Latest Headlines
Rumors Flying About Monteagle Elementary Closing
Rumors are flying on the mountain that Monteagle Elementary a Pre-K through 8th grade school will be closed by the Marion County school system. Director of schools for Marion County, Mark Griffith says the system is doing a study on if it would be cost effective to the county/system to make it a true elementary setting like schools in the system, going with K-5th grade. The town is basically split between Marion and Grundy counties and very small portion of Franklin County and only has the one school to serve nearly 400 students. The director says if they find it cost...
Update On I-24 Crash On Tuesday
An accident stalled traffic on Interstate 24 on Tuesday afternoon. 3 tractor-trailers collided near Exit 105 eastbound. Several emergency crews were called to the scene around 1pm. Traffic was rerouted to Highway 41 off Exit 97 for approximately 2 hours while the wreckage was cleared. All 3 tractor trailers were traveling on I-24 eastbound around mile marker 105. Traffic was slowing moving in the area, and Arthur Key of Concord, GA was unable to stop and struck the rear of another 18-wheeler driven by John Brazier of Ooltewah, TN. Key’s truck went off the left side of the roadway,...
High Speed Police Chase Ends With An Arrest
A Manchester man was arrested after a high speed chase on the interstate by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Jason Elton Frakes, 36, of Willow Oak Road was arrested Tuesday (Aug. 26) with evading arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, restriction of firearm ammunition, DUI and reckless endangerment. Trooper Jason Boles was pursing Frakes on his motorcycle on Interstate 24 but pulled off due to the weather conditions. Later Deputy Keith Raney spotted the motorcycle and stopped it and took the man into custody. Frakes is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Oct. 21. He is being held...
Man Arrested For Trying To Pass Counterfeit Money
A Winchester man was arrested after allegedly attempting to pass a counterfeit $20 bill at the South Jackson Street Shell in Tullahoma. A store clerk told Officer Randy Baltimore that Garieon J. Simmons, 26, of Industrial Drive, Winchester attempted to pass the bill in the store for a gas and beer purchase. When the store clerk checked the bill with a marking pen it proved to be fake. When the officer first spoke with Simmons, he first denied knowing that it was counterfeit but later admitted to knowing that it was a fake bill. He told the officer that...
Woman Charged With Being Under The Influence Of Alcohol At An Area School
A Tullahoma woman faces criminal charges in Franklin County for entering an elementary school while under the influence of alcohol. A report filed by School Resource Officer Jason Brockman, stated that while he was conducting security checks, Danielle VanOhlen (560 Lake Haven Drive, Tullahoma) entered the office area of North Lake Elementary School and made contact with office staff and school administrators. After emergency medical personnel were called, VanOhlen was transported to Harton Regional Medical Center, evaluated and released. VanOhlen was then placed under arrest by Deputy Brockman and transported to the Franklin County Jail on a charge of...
Gas Prices Down Across The Nation-Up Slightly In Coffee County
Motorists preparing for a Labor Day road trip will likely see the cheapest gas prices for the holiday since 2010. Oil and gasoline prices slipped again in the past week and that decline is likely to continue into the holiday weekend. “Record high oil production is keeping downward pressure on gas prices,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “The bottom fell out again on oil prices last week, which should lead to another week of discounts at the pump despite rising demand, as 29.7 million Americans plan to take a road trip for Labor Day...
$100 Is Worth More Than $100 In Tennessee
A study released last week shows the cost of goods and services in the Volunteer State goes farther than some other states in the U.S. The study from the Tax Foundation, a Washington D.C.-based ‘think tank’ shows the value of $100 state-by-state. In Tennessee, that $100 is really $110.25, which is 16th in the nation. The organization says the study is based on 2013′s tax numbers, and said the results were based on three other factors: value of land, transportation, and tax and business laws. In Tennessee, with the Mississippi River and Interstate 40 in the boundaries, the cost...
Manchester and Tullahoma Will Vote On Wine Sells In Grocery Stores
In November Coffee County voters will be voting yes or no on a wheel tax. Now Manchester and Tullahoma are among municipalities across the state that obtained enough signatures to have wine-in-grocery-stores referendums placed on the Nov. 4 ballot. If the “yes” votes win, shoppers will still have to wait nearly two years for wine to actually appear on grocery shelves, since the bill requires grocery stores to wait until July 1, 2016. The law allowing voters a choice on wine sells has given liquor stores the option of selling items they have never sold before. Liquor stores can...
