The Manchester Police Department has sworn in a pair of new officers over the past few weeks that you will see on the streets. Sworn-in by Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman on June 22 was officer Mark McGuinn. And more recently, sworn in to protect and serve on June 30 was officer Justin Bryan. (Photos below. McGuinn on left, Bryan on...

Hugh Adam Keckritz, who was wanted for his alleged involvement in a June 4 shooting at Northgate Mall in Tullahoma, has been arrested.  Tullahoma Police Department officials announced that the US Marshals service was able to arrest Keckritz in Franklin County Tuesday, June 30.  Keckritz has been charged with attempted criminal homicide.  On June 4, police say Keckritz allegedly shot a 20-year old in the abdomen after the two got into a verbal altercation. An area search began after Keckritz fled the scene, but he was able to slip away until Tuesday. ...

Brent Moon – who was wanted out of Franklin County for a homicide that occurred on Saturday – has been captured after he was located at a residence in Rutherford County Tuesday. Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department, Murfreesboro Police Department and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department were able to team up to locate Moon, a resident of Coffee County, at approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 30. Moon was taken into custody and charged with homicide. He is being held in the Franklin County Jail with a bond to be set at a hearing on Aug. 3. Authorities began searching for...

An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Bedford County Deputy, charged with a sexual assault. In February, at the request of 17th District Attorney General Robert Carter, TBI Special Agents began investigating an allegation that an adult female was sexually assaulted at a party at a home in Bedford County in October, 2019. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that indicated Joseph Guthrie, who is a deputy with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, was responsible for the assault of the female. On June 22nd, the...

There are 23 active cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. Since testing began in March, there have been 108 positive tests in Coffee County. Of these, 85 have officially recovered, which leaves 23 active cases. Meanwhile, across the entire state of Tennessee there are approximately 14,984 active cases. There have been 578 confirmed deaths related to the virus and 2,665 hospitalizations. There have been 792,779 total tests administered in Tennessee, meaning about 5.44 percent of all persons tested are testing...

We are now three days away from the City of Manchester’s annual Independence Day celebration. Although COVID-19 pandemic has altered this year’s celebration to look a little different with no live music or entertainment at Rotary Park, the city will still be shooting fireworks on Saturday, July 4, beginning at 9 p.m. Fireworks will be launched from the Manchester Recreation Center grounds (557 N. Woodland St.) With other cities in the area cancelling or postponing their shows, Manchester’s show will go on and citizens and visitors from other areas are encouraged to find a suitable viewing area and remain...

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department continues to search for Brent Moon, of Tullahoma. Moon is listed as a person of interest in a homicide that occurred at 1356 Pleasant Grove Rd. in Estill Springs Saturday night, June 27. According to Franklin County Sheriff’s Department deputies, Moon appeared at the Pleasant Grove residence and asked to speak to James Eric Hanger. Moon allegedly entered the residence and, after a short period of time, two unidentified black males entered the residence wearing all black clothing and black masks. According to witness accounts, one of the assailants produced a weapon and started...