Students at Motlow State Community College are getting credit for what they already know and graduating faster. Prior-learning assessments (PLAs) award college credit, certification, or advanced standing for non-academic experiences and training. Motlow State students who participate in PLA testing can use these credits as a fast track to graduation. PLAs evaluate the knowledge a student has gained in high school, careers, training programs, military service, independent study, or even community service. “Motlow wants you to graduate, and we do whatever we can to get you there. There is no reason to sit through a class if you can...

Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA’s Public Safety Alert, the first in six years, seeks to raise public awareness of a significant nationwide surge in counterfeit pills that are mass-produced by criminal drug networks in labs, deceptively marketed as legitimate prescription pills, and are killing unsuspecting Americans at an unprecedented rate. These counterfeit pills have been seized by DEA in every U.S. state in unprecedented quantities. More than 9.5 million counterfeit pills were seized so...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Statistical Analysis Center released two new publications, one detailing the volume and nature of hate crime in Tennessee, and the other detailing violence directed toward the state’s law enforcement officers. Among the findings of ‘Tennessee Hate Crime 2020’: The number of offenses categories with a known bias motivation increased from 113 in 2019 to 118 in 2020, but decreased from 2018’s total of 168.Bias-motivated offenses categorized as Crimes Against Persons accounted for 80% of all hate crimes in 2020.Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry Bias accounted for 67.5% of reportable known bias motivation categories, while the second most frequently...

The Tullahoma Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to identify a female subject who is wanted for questioning in an incident that occurred on Saturday, Sept. 25 at an area business. See a photo of the individual below. If you have any information, contact detective Cody Lendley at 931-455-0530 or...

Coffee County Courthouse, the centerpiece aesthetic in downtown Manchester, is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The courthouse will be open to tours on Saturday after a ceremony that will be held prior to Old Timers Day Parade. “Please join the celebration to recognize the 150th anniversary of the Coffee County Courthouse,” the Coffee County Historical Society said in a release. “The event will take place during the Old Timer’s Day Celebration on Oct. 2, 2021, beginning at 9 a.m. on the courthouse square with opening ceremonies. After the ceremony, visitors may tour the courthouse and the Joanna Lewis Museum of...

In nearby Shelbyville, Tennessee, a man accused of being involved in an Aggravated Assault case has been identified. On Monday night (Sept. 20, 2021), Shelbyville Police say that the subject in question drove into the side of another vehicle. Previous to the incident, the culprit in question was believed to have visited the local Walmart. It was there that the subject was caught on camera and that footage was obtained by detectives. Now that the man has been identified, police are trying to locate him. However, authorities have not been able to find the subject, despite officers going to his home....

Motlow mechatronics student Adam Butler work with equipment to program a robotic arm at the college’s McMinnville campus. Motlow State Community College is integrating more and more short-term industry-recognized credentials into its traditional degree plan. One of these programs is Mechatronics, which offers valuable certifications and short-term credential training embedded into courses. These added credentials ensure employers that the College has a robust, market-responsive curriculum that develops a student’s subject matter knowledge, as well as specific high-demand skillsets. These certifications, known as micro-credentials, are value-added evidence of competencies that help Motlow graduates maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace...

Gas prices in the Volunteer State have remained stagnant over the past week, averaging $2.89/gal today, according to AAA. Gas prices in Coffee County are averaging $2.87 per gallon – 2 cents below the state average. Meanwhile, the national gas price average sits at...