You’re invited to join the family of George Orr and Tullahoma Pride Foundation, Inc. members at the official dedication of a memorial tree to George C. Orr on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at History Park on South Atlantic Street.  Mr. Orr was Mayor of Tullahoma from 1982-1986.  After his recent death, Tullahoma Pride Foundation members wanted to acknowledge his service to Tullahoma with a lasting memorial.  They raised the funds to purchase a large Norway spruce that was planted by the City of Tullahoma at History Park on Atlantic Street by the...

Traffic along I-24 in the east bound lane was halted yesterday morning when a tractor trailer truck overturned. According to the THP the truck was hauling washing powders and fell into Bean Creek at the 120 mile marker on the interstate. Firefighters, deputies and ambulance personnel had to dig through the washing powder to free the driver from the truck. According to trooper Jason Boyles, the washing powder spilled into the roadway as well as into the creek. Coffee County Emergency Management Agency Director Allen Lendley was called to the scene because of possible environmental impact. Also members of...

The trial date for Kimberly Ann Mullins, 37, who was indicted last year for the theft of over $60,000 from the Coffee County Fair Association, has been moved to May 9. The reason is due to a scheduling conflict for Circuit Court Judge Craig Johnson. The theft charge carries a minimum of eight years and a maximum of 12 years in prison if convicted. Mullins, who served as treasurer of the fair board from 2006 until February 2011, was indicted June 14, 2011 on theft charges after a three-month investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation that alleges she...

Shelbyville Police jailed a man whose currency wasn’t current. Later, the arresting officer told Lorenzo Gaspar he was sorry he’d arrested him after discovering the $50 bill was real. The Shelbyville Times-Gazette reported Officer Brock Horner arrested Gaspar on Friday after a clerk at a Quik Mart told police a marker used to detect counterfeit bills wouldn’t mark the one Gaspar gave him. Turned out the money wasn’t at fault, the process was. Evidence technician Sgt. Bill Logue told Horner to have the bill examined at banks. One found the 50 “real, but very old.” Another used a black...

The skull found last month along the Duck River near Shelbyville has been identified as Bobby Smelcer, who was reported missing in 2010. Shelbyville police confirmed the identification and notified the family Tuesday morning. Police said they would resume searching along the Duck River. The skull was found April 16 by a fisherman near Wolf Meadows west of...

At the Tennessee Solar Solutions Conference held in Memphis, in early April Tullahoma Utilities Board General Manager, Brian Skelton, and TUB Chairman received an award from the TVA on behalf of Goodrich Corporation, Landing Gear Tullahoma Division, which manufactures aviation parts for the aerospace industry. At the Tennessee Solar Solutions Conference held in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 9th, Tullahoma Utilities Board (TUB) General Manager, Brian Skelton, and TUB Chairman, Duane Thorpe, received an award from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on behalf of Goodrich Corporation. Goodrich was selected to receive the award for outstanding combination of Green Power Switch...

The City of Manchester Water & Sewer Department invites everyone to attend an Open House on May 16, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Tours will be available of the recently completed expansion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant is located at 736 West High Street in Manchester. Cruisin Downtown Style on May 12, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Join us for door prizes, music, and fun for the whole family. Admission is FREE!! Cars, motorcycles, and trucks welcome! There will be a 50/50 drawing with the proceeds going to American Cancer Society Relay for...

A Murfreesboro teenager drowned Sunday while swimming at Normandy Lake. Daxton Flannery, 18, of Shelbyville told Coffee County Sheriff’s Deputy Kelly Smith that he and four others were wading in the lake near Barton Springs Boat Ramp and then decided to attempt to swim across the lake. As they started to swim, the water temperatures caused them to become fatigued and they decided to turn back. One of the swimmers, Todd Zills, 18, of Greerson Court, Murfreesboro, started to go underwater and he began to yell for help. Several boaters and swimmers attempted to rescue him but were unable...