Attention all bike riders! The city was awarded a grant that will fund a long-term project to extend the Highway 41 bike lane to the Little Duck River Greenway near Parks Avenue and Emerson Street. From there, the path will be extended across the river and run along Wolf Creek to Busy Branch Road at the Bonnaroo festival grounds. The Manchester Times reports that to help fund this project, Manchester was awarded a $960,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Transportation Alternatives Program. Manchester will also contribute $240,000 toward the $1.2 million project that is projected to...

A Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Officer was transported to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga on Monday for injuries sustained during an altercation with an inmate. An investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office revealed that on Monday, September 3rd at approximately 7:15 pm Corrections Officer Jonathan Baker was involved in a physical altercation with an inmate that resulted in Baker sustaining a broken leg. The inmate, Brandon J. Quick of Decherd, TN was incarcerated in the Franklin County Jail under charges of theft of property now faces additional charges. There is an ongoing investigation into this matter and charges...

The Tennessee Secretary of State’s office is kicking off its third annual student essay contest. The project is part of a larger civics engagement initiative to encourage students to be actively engaged citizens. The 2018 theme for the essays is leadership with length requirements varying by grade level. Schools may submit two essays for kindergarten through second grade, third through fifth grade, sixth through eighth grade and ninth through 12th grade. All submissions can be submitted online beginning in September through Friday, Nov. 16. Winners will receive a TNStars 529 College Savings Program scholarship and a trip to the...

A man who listed a Hillsboro address after he was arrested a few weeks ago in Manchester had been on the run from law enforcement since Aug. 25 was captured on Friday. U.S. Marshalls and law enforcement officials from Alabama are credited with arresting Brian Lee Cleckler. Cleckler, age 39 was wanted for two counts of Aggravated Assault, two counts of Evading Arrest, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. On Aug. 25, Decherd police had made a traffic stop that resulted in a vehicle pursuit that ended in Decherd. Cleckler then took off on foot and has been on...

A jet skiing accident results in a fatality on Tims Ford Lake Saturday evening. Zachary Davis, 28, of Christiana, TN was operating a personal watercraft (PWC) around 5 pm on Saturday (September 1). His brother in law was on a separate PWC and indicated to officers that Davis, who was unfamiliar with the craft, had fallen behind. Davis was located floating in the water near the PWC, which has damage consistent with that of an impact with the bank. Davis was wearing a lifejacket and this incident is still under investigation. This accident brings the total number of boating...

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission are warning consumers to avoid purchasing vehicles advertised through a phony website created and operated by scammers posing as the proprietors of a legitimate Lawrenceburg auto dealer. Fully licensed and in operation since 1991, Fields Auto Sales operates its dealership at 1408 N. Locust St. in Lawrenceburg but does not operate a website. Unfortunately, scammers created a bogus website with a fake phone number purporting to be Fields Auto Sales in order to fool unsuspecting potential consumers. Additionally, scammers advertised the nonexistent vehicles through an...

Motlow State Community College is sponsoring internationally renowned speaker and award-winning author Tawan Perry to share a series of student success presentations on Sept. 10, 11 and 12, as part of Motlow’s Weeks of Welcome (WOW). Perry’s workshops focus on transitioning into college and maintaining wellness. Perry speaks from his own experience as a student who enrolled in a local community college and struggled academically. With hard work and persistence, he eventually graduated and was awarded a full academic scholarship. From that point forward, he has never looked back, and has dedicated his life’s work to help students successfully...