Tullahoma Police Dept. yesterday officially promoted two investigators. Jason Ferrell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and Dale Stone was promoted to the rank of sergeant. Their official promotions coincide with the national police memorial day held nationwide to honor police officers killed in the line of duty. Chief Paul Blackwell noted that the officers have earned the coveted gold shields but with them comes more...

Manchester Police searched for a white male who allegedly broke into several vehicles at College Street Elementary on Monday. Police spotted the man and gave chase, but he was able to elude them. The man is said to be in his 20s, white, and has an Afro hairstyle. If you have any information please call the Manchester Police Department at...

A Normandy man is free on a bond of $16,000 after he allegedly took items from three local businesses. 31-year-old Richard Leon Russell of Highway 41A was arrested on charges of three counts of theft of property and vandalism. He is accused with the theft of riding mowers from a Hills Power Pro on North Jackson Street. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer George Blasingame, the thefts were discovered by Nathan Hill of the business. Hill told the officer that the building had not been entered, but a security cable had been cut, and a support pole...

Tullahoma City Schools Director Dr. Dan Lawson has announced that West Middle School principal Dr. Greg Carter will be transferred to the central office as of June 1st to serve as the school system’s new personnel director. The announcement follows Dr. Wayland Long’s decision to retire from the position at the end of this month. No replacement for West Middle School principal has been named, but applications are being accepted by the school...

A new statewide database is being launched in Tennessee to help connect job seekers and employers together, part of the latest state efforts to combat continued high unemployment. Jobs4TN Online is a virtual recruiter, automatically notifying job seekers when jobs they may qualify for are posted and notifying employers when candidates who fit their needs register. The online database contains positions from job orders placed directly by Tennessee employers, from corporate Internet sites, and from major job search engines. Jobs4TN Online also identifies available green jobs. “The unemployment rate for Tennessee is at its lowest since November 2008 and...

The next two dates to take the General Educational Development (GED) test at Motlow College are June 13 and July 26. The five-part test will be given from 7:20 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in room 1043 of the Crouch Center on the Moore County campus. The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development’s Adult Education Division is preparing for major changes to the GED test to take effect in 2014. Commissioner Karla Davis said, “We encourage eligible Tennesseans who have not earned their GED to do so now. Beginning January 1, 2014, the GED test will cost more, must...

The Tullahoma Police Department is currently investigating three different church burglaries that have occurred in the past couple of weeks. The churches were located on Cedar Lane, Wilson Avenue and Campbell Avenue. During the burglaries money and property were stolen. If you have any information about these burglaries, please contact the Tullahoma PD @931-455-0530. Your name will remain anonymous and you could receive a cash reward up to $1,000. Also, two other church burglaries have occurred in the county.  If you have any information on either burglary, call the Sheriff’s Department at...

A Winchester man is being held in the Coffee County Jail under a $1 million bond. Marcus Wade was transferred from federal custody to the county lock up Friday morning to face charges in connection with the October 2011 double murder at a Tullahoma motel of two Franklin County men. Wade is accused of killing Richard Wayne Elliott and Timothy Gill. He was released from federal custody after charges were dismissed last week. Sheriff Steve Graves stated Friday that Wade’s return to Coffee County is causing serious problems in the already overcrowded jail. The sheriff noted that due to...