Manchester police are searching for two people who allegedly attempted to break into coin machines at National Carwash on U.S. Highway 41 Monday night. According to Manchester police investigator Butch Stewart, two people in a white Chevrolet pickup attempted to steal money from the machines at the car wash after midnight. According to Stewart, the suspects did not get any money, but caused $3,500 in damage to the machines. If anyone has information regarding the attempted burglary, contact Stewart at...

Manchester’s 8-year-old Landon Crabtree received the key to the City of Manchester on Monday night. Crabtree using his tech skills helped local police recover a bunch of stolen goods and break up a crime ring. The Crabtree family last month discovered 2 iPad’s, a Playstation and about $10,000 worth of his family’s belongings were stolen. After his family’s insurance money allowed the family to replace the iPad, the 8-year-old got to work on an iPad app. The app showed him exactly where his stolen iPad was located and his tip led police to a Manchester motel where they arrested...

The Tullahoma Regional Airport has been awarded $35,000 in grants from the State of Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division announced this week that the grants require the airport to pay a portion. One of the grants is for taxiway lightning system modifications in the amount of $20,000 with the state supplying $18,000 and the airport paying $2,000. According to airport manager Jon Glass, the airport will upgrade the lighting system along the runway and connect some lights with other runway lights at the airport. The other grant is for repairs on the north hangar roof in...

A New Market man entered a plea of guilty in Lincoln County Court this week to charges of molestation of a minor and sexual assault and faces 15 years in prison. After pleading he was arrested on federal indictments issued by U.S. District Court in Chattanooga of production of child pornography. Richard Bradford Junior of New Market and formerly of Flintville is accused of molesting his stepdaughter and taking sexually explicit pictures of the act as well as posing her in various explicit poses. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Investigator Capt. Joyce McConnell charged Bradford on state charges. She also referred...

They’re at it again! Phony emails bearing the BBB name are bombarding email in-boxes across the country and right here in Middle Tennessee. Like many financial institutions and government agencies, BBB’s visibility and reputation for trust makes us an ideal vehicle for scammers. Consider that bbb.org receives over six million visits every month; this makes BBB an attractive decoy for fraud and malicious activity. The spammers’ goal is to get as many email recipients as possible to click on the link within the email which redirects to a website infected with malware. If you clicked on the link within...

Sign up for the Citizen Emergency Response Training classes is now going on at the Coffee County Emergency Management Agency Office in Manchester. According to EMA Director Allen Lendley, the classes give those taking the class a chance to get a taste of the work that emergency personnel go through on a regular basis. The classes will be held May 3, 5, 10 and 12 at the EMA office. Anyone interested in signing up is asked to call the EMA office at...

A Manchester man was arrested Monday night on multiple drug related charges by Tullahoma Police. Devin Messick, 33, of Keele Road, Manchester was arrested by Tullahoma Police Officer Rocky Ruehling on charges of possession of schedule II (Methamphetamines), intent to manufacture methamphetamines, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on revoked/suspended license, expired registration and driving left of the center line. He was booked into the Coffee County Jail under a $40,000 bond. According to Ruehling’s report, Messick was observed crossing the centerline three times as he drove in front of the officer. When the officer checked, he learned that the...