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Lincoln and Moore Counties Team Up on Drug Bust
A joint investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department and Moore County Sheriff’s Department has landed 21-year-old Dannen Moore behind bars. On Friday, (9/21/2018) a search warrant was executed, and Investigators seized approximately 24 grams of heroin, approximately three pounds of marijuana, $4,200 cash, and several firearms including two fully automatic...
Tullahoma to Help Flooded North Carolina Town
Everyone has read and seen news stories about the devastation caused by Hurricane Florence on the Carolina coasts. Thanks to the initiative of a Tullahoma citizen, help from Tullahoma is on the way to a hard-hit small North Carolina community. Thursday afternoon, a Tullahoma citizen stopped by the Cedar Lane Church of Christ and suggested to Minister Steven Hovater that the churches of Tullahoma should do something to help Swansboro, North Carolina, a suburb of Jacksonville, North Carolina. Swansboro experienced 34 inches of rain from Tuesday through Sunday, and much of the town is flooded. According to their Mayor,...
Damage done to Asbury Community Center
On Sunday morning Coffee County Deputy Dwayne Mullins responded to a call at the Asbury Community Center for property damage. The owner, Jeffrey Harrell stated he had received a call Saturday night that the building had been damaged. Harrell stated he checked the building and it appeared a semi-truck and trailer had turned around in the parking lot striking the right front gutter of the community center. About 30′ of gutter had been ripped off and the end corner of roof was damaged. The deputy stated in his report that there where tire tracks in the parking lot from...
Warren County Jail Facing Overcrowding
The current Coffee County Jail opened around 3.5 years, but it took many years to settle on the location and money needed to build the jail. The main reason for building the jail was overcrowding. Now another nearby county is having a problem with too many people in their facility. State officials met with the Warren County Commission Monday night to present facts and figures regarding the current overcrowded conditions at the Warren County Jail. Tennessee Corrections Institute Program Coordinator Bob Bass and County Technical Assistance Service Jail Management Consultant Jim Hart gave a presentation in which they discussed...
Restaurant Owner in Fayetteville Charged with Tax Evasion and More
Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of Serapio (Jose) Granados, owner of Stonebridge Restaurant and the former Fried Tomato Restaurant, in Fayetteville. Revenue special agents arrested Granados, 48, at his business. Bond was set at $10,000. On Tuesday, the Lincoln County Grand Jury indicted Granados on 58 Class E felony counts of filing false tax returns, one Class B felony count of theft over $60,000, and one Class E felony of tax evasion. The indictments allege Granados falsified sales tax returns submitted to the Tennessee Department...
Juveniles Charged after Racially-Insensitive Comments Found in Bibles and Doors of African-American Church
Four juveniles were charged after they allegedly wrote racially-insensitive comments in Bibles and doors of an African-American church and stole property Tuesday, according to Rutherford County Sheriff’s officials. Deputy Shawn Matthews responded to the Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church where he found “KKK” written in Bibles and “we are white and we are watching you, white power” written on the doors of the predominantly African-American church. Damage to the church was extensive and included overflowing toilets with water damage at the Twin Oak Drive location. “With the help of citizens, Deputy Matthews developed two suspects and located the juveniles...
Fair Activities for Friday and Saturday
The Coffee County Fair continues at the fairgrounds in Manchester. Activities on Friday include, ride all the rides you want from 10am-5pm for a $15 hand stamp. Regular ticket price after 6. Youth field activities start at 11, Nick’s Kids Show at 3, 5 and 7pm. The Outlaw and mini rod tractor pull has been cancelled because of a family emergency. In place of the tractor pull will be a concert with the “Sound Dogs” from 6-10pm. On Saturday it’s double hand stamp day. Two hand stamps for only $25 from 1pm-6pm. Regular ticket price after 6. At 10am...
Large Drug Bust in Warren County
A very large meth bust took place in Warren County recently. After a police pursuit of a motorcycle, police found multiple bags full of what is believed to be methamphetamine at a home after the pursuit was called off. Authorities say that there are more than three and a half pounds of meth inside zip lock bags, and that can be worth more than $50,000 in Tennessee. After spotting the motorcycle at a local residence last week, officers obtained a search warrant and found the meth, along with a leafy substance believed to be marijuana and some drug paraphernalia....
