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Man Charged 16th Time for Driving on Revoked/Suspended License
On Thursday (January 28th 2016) Manchester Officer Ernie Colvin stopped a male subject on the Hillsboro Hwy. In the arrest warrant, Colvin says he had prior knowledge that the man was not to be operating a motor vehicle. A check of the Tony Rickie Mann Jr’s driver’s license showed them to be revoked/suspended 16 times for numerous violations. The warrant says that Mann admitted that he knew he was not to be operating a motor vehicle. Officers searched Mann and located 1 and a half hydrocodone pills in his left front pocket. Tony Rickie Mann Jr age 33 of...
Important Voter Information
Tennesseans who want to vote in the March 1 presidential primary must register to vote by Monday, 4:30 PM. In a news release, Secretary of State Tre Hargett has been recommending voters take advantage of early voting because of unpredictable winter weather and an incredibly long ballot. Early voting has been scheduled to begin Wednesday, February 10, and runs until Tuesday, February 23. Early Voting Hours: Manchester: Coffee County Administrative Plaza 1329 McArthur Street, Suite, Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM and Saturday 8:30-12:00 PM. In Tullahoma: C.D. Stamps Community Center 810 South Jackson Street, Monday-Friday 9:00AM-4:30 PM and Saturday 9:00-12:00 PM. Tennesseans...
Burch & Stanley Attorneys at Law Student of the Week 29 January 2016
The Burch & Stanley attorneys at law “Student of the Week” for 29 January 2016 is Saul Acevedo. Saul is in the fifth grade at New Union Elementary School in Manchester. He is the son of proud parents Esparanza and Guillermo. He was selected as our student this week because of the many positive attributes he possesses. Saul exemplifies the motto of his classroom; respectful, responsible and prepared. He a model student and volunteers to help teachers and his fellow classmates. Saul’s teachers had no shortage of positive things to say about him, finishing off their description with he...
Mother Charged with Murder in Child’s Death
A 28-year-old Manchester woman is being held in the Coffee County Jail under a $50,000 bond for the death of her newborn baby. Brittany Michelle Evans of Manchester was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault. One of the assault charges, was for assault which resulted in the death of the baby, and the other was assault with serious bodily injury. She was indicted by the January term of the Coffee County Grand Jury. According to Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott, Evans is accused of using methamphetamines while pregnant. “The baby lived approximately an...
Benefit Basketball Games Raise Over $4,000 for Hill Family
As most of you know there was a terrible accident on New Year’s Eve in Winchester that took the life of three people including twin 7 year-old boys James and John Hill of Hillsboro. Thursday night the Manchester Police and fire departments along with Manchester City School system employees played charity basketball games to raise money for the Hill family. The event was for the Mayor’s Cup. Many, many donations were made with a total of $4,397 raised. In game action Manchester Police Department defeated the Manchester Fire Department, 19-4. In game 2 MPD won their game over Manchester...
Federal Bill Offers Improvement for TN School Lunches
Washington is closed for business this week as the nation’s capital digs out from a record-setting snowstorm. But before lawmakers got snowed in, members of the U.S. Senate released a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize child nutrition programs, including the national school lunch and breakfast programs for the next five years. The bill doubles funding for the Farm to School Grant Program, streamlines summer meal coordination and expands summer meal programs. Claire DiMattina, executive director with the advocacy group Food Policy Action, says if passed the legislation would have a direct impact on children in the state. “In Tennessee...
Bill to Create a School Voucher program in Tennessee moves forward
An effort to create a school voucher program in Tennessee has cleared its last major committee before a full House vote. The House Finance Committee voted 11-10 on Tuesday in favor of the measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Bill Dunn of Knoxville. The Senate has already passed its version of the bill, and Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said earlier Tuesday that he plans to sign the measure into law if it remains unchanged from its current form. Under the bill, the voucher worth about $7,000 would be made available to parents of children eligible for free or reduced lunch...
Two People Perish in Tuesday night Blaze
A fire was reported just before midnight on Tuesday evening on Lloyd Boynton Road in the northern part of Coffee County. All local volunteer fire departments were summoned to scene because when the emergency workers arrived on the scene the mobile home was fully engulfed. Coffee County Investigator Billy Marcom says that two people died in the blaze. The home and a vehicle were a total loss. Marcom added that the state bomb and arson squad reported to the location but the cause has yet to be determined. No identification of the two victims has been given and their...
