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M-TEK New Headquarters To Be Built In Murfreesboro
On Friday Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty and M-TEK officials announced the company will build a new headquarters facility in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Consolidating all headquarters functions into the Murfreesboro facility, the automotive supplier will create approximately 100 new jobs in Rutherford County. Also an additional 100 jobs will be transferred from M-TEK’s Manchester, Tennessee manufacturing location and the remaining jobs will be transferred from the company’s Farmington Hills, Michigan and Dublin, Ohio locations. The new facility represents an estimated investment of $13.4 million. Construction of the 63,800-square-foot, two-level building, will be located on...
Police Car Damaged In Accident
A two vehicle crash last week (Monday) resulted in a Tullahoma Police car being damaged. According to a report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a patrol car operated by Officer Mickey Blanton was traveling on East Lincoln Street when a vehicle operated by Harold Jackson of Tullahoma collided with the left rear of the patrol car. The Jackson vehicle, according to the THP report, was traveling southbound on North Washington Street when he pulled out of the intersection and collided with the patrol car. No one was...
Coffee County Broadcasting Float is a BIG Hit
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in order to build a parade float? Or what it takes to transform into a Princess? Thunder Radio recently teamed up with The Ticket Sports Radio, United Regional Medical Center, Zaxby’s of Tullahoma, & Celebrate Party Store to create a Frozen Wonderland Float which brought Anna, Elsa, & Olaf to the Manchester & Tullahoma Christmas Parades. We documented the journey and you’ll even see tips from the talented local Hair & Makeup Artist Victoria Silvis and learn all about how you can be transformed into a Princess too! To...
Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the Week 5 December 2014
The Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the week for 5 December 2014 is Madison Armstrong. Madison is in fifth grade at Deerfield Elementary School in Coffee County. She is the daughter of proud parents Kim and Chris. She was nominated for this award because she is academically minded, an excellent student and helpful to all classmates and teachers. She plays basketball for her school and her favorite subject is science because she enjoys learning about the ecosystem and animals. Appropriately, she plans to be a veterinarian or dog trainer when she gets older. Madison was presented with a plaque (courtesy of K&S...
Woman Suffers Smoke Inhalation In Hillsboro Fire
At 2:45pm Thursday afternoon a page went out to the Hillsboro Fire Department for a structure fire at 52 EZ Lane. The female occupant was cooking when a grease fire started on the stove. The woman told a 911 operator that she was in the floor and could not get out of the house. After arriving at the scene a Coffee County Deputy went in the home and brought the lady out to safety. The woman was transported to Medical Center of Manchester with smoke inhalation. The fire was quickly extinguished by the Hillsboro Fire...
TBI Director Warns About New Form Of Heroin
There were some alarming words Wednesday from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation director about Mexican drug cartels targeting the state with a new form of heroin. WKRN-TV reports that during budget hearings Wednesday morning for his agency, TBI Director Mark Gwyn told Governor Bill Haslam the cartels are focusing on Tennessee because of the state’s high addiction rate to products like hydrocodone. Gwyn added during the last year, TBI agents are seeing heroin laced with a synthetic called Fentanyl. “Fentanyl is what they are cutting the heroin with, you will start seeing Fentanyl labs showing up in the state...
High School Welders Take a Trip to AEDC
A group of 18 welding students from Grundy County High School recently visited AEDC to take a tour of the Manufacturing and Construction Services facility, known on base as the Model Shop. Walt Bishop, ATA Test Support Branch manager, introduced the students to several key Model Shop staff and explained that the shop is where the hardware for most of the AEDC test projects starts. Bishop added, “I was very impressed with the class. The Grundy County welding program, currently headed up by Robin Dykes and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Director Gina Sons, is well respected beyond middle...
The ‘State of the Child’ in Tennessee—The Latest in a Kids Count Report
The state of the child in Tennessee could be stronger, and a new KIDS COUNT report says that will require a greater focus on those most important early years. Research shows the vast majority of a child’s brain development comes by age five. Linda O’Neal, executive director with the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, says that means efforts need to be targeted toward those young kids, and there are three main strategies. “One is to expand the voluntary high-quality pre-kindergarten program we have so it reaches more children,” O’Neal says. “A second is to expand home visiting programs...
