This is a reminder about this Thursday’s “Green Out” softball game at Terry Floyd Field at the high school. The game is between our Lady Raiders and the Oakland Lady Patriots. This night is a night of Organ Donation Awareness. It is Donate Life month. Please come out to the field and wear your green. We want as many there as we can get. The ceremonies will start at 6:00pm. There will be special guests from Nashville to answer all you questions at their booth, and there will be free gifts. All of those who have received a transplant of...

On April 20, Cathleen Grady Conley, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Conley’s office is located at 200 N. Washington St. in Tullahoma. To obtain business, Conley’s office staff reviewed bankruptcy court records and phoned creditors who had not yet filed a proof of claim, according to a release from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. If the creditor expressed interest over the telephone, Conley’s staff sent an email with a claim form and an agreement providing that...

County unemployment rates for March 2016, show the rates decreased in 92 counties, increased in one, and remained the same in two counties. Coffee County dropped from a February rate of 4.2 percent to a March rate of 4%. In neighboring counties; Bedford fell from 4.4 to 4.1, Cannon County went down from 4.3 percent in February to 4% in March, Franklin County dropped from 4.2 to 3.9%, Grundy County’s unemployment in February was 6 percent falling to 5.6% in March, Moore County stayed the same at 3.4% and Warren County fell from 4.3% to 4%. Williamson County had...

A federal judge has ordered a recount of votes on a 2014 amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that made it easier to put restrictions on abortion. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp said the method that was used to count the votes was fundamentally unfair to the eight Tennessee voters who filed a lawsuit against state officials. They have maintained that the state incorrectly interpreted the way the votes should be counted and tallied them in favor of abortion opponents. A spokesman for state election officials said in an email that he could not comment on pending litigation....

The Motlow State Community College Moore County campus will host a Volunteer Fair in the Eoff Hall Lobby on Apr. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The purpose of the fair is to link students with local non-profit organizations who are in need of volunteers. “Students will have the opportunity to learn more about local community service opportunities in their area,” said Jonathan Graham, Motlow Tennessee Promise Specialist. “All Tennessee Promise students must complete eight hours of community service each semester in order to remain eligible for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship. This is a wonderful way to bring...

On Tuesday a Manchester man was in a vehicle that was stopped on the Murfreesboro Highway in Coffee County. Officers had knowledge that there were active warrants on Jacob Brandon Lee age 20 of Brookhollow Circle Manchester. The warrants were for violation of probation and an indictment for robbery out of Coffee County. According to the arrest warrant, after placing the subject under arrest and placing him in cuffs, Lee allegedly escaped from officers and fled from their custody by running from them. The warrant goes onto say that Lee ran down the roadway on the Murfreesboro Highway endangering...

A Tullahoma man was arrested April 21 on multiple charges. Nicholas Perrin Norris, 22, of Kings Ridge Boulevard, Tullahoma was charged with manufacture/delivery/sell of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to maintain control of his vehicle, evading arrest and simple possession. Tullahoma Police Officer Brook Earhart stated in a report that around midnight she observed that the driver of a Green Toyota was failing to maintain control of his vehicle by crossing the right side of his lane. Upon making a traffic stop, the officer allegedly smelled a strong odor, possibly of marijuana coming from the vehicle....

The Historic Preservation Society of Tullahoma will meet on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 7 pm at the former Red Cross building at 502 S. Jackson St. Members and interested persons are invited to attend. The panel will give an update on Short Springs State Natural Area. The preservation of the then city-owned 608.6 acre site was initiated by the Historic Society in 1982 when member Paul Pyle moved that the area be preserved. The help of naturalist Dennis Horn and others were enlisted to look at various alternatives and their efforts resulted in the establishment of Short Springs...