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Coffee County Government MEETINGS THE WEEK MARCH 11, 2019
MEETINGS THE WEEK MARCH 11, 2019 Monday, March 11 Caucus Meetings 5:00 p.m. – Rural Caucus at CCAP Conference Room #1 6:00 p.m. – Tullahoma Caucus at the Marcum Building in Tullahoma Tuesday, March 12 6:00 p.m. – Full Commission Wednesday, March 13 4:30 p.m. – Personnel & Compensation Committee Thursday, March 14 4:30 p.m. – Law Enforcement...
Man who took Local Law Enforcement on High Speed Pursuit in 2016 has court date set on Murder Charge
Garieon Simmons, accused of stealing a Cadillac Escalade from the Coffee County Funeral Chapel in Manchester, TN and leading a high-speed pursuit will head to trial September 16, 2019. Simmons was charged with first degree murder. The pursuit began in Manchester and ended in Murfreesboro on June 24th, 2016. The pursuit traveled westbound on Interstate 24 before exiting and ending in a crash on South Church Street in Murfreesboro which took the life of 28-year old Jennifer Campos. As she was turning out of a parking lot just past Veterans Parkway, her vehicle was hit in the driver’s side...
Grundy County Pastor Headed to Prison
A Grundy County pastor, William E. “Tim” Smith, Jr. of the Palmer Church of God pleaded guilty on Friday to attempted child rape in a case involving a 12-year-old girl. Judge Justin Angel sentenced Smith, Jr. to 9 years and 6 months in prison. Smith, Jr. also must not make any contact with the victim. Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum says Smith, Jr. was arrested after investigators found him with a 12-year old female in a remote wooded area engaged in sexual conduct in Smith, Jr.’s truck. Sheriff Shrum says he was also found in possession of legend and...
Two Corrections Officers in Grundy County suspended after Crashing Patrol Cruiser
Two corrections officers in Grundy County have been suspended without pay after crashing a patrol cruiser into a woman’s car on Thursday. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office has announced it is now launching an internal investigation along with the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s investigation. The woman involved in the crash, 18-year-old Shalyn Pickett of Beersheba Springs had minor injuries as a result of the patrol cruiser rear-ending her white Nissan Altima. Sgt. Alan Bailey with the Tennessee Highway Patrol said there was an inmate in the back seat of the cruiser at the time of the accident. Officers Jonathan Hargis...
Unemployment Remains Unchanged
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Jeff McCord announced Thursday a preliminary statewide unemployment rate of 3.3 percent for January 2019. Tennessee has now had a statewide unemployment rate of 3.3 percent for the last four consecutive months. Total nonfarm employment in Tennessee increased by 8,300 jobs from December to January. The largest increases occurred in accommodations/food services, administrative/support/waste services, and arts/entertainment/recreation. Over the last year, nonfarm employment across the state grew by 61,200...
Executive Order to help with Flood Recovery
An executive order was signed by Gov. Bill Lee making it easier for Tennesseans to recover from the effects of serious flooding caused by heavy rains. The order begins the process for declaring a federal disaster after parts of the state set records for rainfall last month. Rain caused flooding in homes, businesses, roads, farms and fields, and led to landslides and highway closures. Lee’s order enables easier delivery of health care, insurance and relief supplies to 83 Tennessee counties (including Coffee) affected by flooding. It also helps the repair of state and federal highways damaged by high water....
Michigan State University “Pay It Forward” by Helping Clean Normandy Lake
A group from Michigan State University found out about the cleanup work the Coffee County Youth Bass Club has been doing at Normandy Lake and wanted to help. On Thursday 160 students made their way to the lake on their “Pay It Forward” tour. This was part of their week-long spring break trip. The Michigan State University students and others began working on the cleanup. They worked with Tennessee Bass Nation (TBN) members Gary Lahr, Coffee County Coach Phillip Petty, TBN South Central Region Director and BASS National Conservation Director Jake Davis, 3 Coffee County anglers (Adam Petty, Jayden...
Riding Lawn Mower Stolen from Tri-Green Equipment
A riding lawn mower was stolen from Tri-Green Equipment on Interstate Drive in Manchester on Monday (3/4/2019). The Manchester Police Department is looking for the male suspect and the suspect’s vehicle he was driving. If you can help them identify this subject or locate the vehicle you can see on our website, wmsrradio.com, please contact Manchester Police Investigator Trey Adcock at 931.728.2099. You can also respond to the police department’s social media pages (Facebook or Twitter) with information. The vehicle is believed to be a 2-tone 90s model, standard cab GMC pickup truck. Your help is...
