On Tuesday, Coffee County Deputy Cody Frame responded to a call at 681 Blue Springs Rd to check a vehicle that the complainant stated had got stuck in his field. The complainant stated that he watched the vehicle trying to get out of his field. He stated that when the deputy arrived on the scene the driver ran across the field. When other deputies arrived Andrew James Nielsen was found in a tree. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle the subject was seen exiting, was a stolen postal employee’s Ford Escape that was reported stolen January 23, 2016 in...

Doing a quick check of email or texts on your smartphone while you’re with your children could have a long-term impact on them. New research at University of California looking at the impact of fragmented care on brain development found that frequent interruptions to the bonding that should take place between new parents and their child can lead to emotional disorders for the child later in life. Hal Stern, a Cal-Irvine professor and report co-author, says it should be a warning to parents who find it hard to put their phones away. “It speaks to the importance of having,...

A poison control official says two Tennessee teens are dead after drinking a mixture of racing fuel and Mountain Dew, and two others were sickened by the mixture they called “Dewshine.” Tennessee Poison Center Medical Director Donna Seger says the teens evidently thought they could drink methanol, which is extremely toxic, as a substitute for ethanol, the ingredient in alcoholic beverages that causes intoxication. Seger says the Robertson County teens didn’t realize drinking methanol could kill them, and she called last week’s poisonings an accident. She says this is the first time she has seen this type of poisoning....

Tullahoma Police Detective Rana Pawlowski is investigating two rapes that allegedly occurred on Jan 25. The first incident was reported to Tullahoma Officer John Bratten. The female says she went to a neighbor’s residence to borrow a DVD and while there the individual allegedly started to “perform nonconsensual sexual acts on her. The woman was transported to Harton Regional Medical Center for treatment. The second incident was reported around midnight. The woman reported to Tullahoma Police Officer Chris Coe that she had been sexually assaulted. According to Tullahoma Police Chief Paul Blackwell, one of the rapes occurred in the...

On Monday, Manchester Police officers were called to Wal-Mart on the Hillsboro Blvd for a theft call. In the arrest warrant it states officers arrived and made contact with Wal-Mart security who stated that the subject had stolen approximately $24.00 worth of merchandise. The warrant says that officers state that Justin Blake Lee was disorderly and would not follow orders to stop cursing them and Wal-Mart personal numerous times. The warrant goes onto to say that when Manchester officers were taking him out of the store Lee kicked an emergency exit door causing approximately $500.00 in damage to the...

If you weren’t a winner in the recent Powerball lottery-there’s another contest, a local sweepstakes that has already shown favor to two local individuals. H&R Block is putting the “fun” back in Refund Season. Jammy Thompson knows it’s fun because he was a winner at H&R Block in Manchester. H&R Block is giving away a total of $32 million in the first month of tax season. Anyone who files taxes at a participating H&R Block office by February 15 can be automatically entered into the sweepstakes; thirty-two thousand people will win $1,000 from H&R Block. For more information, visit...

On Friday, Manchester officers responded the Save a Lot parking area on the Hillsboro Blvd in reference to a suspicious person in a vehicle. When police arrived an officer located Sheri Lynn Agnor in a van belonging Total Graphics. In the arrest warrant, after making contact the Agnor, she told the officer it was not her van and stated she was cold and got in the van. The owner of the van said she did not have permission to be in his van. According to police warrant, while the officer were checking information Agnor kept sticking her hands beside...