Hickerson Elementary held the first Miss Buttercup pageant on Saturday. The pageant was held as a fund raiser to help the school build a walking track. It was a successful event. Queens included: Baby Miss Buttercup-Daisy Matlock, Toddler Miss Buttercup-Kenley Patton, Wee Miss Buttercup-Kylee Wells, Tiny Miss Buttercup-Hannah Chessor, Little Miss Buttercup-Carleigh Stephens, Pre-Teen Miss Buttercup-Gracie Richardson, Teen Miss Buttercup-Kayla McCormick, Miss Buttercup- Abigail Vaughn. Supreme in the 0-6 years was Lilee Scott and 7-19 Baylee Nester. Hickerson would like to thank all the volunteers, venders and sponsors who helped make this event possible. Hickerson is much closer to...

WHAT: The Feature film “42,” The Jackie Robinson Story, is coming to Chattanooga to film for TEN days and is in need of residents who want to be in the movie! Starring Harrison Ford, the film promises to be an amazingly fun time – it’s a totally free event and extras will be entered to win amazing raffle prizes ranging from Ipads, featured extra roles, all-inclusive trips to Jamaica and Cancun, and so much more! Lunch will also provide for everyone involved – and of course, they’ll be in the movie! WHO: Anyone!  Local residents, businesses, students, moms, dads, grandparents, grandkids…they need...

Mike Thompson owner of Thompson Ford in Tullahoma died yesterday (Sunday) in a swimming accident at a home in Coffee County. Apparently Thompson dove into a pool at a residence on Fairview School Rd and did not come back up. Thompson was swimming with several children at the time of his death. The 911 call came through around 3pm yesterday afternoon. Deputy Kerry Farrar and investigator Chad Partin were charge in of the...

A man accused of murdering two Franklin County men in a Tullahoma motel in October 2010, is to go on trial in federal court tomorrow on other charges. Marcus Wade was indicted this past February on charges of distribution of crack cocaine and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. Area police described Wade as having a lengthy criminal history consisting of seven prior felony convictions and has been identified as an affiliate to a major crack cocaine distribution organization operating in southern Middle...

A Doak Road resident was arrested last Thursday for assisting a prisoner on work release escape. 45-year-old Melissa Ann Brewer is charged with assisting Chris Berry to escape from his job. She was then involved in a single vehicle crash on Doak Road. She is being held under a $100,000 bond. Berry was working for the Human Resource Agency when he escaped on Tuesday, May 3rd. The Human Resource Agency was distributing food in the Ada Wright Building on that day and was using inmate labor to distribute the food. An inmate who walked away from work release last...

Well known Manchester businessman Marlin Hoover was transported to Erlanger Medical Center Friday after him and his wife, Kim, were involved in an accident on Highway 41 near Betsy Willis Road intersection. Hoover reportedly told Trooper Duane Stevens that his motorcycle apparently had a blow out causing the accident. Both were transported to a Manchester hospital and then Marlin was transferred to the Chattanooga...

Franklin County Mayor Richard Stewart informed his county’s industrial board last week that he is in the process of working things out for an automotive molding company to move from Tullahoma to the Franklin County Industrial Park in Winchester. If the company decides to move to Winchester it would be the second to move from Tullahoma. Phoenix Boating Company is in the process of moving to Winchester. Stewart did not identify the...

The Coffee County Schools Department of Health Services has been encouraging weight loss and increasing physical activity for the spring semester for their faculty and staff by sponsoring a system wide weight loss contest, “Choose to Lose”. Each week the participating employees have their weight checked by the school nurses. The school nurses have been logging weight loss, measuring body mass index, providing healthy nutritional alternatives, and exercise classes after school such as walking and Zumba. The total weight loss for this semester was 930.80 pounds! The winners for the male contest were 1st place Jeff Hinshaw-CCHS, 2nd place...