wreck...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced this week three arrest in Coffee County on TennCare Fraud charges: Lisa Lemons, 50, of Manchester, charged with two counts of TennCare fraud, allegedly using her TennCare benefits to obtain the painkiller Hydrocodone and Alprazolam, an anti-depressant, while planning to sell a portion of the drugs. Michael Bumpus, 46, of Tullahoma, charged with one count of TennCare fraud for using TennCare benefits to obtain Soma, a muscle relaxant, later selling a portion of the prescription. Regina Lacewell, 50, of Manchester, charged with one count of TennCare fraud for using TennCare benefits to...

Deputies with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jerry Thomas Northcutt Jr. of 1208 W Lincoln Street in Tullahoma for manufacturing marijuana. Jerry Northcutt was arrested at his home for a sealed indictment and transported to the Coffee County jail to make a $12,500 bond. Northcutt was the owner of the Horns Strings and Things when deputies went in with a search warrant and seized forty-seven pot plants growing in the back room in January. As of now Northcutt is the only suspect that deputies have linked to the marijuana...

One suspect accused of calling in a bomb threat directed to a Rutherford County Circuit Court judge on May 31 is wanted by Rutherford County sheriff’s detectives and the U.S. Marshals. A felony arrest warrant was obtained charging suspect William T. Moon, 51, of Tracy City, with making a false report. Moon allegedly called in the threat to the Rutherford County Judicial Building. Rutherford County CrimeStoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 cash for information leading to Moon’s arrest. People who have information about Moon’s whereabouts are asked to call CrimeStoppers at 615-893-STOP (7867) between 8:00 a.m....

Mary E. Mason, the 61-year-old Franklin County woman that was being held under a $1 million bond following a shooting at a residence on Highway 130 May 31, 2012, has been released from jail after her bond was lowered. Mason, 61, of 9321 Old Tullahoma Hwy., was charged with Criminal Homicide following the shooting death of Eules D. Wimley, 71, of 1884 Post Oak Road, Belvidere. According to Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller, deputies received a call of a domestic disagreement at the residence. When they arrived they found the two standing in the yard talking and Mason had...

“Spirit on the Square,” a community celebration in downtown Winchester, featuring Joey+Rory, the 2011 Top Vocal Duo of the Year by the Inspirational Country Music Association, will be held Saturday, June 23 from 4 to 8 p.m. Other main stage performers will feature Franklin County musician Jay Clark, cloggers, Irish dancers, bluegrass artist Tom Brantley and Missionary Ridge, along with Dinah Shore, Minnie Pearl, Davy Crockett, and Andrew and Rachel Jackson impersonators. In addition to main stage performances there will be an abundance of activities for children, from a scavenger hunt, face painting, storytelling and ring toss to woodworking...