The Tullahoma Police Department needs your assistance in identifying a person  of interest regarding an incident at a local business on August the 16th. This person in question was driving a small black car.  If you have any information to the identity of this person, please contact Detective Johnny Gore at 931-455-0530 or at...

A study produced by a group called Big Seven Travel recently ranked all 50 states according to “friendliness.”  This probably doesn’t come as a surprise to most of us here, but Tennessee ranked as the second friendliest state in the country.  The study cited “classic southern charm” and “locals with an attitude and eagerness to show off their cities to out-of-towners.”  Minnesota ranked as the most friendly state.  In case you are curious as to who took the bottom three spots – Deleware ranked 48th, Arkansas 49th and, ranking last, is New York.  Big Seven asked its social audience...

By Public News Service As talk of federal gun-control legislation continues in the weeks following mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that claimed a total of 31 lives, some Tennessee lawmakers are pushing for what they call “common-sense” gun laws.  Democratic representative and caucus chair Michael Stewart of Nashville said there are clear steps the governor could take.  “Here in this state, Gov. Lee should have us implement universal background checks, like Colorado and many other states have done,” Stewart said. “That’s step one.” In early 2019, Republican State Sen. Steve Dickerson from Nashville introduced state...

The Tennessee Department of Health and numerous state and local partners continue to investigate and respond to a large, multi-state hepatitis A outbreak. More than 2,000 cases of hepatitis A have been confirmed in Tennessee, including 13 resulting in the deaths of the patients.  ‘’The deaths in Tennessee associated with the hepatitis A outbreak are extremely sad,’’ said TDH Commissioner Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, FAAP. ‘’The Tennessee Department of Health, metro health departments, jails and many other community partners are working every day to ensure people at high risk of infection with the hep A virus are vaccinated to...

Kristin Frederik has been named the Coffee County Schools Person of the Week. Kristin is a nurse at North Coffee Elementary School. According to the school system, “Kristin is always the first to offer help to the students, staff and nursing team. Not only does she always jump in to assist but she does it with such a positive attitude. She is such an important part of the North Coffee team and the health services team.”...

During a home fire, every second counts, especially today. Did you know that 40 years ago, residents had over 17 minutes to escape a home fire with their lives. Today, because of synthetic materials in furniture and building material that number is now under 3 minutes, according to the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. A closed door can hinder flames and smoke from spreading to other rooms and can help deprive a fire of the oxygen it needs to grow, limiting the structural damage a fire can cause and saving...

Last Friday, several officers from MPD ran to Coffee County Central High to meet local Special Olympic student-athletes and raise awareness for Special Olympics. MPD officers were met by two great local organizations, who after seeing news of recent “patch runs” wanted to donate themselves. The Dusty Elam Foundation and the Sportsmen & Businessmen’s Charitable Organization presented checks to MPD Chief Mark Yother and Suzanne Foster (with Special...