Manchester Fire-Rescue responded to an incident at the Oak Restaurant on Interstate Drive Monday afternoon. There was a small fire outside the building in a wooden column that supports the handicap porch at the entrance to the restaurant. Fire crews were able to find the fire, extinguish it and checked for fire extension to make sure there was no more fire in the building. Crews ventilated the facility and ensured everything was clear. The Oak Restaurant is closed on...

Five-year-old Clay Riddle from Manchester, TN is motivating the local community to find cures by participating in the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Nashville Take Steps Walk. This year’s event takes place on June 22nd at 9:00AM at Bi-Centennial Capitol Mall State Park. Clay is living with Crohn’s disease which combined with ulcerative colitis, are painful, debilitating digestive diseases affecting an estimated 3 million American adults and children, including an estimated 80,000 patients under the age of 18. Clay is an always-smiling 5-year-old who is crazy about cars, loves to play T-ball, swim, and show off his latest dance moves...

Nashville orthopedic trauma surgeon Manny Sethi, who grew up in Hillsboro, TN, says he’s running for a Senate seat opening in Tennessee. In an announcement video, the 41-year-old Sethi described himself as a conservative outsider who supports President Donald Trump. Former Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is considering a run for the seat. Democratic Nashville attorney and former Army helicopter pilot James Mackler has also entered the race. A Republican has held the seat since...

An altercation between two members of a motorcycle club over the weekend led to the shooting death of one man and the arrest of a woman. According to the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, the victim was identified as Dennis Carter from Grundy County. Officers have arrested 27 year-old Kate Pritchard of Murfreesboro in connection with the fatal shooting. She has been charged with criminal homicide. The incident happened outside the building that houses the Rebel motorcycle group on Pike Hill Road. The investigation is...

Last week we reported that a shooting had taken place on Lyndon Street in McMinnville. Police say Brown shot 21-year-old Jessie Palmer on Monday, May 27. Palmer was taken to River Park Hospital before being transported by air to a critical care hospital due to the extent of his injuries. Investigators have taken the suspect, 32-year-old Lorenzo Brown into custody in Shelbyville. Brown is facing charges of attempted...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reporting that there were no boating-related fatalities over the 2019 Memorial Day holiday weekend. It marks the fifth consecutive year without a boating fatality over the holiday weekend. During the period from May 24-27, there were five injury incidents and six property damage incidents. TWRA Boating and Law Enforcement officers made 21 boating under the influence (BUI) arrests, the most since the same number was reported in 2016 over the holiday weekend. The number is an increase from 10 in...

A small earthquake took place in Manchester, TN on Saturday afternoon. The United States Geographical Survey (USGS) based in Memphis, TN reported the 2.6 magnitude earthquake occurred Saturday afternoon around 1:45 pm. Several people wrote on various social media sites and the USGS that they felt the ‘quake. The earthquake’s center of activity was reported as being near Kimberly Lane and the Bonnaroo property. According to the United States Geographical Survey website, the intensity of the 2.6 ‘quake is listed as weak and no damage was...