A Tullahoma man was booked into the Coffee County Jail under a $250,000 bond for being a fugitive from justice. Timothy Wooten, 43, of Tullahoma Highway was arrested after he was stopped for a light law violation. After Tullahoma Police Officer Tommy Elliott checked with dispatchers to see if he had any warrants pending, he learned that he was wanted by Madison County, Alabama for violation of probation. He was then booked into the Coffee County Jail. He now faces extradition to...

On Wednesday night Henry B Young III of Helen St Tullahoma was the operator of a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation on Highway 55 in Coffee County. Tennessee Highway Patrolman Lazaro Serna ran a check of Young’s driving privileges and it revealed his status to be revoked, 13th offense. Henry B Young III, age 37 was charged with driving on revoked/suspended for the 13th time. He was arrested by Serna and his bond was set at $19,500 and has a court date of April, 12,...

Squirreling away savings isn’t easy for many Tennessee families. From 2010 to 2013, according to a policy brief released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the net worth of white families increased by 2 percent, while Latino and black families saw their assets fall by 15 percent and 34 percent respectively. The brief recommends that families who receive public assistance be allowed to save money. Beadsie Woo, senior associate at the foundation’s Center for Community and Economic Opportunity, said federal policy should allow low-income families to have up to $12,000 in savings, or the equivalent of three months’...

On Tuesday afternoon, Manchester fire crews responded to a fire alarm at the Sleep Inn/Suites Hotel on Relco Drive. When crews arrived on scene, they noticed water flowing from a third floor air conditioning vent area. Firemen immediately went inside, located the areas affected (all three floors) and shut down the sprinkler system and began to access the damage and cause of the activation. Manchester Firemen began using squeegees to remove as much water as they could from the rooms affected on the third floor. According to Fire Chief George Chambers, approximately 39 rooms were affected by the water...

  A new study finds that traffic congestion and road deficiencies in Tennessee cost motorists in the state $5.6 billion a year. The Washington-based transportation research group Trip conducted the study that calls for boosting investment in Tennessee roads, bridges and transit. But Republican Gov. Bill Haslam announced Friday that he won’t propose legislation this session to boost the state’s gas tax for the first time since 1989. The report finds that the increasing congestion means drivers waste more time and fuel each year. According to the study 40 percent of major urban roads in the state are either...

A proposal to provide state vouchers for parents to send their children to private schools in Tennessee has cleared a House committee where the measure has failed in recent years. The bill sponsored by Rep. Bill Dunn of Knoxville cleared the House Finance Subcommittee on a voice vote on Wednesday. Opponents of the measure complained that the vote was being held while Republican Rep. Curry Todd of Collierville, a longtime opponent of the measure, was absent to have surgery. Dunn said the state costs of the proposal will be covered in Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s budget this year. House...

The expected arrival of single-digit weather in Tennessee this week is prompting Tullahoma Fire Chief, Richard Shasteen, to remind residents to stay safe when using portable heaters to stay warm. Portable heaters are common sights during winter, but they can sometimes lead to tragedy. In Tennessee, 3,194 heating fires occurred in Tennessee from 2009-2013, claiming the lives of 39 people, injuring 49 and damaging an estimated $32.7 million in property, according to figures from the Tennessee Fire Incident Reporting System (TFIRS). Space heaters were involved in 59 percent of all of Tennessee’s heating fire deaths while 56 percent of...