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Thursday is Election Day for Tullahoma
Thursday, Aug. 1 is election day in Tullahoma for two aldermanic seats. Polls open at 8 a.m. Thursday and close at 7 p.m. Polling places open in Tullahoma include Grace Baptist Church, Lions Club, National Guard Armory, First Christian Church, CD Stamps Community Center, Wilson Avenue Church of Christ and the Coffee County Senior Citizens Center at N. Collins St. In total, 864 registered voters voted early in the election. Four candidates are vying for two alderman seats. They are Jackie Duncan, Daniel Berry, Rupa Blackwell and Stephen...
Manchester, Coffee County Schools return for abbreviated day today
Students are in school today for an abbreviated day in both Manchester City and Coffee County Schools. Friday, Aug. 2, Manchester City Schools will have a full day of classes and the County Schools will be in for a full day starting Monday, August 5. As we reminded you yesterday, that means that school zones will be active, children will be walking and biking to school and school buses will be running routes. Law enforcement wants to remind everyone to watch for and obey crossing guards at schools, keep an eye out for stop signs on buses and pay...
Schools return Thursday for abbreviated day; law enforcement wants public to be aware of school zones, buses
Manchester City and Coffee County Schools will be back in session for an abbreviated day tomorrow, August 1st, and that means that school zones will be active again and some school buses will be running for county schools. After a summer of no school zones and no children walking or biking to and from schools, local law enforcement wants to remind drivers to be alert and slow down in school zones. Click play below for an audio statement from Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Laura Nettles:...
Former MTSU employee arrested for theft and forgery
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, with assistance from Middle Tennessee State University Audit and Consulting Services personnel, has released an investigation resulting in the indictment and arrest of Aryo Hasnugung, a former international recruiter in the MTSU Office of International Affairs. The investigation began after MTSU officials became suspicious of Hasnugung’s travel invoices. Investigators determined that Hasnugung, who traveled extensively to other countries to recruit students, stole at least $39,750 from MTSU by fabricating or altering invoices that he used to justify payments he received for travel advances and/or travel reimbursements. Investigators were able to confirm that at least 35 invoices submitted by Hasnugung were not authentic....
Red Cross to host blood drive August 15 in Manchester
The American Red Cross has announced a blood drive in the Manchester Area. ON Thursday, August 15th there will be a drive at First Baptist Church of Manchester – that is at 1006 Hillsboro Blvd. in Manchester from 2-6 p.m. You can expect donating to take about an hour of your time. ...
Granddaughter-grandmother arrested for arson in Murfreesboro
A fire marshal with Murfreesboro Fire Rescue has arrested a 28 and 80-year old granddaughter-grandmother and charged them with arson. 28-year old Ashley Barner was arrested last month (6/24/2019) and charged with arson. Her grandmother, 80-year old Peggy O’Neal of Bradyville Pike, was arrested Monday (7/29/2019) and charged with conspiracy to commit arson and insurance fraud.According to lead investigator Charles Malone, Barner admitted to intentionally leaving a candle next to a doll clothed in yarn on a bedside table in a back bedroom of the home. When questioned, the woman implicated her grandmother’s involvement as well. The fire took...
Coffee County Election Commission meetings in August
The Coffee County Election Commission will meet on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 and Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in the Election Commission office in the Administrative Plaza, 1329 McArthur Street, Suite 6 in Manchester. The August 6 meeting will be to count provisional ballots and canvas election results. The August 15 meeting will be to certify the City of Tullahoma Municipal Election results. Andy Farrar, Administrator Coffee County Election...
Attorney files to have Northcott’s license suspended
On behalf of more than 300 attorneys in Tennessee, attorney Sunny Eaton has filed a request with the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility to seek an emergency suspension of Northcott’s law license due to his statements that surfaced in June that he does not believe domestic violence laws should be used to protect people in same-sex relationships. According to a report by WTVF in Nashville, Eaton cites Northcott’s written response to an ethics complaint Eaton filed against Northcott early in June. In a letter written by Eaton Monday, she says: “Mr. Northcott’s written reply to the complaint removes all...
