Tullahoma resident Denver Cole was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography. The federal judge told Cole that after he served his prison time he will be on probation for 20 years. He was arrested by FBI agent Richard Poff and Chris Layne of the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit station in...

Saturday morning around 6:30, a 22 year-old woman from Georgia said she went to sleep and ran off the Interstate. She was heading east between the 110 & 111 exits on I-24. The car suffered heavy damage and she was transported to Medical Center of Manchester complaining of neck and shoulder pain. Six THP officers were on the scene and took the...

A Tullahoma industry is moving to a new location in Winchester. Franklin County Mayor Richard Stewart announced last Friday that Active-Burgess, a molding firm, would be moving from Tullahoma to the Franklin County Industrial Park. Stewart said that the company liked the facilities available at the Winchester Park. They will share a building formerly occupied by American Seating Company. This is the second business to announce plans to leave Tullahoma and relocate to the Winchester site. Phoenix Boats announced earlier this year they were moving out of...

The runway at the Tullahoma Airport was lined with jets this past weekend as record producers, spectators and performers flew in for Bonnaroo. The pilots purchased fuel while the occupants drove to Manchester for the annual event. Airport Manager Jon Glass noted that the event was a big thing for the county. In other airport news; John Miller the chairman of the Tullahoma Airport Authority says that the board is still hoping to get some financial assistance from the Coffee County Industrial Board in funding a speculative building at the airport as part of the airport board’s plans to...

A man voted as “Favorite Singer of All-Time” in a 1986 joint poll by readers of both USA Today People received the “Key to the City” of Manchester yesterday at Bonnaroo. Kenny Rogers has had over 120 songs to hit the music charts. Rogers has won over 30 music awards in his career including 2 Grammy awards. Other performers that have gotten the Key to the City at Bonnaroo include BB King, Widespread Panic, Kris Kristofferson and others. After the key was given, Lionel Richie shocked the crowd coming on stage to sing with...

Bonnaroo kicked off with only minor problems. Wednesday night a man who was allergic to bee stings had to be flown to a Nashville hospital for treatment. Yesterday a man suffered an apparent heart attack. He was flown to Vanderbilt. Sheriff Steve Graves stated that these were just two problems encountered on the first full day of activity. Meanwhile, deputies have issued citations to several individuals for possession of marijuana. Manchester Mayor Betty Superstein said people who live in the area stay home for the duration of the event. She said she has the sales tax receipts to prove...

Tullahoma Police continue to investigate the burglaries of several churches in the area. The latest was at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located on the Old Shelbyville Hwy. According to a report by Daryn Gadeken, thieves entered the building by breaking out a window to gain entry to the building. Once inside they broke open all of the file cabinets and ransacked the office. They then pried open the Bishops office and took a small coin/medallion. They also went the items in that office. Tullahoma Police Chief Paul Blackwell suggests that churches pay attention to...

The Coffee County Jail Review Committee continues to have bat problems as far as environmental restrictions imposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service involving the protection of an endangered species of bats on the site of the new jail on a 44-acre site on Hillsboro Highway. The issue came up when the committee was trying to obtain a low interest U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development loan to build the jail. However, environmental restrictions apply whenever federal financing programs are used for construction projects, and the committee learned that this is the mating and birthing season for the...