The Jail Review Committee has voted to move forward with a not-to-exceed estimate of $22 million to construct the new Coffee County Jail, including the $2 million already temporarily issued for architectural design and land purchase costs, which would be folded into the permanent bond financing. County Attorney Robert Huskey says that the deeds for the land on Hillsboro Highway should be ready for transfer by this weekend. The construction figure was based on “soft” bids gathered by the county’s construction manager, who said several verbal estimates from contractors for materials and construction-related costs, plus a $500,000 contingency figure...

Tullahoma police are investigating a burglary that occurred at Skateworld located on Ledford Mill Road. In this latest burglary at the business, the thieves entered the building by prying a back door open. The thieves went to a machine and broke the door off the machine stealing quarters from the machine. The thieves then went to the office and crawled through a window and took a bag containing some $500 of quarters. Tullahoma Police Investigator Ty Brazier is investigating this...

The Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition, Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, Tullahoma Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will be collecting used medication Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The medications will be collected at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department in Manchester and Northgate Mall in Tullahoma. The service is free and anonymous, no questions...

A crash involving a four-wheeler has claimed a child’s life in Warren County. Harmony Enos, 3, was riding a four-wheeler with her father Friday. The Warren County Sheriff said they were in a wooded area of Harrison Ferry Mountain when the vehicle rolled, landing on the pair. The little girl did not survive her injuries. No charges were filed. However, the sheriff’s department is investigating whether proper safety precautions were taken for the...

An overflow crowd attended Tuesday night’s Decherd Planning Commission meeting. The only item on the agenda was annexing 181 acres of farmland for a proposed rock quarry on Greenhaw Road. Annexing the land would be an important first step to that end. The eight member commission voted to send the matter without recommendation to the Decherd Board of Mayor and Alderman, who will decide if a referendum vote should be held. According to city rules, it would be a referendum involving two voters, the people who own the land up for annexation. In this case it’s a husband and...

In 2011 the former NFL football player and Marine veteran founded The Jeremy Staat Foundation, which he describes as a foundation of inspiration and motivation. Jeremy helped in organizing a bicycle and motorcycle ride from the Wall of Valor in Bakersfield, California to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The distance between the two is about 2,638 miles. Along the way they will visit as many veteran memorials, schools, churches, veteran posts, sporting events, and speaking engagements as time and logistics allow. Yesterday the ride stopped in Manchester, and the group was greeted by Manchester officials at city...

A Gruett Road man is being held in the Coffee County Jail under a $50,000 bond following his arrest. 59-year-old Domingo Ponce Garcia was arrested and charged with manufacture/sell/delivery of a controlled substance after he was allegedly to be growing marijuana. Garcia was arrested after Coffee County Sheriff’s Investigator Danny Ferrell received information that plants were growing in the eastern section of the county. Ferrell obtained permission from the property owners to conduct a search for the plants. According to the investigator the plants ranged in size from three inches to six feet tall. Garcia is scheduled to appear...

Several reports have been filed in the last week regarding the theft of outdoor power equipment from citizens of Tullahoma. On April 20, a trailer and Murray riding lawnmower were taken from a residence on Prince Lane. On April 21, a leaf blower and a weed eater were taken from a residence on Atlantic Street. In both cases the items were stolen during the day. The Tullahoma Police Department is asking anyone that might have information on these or any other crimes to contact the department at 931-455-0530. Your name will remain anonymous, and you could receive a cash...