Manchester Police Chief Mark Yother started a fundraiser on Wednesday for Special Olympics. It’s called “Patch Run.” Chief Yother ran 4.5 miles on Wednesday to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and was given a department patch by Sgt. Daniel Ray. The goal is to run from the Manchester Police Department to several surrounding departments and obtain their department patch. This is an effort to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics. If you would like to donate, contact Chief Yother or Assistant Chief Adam Floied at the Manchester Police Department, 931-728-2099. They would be happy to pick up any...

Beginning July 1, 2019, you will not be able to drive around Tennessee with your cellphone in your hand. Drivers could face a fine up to $200 for using their cellphone while driving. Drivers 18 and older will be prohibited from holding or physically supporting a phone while driving. Hands-free devices will be allowed, including “earpieces, headphone devices or a device worn on a wrist to conduct a voice-based communication,” the legislation says. Dashboard mounts will also be allowed. The state Senate approved the ban 23-7 in April. A driver’s first violation will result in a $50 fine. If...

The Great Tennessee Air Show, Presented by Nissan, has a world-class lineup of performers appearing Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 at the Smyrna Airport in Rutherford Count The U.S. Navy’s top demonstration team, The Blue Angels, returns to headline this year’s air show in their six iconic blue and gold F-18 Hornets for their only appearance in the Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama region. Representing the jet power of the U.S. Air Force, the show will also feature The F-16 Viper Demonstration Team followed by a Heritage Flight as a salute to past, present and future...

Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott has made a comment that some people have questioning his opinion one again. Northcott said in a video last year at Christian conference that if there is domestic violence in a marriage involving a gay couple, he would not prosecute it as domestic violence because he does not recognize the marriage. The video was posted by the political blog TNHoller.com on Monday. In Tennessee, domestic violence crimes carry heavier, more serious penalties than other assaults. Northcott added in the video from last year, “social engineers on the Supreme Court decided we now have...

As Bonnaroo approaches this year many are already hearing rumors of drugs to watch out for. One of the many drugs that has been talked about in recent days is marijuana laced with Fentanyl. Bonnaroo takes place in Manchester, TN and starts on Thursday, June 13th and runs through Sunday, June 16th. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the drug is a synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Fentanyl is a drug that is most often used to treat patients with severe pain, especially after surgery. Authorities are...

The number of children who are not enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, is on the rise. A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families estimates more than 88,000 children in Tennessee are no longer enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and likely have lost health insurance. The report said that’s a 10% drop, the highest decline in the country and more than double the national average. Bruce Lesley, president of the advocacy organization First Focus on Children, said the dwindling number of enrolled children is an alarming trend. “And we’re really...