Tuesday morning around 10:45AM Manchester Fire Rescue responded to a mutual aid fire along with the Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department. Crews responded to American Iron Company on the Hillsboro Blvd. Crews battled a large pile of plastics and foam and other materials for several hours. Crews worked together in a total team effort in attacking the fire. Crews from Hillsboro VFD provided much needed tanker support to keep the fire attack crews in service with water while together crews from both departments battled the fire to bring it under...

On Tuesday Dakota Alexander Barnes age 22 of North Tennessee Blvd. Murfreesboro was driving a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation on Asbury Road in Manchester. Tennessee Highway Patrolman Jason Boles allegedly found Barnes with approximately 26 grams of white pills and crushed white pills believed to be Xanax in five plastic baggies. Also allegedly found were two plastic baggies containing approximately 18 grams of a green plant-like material believed to be marijuana and approximately $875 in cash in a purse the subject was in possession of. According to the arrest warrant the trooper found a set...

An estimated 10,000 vehicles are on Tennessee roads that have tampered odometers. Changing the mileage on a car is one way con artists get folks to pay more than the vehicle is worth or to sell them a vehicle that is unsafe. Kevin Walters, spokesman with the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, says often you can tell something might be off just by looking at the vehicle. “If the car looks like it is in a worse shape than what the odometer would suggest that the car would be in based on the mileage,” he says. “That’s a...

Murfreesboro Police recovered a 9mm handgun that was reported as stolen in Smyrna. The recovery of the gun took place on Sunday morning after an alleged domestic violence situation unfolded in Coffee County. 26 Year old Russell W. Stover II is accused of threatening his step mother with the handgun in Coffee County and then driving to a friend’s home in Murfreesboro. Police got a call that Stover was at the house in question where he was found to be asleep on the couch. Murfreesboro Police questioned Stover about the aggravated domestic situation that was reported in Coffee County...

A new leader will soon be in charge at Tennova Healthcare – Harton in Tullahoma. Ken James has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday, April 4. James is native of Tullahoma with over 20 years of healthcare experience. For the last three years James has served as CEO of Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, a 460-bed medical center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The appointment comes after Russ Spray’s announcement to retire earlier this year, his last day is April...

Motorists likely noticed an increase in prices at the pump last week. Gas prices are following their seasonal upward trend, increasing an average of 6 cents in the past week. The national average rose 11 days in a row – the longest streak of increases since May 2015 – for a total of 11 cents before leveling-out on Sunday. In Tennessee, gas prices have increased nine of the past 10 days, for a total of 9 cents. The state average price of $1.60 is 7 cents higher than last week, but 63 cents lower than this time last year...

With the resolution of legal action against the Air Force last week, National Aerospace Solutions LLC (NAS) has been directed to begin its 90-day transition period to assume the Test Operations and Sustainment (TOS) contract at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), as well as facilities in Maryland and California, on April 1. The TOS contract has a term of up to eight years and maximum value of approximately $1.5 billion if all options and awards are earned. NAS is scheduled to assume full responsibility for TOS on July 1. The work includes operation of wind tunnels, rocket and turbine...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is announcing the first ever lateral trooper class for the agency. THP will soon begin accepting applications for the next Trooper Cadet Academy. Men and women interested in a career as a state trooper can begin the application process online only, beginning Wednesday, March 9, through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 15. Preferred qualifications for the lateral class will be Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Certified police officers and those individuals who have graduated from a POST certified law enforcement training facility (i.e. Walter State Community College or Cleveland State, etc.). As stated, this...