A Fayetteville man was arrested Friday by Franklin County authorities on 17 counts of animal cruelty. Arthur Joe Gifford of 14 Riverton Drive was arrested but released after posting a $4,500 bond. He is to appear in Franklin County General Sessions Court May...

Monday at approximately 12:45pm a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Special Deputy was transporting a body to the State Medical Examiner’s Office when the vehicle was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The crash occurred on I-24 just past the Beech Grove exit in Rutherford County. According to reports, the oncoming vehicle stuck the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in the rear causing the sheriff’s vehicle to roll and exit the interstate into the median. The operator of the Sheriff’s Office vehicle, Special Deputy L.J. Smith, was later transported to Southern Tennessee Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. The operator...

The first of three workshops on agricultural marketing to restaurants and grocery stores is Thursday in Chattanooga. The workshops will focus on packaging, pricing, invoicing, certification or audit requirements, insurance requirements and other needs of these potential customers. They continue Friday in Nashville and Saturday in Memphis. The workshops are coordinated by the University of Tennessee Extension Center for Profitable Agriculture and funded, in part, by the Tennessee Department of...

TDOT is concerned about a growing number of deaths on Tennessee roads. The state is well above last year’s numbers. The car crash death toll is 288 since the beginning of 2012. That’s 27 more deaths compared to the same period last year. TDOT and the THP are starting a new campaign they say will target behaviors that make accidents worse like texting or not wearing a seatbelt. To get the word out, the electronic road signs will start carrying messages about safety, including a tally of how many people have died in...

Arnold Air Force Base Services Youth Programs will host a Miss AEDC Pageant for ages 5-18 at Arnold Lakeside Center May 5. The event is open to the public and will be held from 12-6 p.m. Cost to enter is $25 and each division winner will receive a crown, sash and flowers. Second, third and fourth place winners in each division will receive flowers. All entries will receive a participation certificate. There will also be a People’s Choice winner who will receive a goody bag and sash. Divisions include Little Miss AEDC for ages 5-8, Preteen Miss AEDC for...

Bonnaroo has announced an additional act for this year’s festival headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beach Boys, and Phish.  Now legendary music icon Kenny Rogers has been added. Rogers has recorded 24 No. 1 songs and has starred in movies. Bonnaroo runs June 7-10 in...

A man accused of killing a Manchester mother and her two children in 2010 is set to appear in Coffee County Circuit Court May 23. The appearance of Matthew Perkins will be for the court to learn whether or not his attorneys have been able to get his mental evaluation completed. Perkins is accused of murdering Stephanie Hershman, 27 and her two sons, Jaylon Lee Hershman, 23 months and Jathan Hershman, 3, in September 2010 at her residence on Skinner Flat Road in Manchester. Since his arrest, Perkins has been held in the Franklin County Jail for his safety...

A Tullahoma man was arrested Friday morning after local and state authorities found what they said was a moonshine still operating in downtown Tullahoma. The arrest came after police received information from a resident about moonshine possibly being produced at a neighboring residence. Tullahoma police Lt. Jason Ferrell notified State Alcoholic Beverage Commission agent Heath Luttrell of the operation. According to the police report, around 10 a.m. investigators from the police department and Luttrell went to 300 Edde Street, where they obtained permission to search the property from 34 Anthony Lindsey. The report states that when searching an outside...