The Manchester City School system is moving forward with its search for a new director of schools. Former Director of Schools Dr Keith Brewer retired last year after having a seizure and later finding out he had a brain tumor. Since his retirement Director of Instruction Sandra Morris has been filling in until a new director is named. So far, six candidates have applied including, Westwood Middle School Principal Chad Fletcher; Larry Thompson, of Manchester; Tullahoma East Middle School Principal Charles Lawson; Former Grundy County Director of Schools William Childers; Sharon Harper, of Chattanooga and Jan Harris, of Huntsville,...

On Saturday, Samuel Zuniga was stopped by Officer Tommy Elliot of the Tullahoma Police Department on North Collins Street for a traffic violation. Zuniga age 35 of South Franklin St Tullahoma consented to a search of his vehicle. According to the arrest warrant, the search yielded 4 clear baggies of a white crystal substance believed to be ice methamphetamines. Officer Elliot conducted a field test of the contents of the baggies which allegedly tested positive for methamphetamines. According to the warrant Zuniga admitted to the possession of the meth. Zuniga was charged with manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance with...

Supporters of legal marijuana hope to spur action on an issue they say has broad support in Tennessee. The Tennessee Cannabis Coalition met Sunday night in Nashville to gear up for the upcoming legislative session. The activist group said 76 percent of Tennesseans support medical marijuana. They hope increased awareness will lead to voting on the issue. The coalition said the positive news from states that have legalized marijuana could help raise awareness here in Tennessee. This year, six states will vote on to legalize...

The University of Tennessee is beginning a program for students who want to go to law school that would allow them to finish a bachelor’s degree and law degree in six years instead of seven. The university says students will complete three years of approved undergraduate work in the College of Arts and Sciences then be admitted to the College of Law, where they will become full-time first-year law students. The first year of law school will count toward the law degree as well as completion of the bachelor’s degree. The student will earn a juris doctor degree after...

In 2006 Adam Braseel was 21 years old and living in the Grundy County town of Pelham. 22 months later he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. His family has been fighting for his conviction to be overturned or at least a new trial. On Christmas Day Braseel’s family got some good news they had been waiting almost 8 years for, a new trial. Circuit Judge Justin Angel also told the family that there would be a bond hearing on Friday Jan. 8, 2016. Bond was granted and Braseel was released. The crime, which occurred...

State Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville has filed legislation aimed at correcting what he says are serious problems within the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS). The bill would, among other things, force DHS to justify its continued existence to the legislature between now and July 2017. Comptroller audits and investigations have identified financial mismanagement and fraud within some of the federal food programs managed by DHS. Tracy said many of the problems are the result of DHS’ ineffective monitoring of third-party agencies that receive taxpayer money to feed children and adults. Senate Bill 1472 will require DHS to...