O’Charley’s has kicked off the “Greatest Grad Contest,” honoring deserving graduates with special graduation celebrations at their local O’Charley’s restaurants. The contest will run today through May 18, 2012. O’Charley’s is committed to supporting education at all levels and wants to celebrate those individuals during this important milestone.” The restaurant’s guests and fans can nominate anyone who will graduate this year from any educational program at any level. To nominate a deserving grad, entries must include a brief essay describing why the graduate being nominated deserves a special celebration. Nominations should be submitted through either the O’Charley’s page or...

A 3-year-old child was burned by suspected meth chemicals Saturday in Manchester.  Police found even more appalling items inside the residence where the child lived.  Manchester Police answered a call to a house on Raven Street and found chemicals used to produce meth and multiple roaches and bugs in the house. The child got into chemicals that were used to produce the drug. The 3-year-old and three other children were treated at United Regional Medical Center where they were decontaminated for meth.  The Department of Children Services took custody of the children and turned them over to the other...

A follow-up to a story that we first reported to you Monday. Coffee County Sheriff’s Deputies transported 25 prisoners to the Tennessee Department of Corrections Monday.  According to Sheriff Steve Graves,  20 men and 5 women were sent to prison.  Federal agent’s picked up 4 inmates who had been indicted on federal charges.  The sheriff stated that he still has about 9 state prisoners in the jail and is not sure when the state will take custody of those inmates.  The state agreed to take the prisoners after the Tennessee Correction Institute notified the corrections department of the overcrowded...

Sales tax collections for the month of March are released for Coffee County and the cities of Manchester and Tullahoma. The net collection for the entire county is $1,541,862. In the county alone the total was $149,663 up from the March 2011 total of $141,481. In Manchester sales tax collection for March of 2012 was $610,689 up from the $545,421 in March of 2011, a difference of over $65,000. Tullahoma also saw an increase $99,400 with a total March 2012 collection of $781,500. All three governments are seeing great increases over the totals in the first quarters of last...

Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call on 2962 old Manchester Hwy just outside Tullahoma at 6:40 Sunday night. According to fire Chief Ricky Taylor, the fire at the home owned by Brett Cunningham started in the bathroom when the vent shorted out. Due to the fire and emergency vehicles on the scene, the road was closed for 3 1/2 hours before being reopened.  The home was severely damaged. Firefighters from Summitville, New Union, North Coffee, Tullahoma, and Hillsboro all assisted Hickerson Station Fire Department. Firemen Shawn Nickels was slightly injured....

The Tennessee Lottery set a sales record $89.9 million for the third quarter.  It exceeds the old record of $79.6 million in the third quarter of 2006.  Lottery officials credited a world record Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million on March 30 and increasingly popular instant games. Keith Simmons, chairman of the board for the 8-year-old lottery, said the games are on track for a record...

According to a report from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, more roadwork is scheduled for Highway 41A between Tullahoma and Shelbyville.  According to TDOT, work on 1.9 miles of construction between Thompson Creek Road to west of Rippy Ridge Road, which is the second part of the current phase to turn the highway into a four-lane road, will begin in fiscal 2014.  This is the second phase that was split in two segments. Crews are currently widening the highway from Magnolia Lane to Rippy Ridge into five...

This week’s winners at CCMS who had the correct guess to Nurse Belinda’s Mystery Answer were 6th grader Shalaco Massey (not pictured) and 8th grader Elle Jernigan. The answer this week was Jackie Robinson. They won a Wilson Football with a pedometer and a Wilson Tennis racket with a reusable water bottle. The Subway card winners this week are: 6th grader – Victoria Percell 7th grader – Katie Breiding 8th grader – Haylee Talbott Staff member – Kleese McMahan All of this is made possible through the Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant. Helping kids make healthier food choices...