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Tullahoma Police need help identifying vehicle
The Tullahoma Police Department needs your assistance in locating a vehicle that was involved in an incident over the weekend. The vehicle is a white Mitsubishi Lancer or Mirage. If you have any information to the identity of the person who owns this vehicle, or where the vehicle is located, please contact Detective Johnny Gore at 931-455-0530 ext.133, on TPD facebook page, or at...
Former director sues city of Manchester; claims mayor wanted purchases made from connected businesses
After serving as director of the Manchester Public Works Department for over 12 years, Brent Carter was demoted to work at the wastewater treatment plant in December of 2018. Now Carter is suing the city of Manchester, saying he was given the option of being terminated or accepting a demotion by Mayor Lonnie Norman when he voiced concerns to aldermen that the mayor was pushing his pubic works department to purchase things from businesses with political connections to Mayor Norman. “Due to pending litigation I am unable to comment on the specifics of the complaint,” Norman told Thunder Radio...
Tullahoma drama teacher resigns amid investigation
Tullahoma High School drama teacher Aaron Miller has resigned from his position amid an investigation launched by the school system at the end of October, according to a release sent by the school system Friday, Nov. 15. “After a full and lengthy investigation by THS administration into parents and student concerns, Aaron Miller has agreed to resign his employment with the Tullahoma City Schools,” interim director of schools Scott Hargrove said in the statement. Tullahoma Schools and Miller entered into a severance agreement on Friday, Nov. 15 with a backdated resignation date of Oct. 28. Miller will continue to...
Tennessee unemployment remains at 3.4 percent
Tennessee’s unemployment rate held steady in October. The new rate of 3.4 percent matches the previous month’s rate, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). While Tennessee’s jobless rate remained the same between September and October, over the past year, Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate experienced a slight uptick from 3.3 percent to 3.4 percent. The current rate is still very close to the all-time low of 3.2 percent, which the state recorded earlier this year. “Month after month, we continue to see Tennessee’s unemployment rate hold steady, very close to the all-time...
Open enrollment for ACA underway; state approves rate decreases
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) reminds consumers that Open Enrollment for health insurance coverage in 2020 on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) begins Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Tennesseans have until December 15, 2019, to apply for or re-enroll in coverage for the 2020 calendar year. Consumers are reminded that three of Tennessee’s five insurance carriers have expanded their coverage areas for 2020. Additionally, TDCI approved premium rate decreases for just the second time in the Affordable Care Act marketplace era. Sixty five of Tennessee’s 95 counties will have more than one choice of federally facilitated plans....
THS drama teacher resigns amid investigation
Tullahoma High School drama teacher Aaron Miller has resigned from his position amid an investigation launched by the school system at the end of October, according to a release sent by the school system Friday, Nov. 15. “After a full and lengthy investigation by THS administration into parents and student concerns, Aaron Miller has agreed to resign his employment with the Tullahoma City Schools,” interim director of schools Scott Hargrove said in the statement. Tullahoma Schools and Miller entered into a severance agreement on Friday, Nov. 15 with a backdated resignation date of Oct. 28. Miller will continue to...
Former public works director files suit against Manchester
After serving as director of the Manchester Public Works Department for over 12 years, Brent Carter was demoted to work at the wastewater treatment plant in December of 2018. Now Carter is suing the city of Manchester, saying he was given the option of being terminated or accepting a demotion by Mayor Lonnie Norman when he voiced concerns to aldermen that the mayor was pushing his public works department to purchase things from businesses with political connections to Mayor Norman. “Due to pending litigation I am unable to comment on the specifics of the complaint,” Norman told Thunder Radio...
Probation officer arrested for allegedly having relationship with probationer
An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of an Altamont woman on charges of official misconduct. Tara Van Hooser-Prater At the request of 12th District Attorney General J. Michael Taylor, on July 24th, TBI Agents began investigating Tara Van Hooser-Prater, a probation officer with the State of Tennessee. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that indicated that from May through July, Van Hooser-Prater had engaged in a sexual relationship with a probationer who was on active probation in Grundy County. On November 12th, the Grundy...
