If you want to vote in the upcoming local General Election and State Primary in August, you have a little over a month to get registered. The deadline to register is Tuesday July 3rd. You can visit the election commission at the administrative building during regular business hours for more information. The general election and state primary is August 2. Early voting will take place July 13-28. The Coffee County Election Commission will meet on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 4:00 PM in the Election Commission office, Administrative Plaza, 1329 McArthur Street, Suite 6 in Manchester. The purpose of...

On Tuesday, while working at the Agricultural Center in Rainsville, Alabama, DeKalb County, Alabama inmate Keith Amos Clark, 43, of Tracy City, Tennessee walked off a work detail and has not been seen since. Clark has been incarcerated at the DeKalb County, Alabama Detention Center for the past 64 days. Clark has no violent crimes on his record and is not believed to be armed. If you see Clark, call the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office at (931)...

Two men who led law enforcement officers, including deputies with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, on a low-speed chase are now behind bars. According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Tyler McClure, 24, and Tyler Moore, 23, led a pursuit that began in Warren County. The pursuit then went through Beersheba Springs before ending in Hubbards Cove after the driver tried to push a patrol vehicle off the roadway. Deputies searched the vehicle and found methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana. A juvenile was also detained and taken back to Warren County. Both McClure and Moore are being held in the...

A Bedford County company is asking for state permission to operate a plant in Cannon County. Construction has started for a batch mix asphalt plant at the intersection of John Bragg Highway and Bradyville Road. The builder Hawkins Asphalt Paving, LLC of Wartrace has reached the point in the construction process to request state approval of an air contaminant permit. The proposed operation would consist of a batch mixer, asphalt cement storage, crushed aggregate storage piles, and reclaimed asphalt pavement for making hot mix asphalt. The notice from the Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control lists fabric filter bags...

Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing man. Jeremy Dale Anderson, 37 year-old, white male was last seen at his residence on May 23, 2018. Anderson is 6’1″ tall, approximately 180 pounds, has brown hair, blue eyes, and facial hair. He had worn glasses in the past but is not believed to have them with him. Anderson has tattoos on both arms, his chest, and his back. His location is currently unknown. If you have information related to Jeremy Dale Anderson’s location, please contact the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office immediately...

The Tennessee Department of Health has been observing National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month in communities across the state this month. National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month is designed to raise awareness about the impacts of teen pregnancy and ways to prevent it. Consistent with national trends, Tennessee’s teen pregnancy rates per 1,000 females declined from 49 in 2013 to 32.5 in 2016. The most recent national data available is from 2013, when the teen pregnancy rate in the U.S. was 43 per 1,000 females. The Tennessee Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program works to prevent unplanned adolescent pregnancies through a comprehensive, community-wide,...

Charges have been filed against a Franklin County man accused of impersonating a licensed fire inspector across a multi-county area, police say. Wesley Mark Shaw, 58, of Decherd allegedly targeted primarily ethnic restaurants operated by people who don’t English well, Shelbyville police and fire personnel said. Bedford County Jail records show Shaw is charged with six counts of impersonation of a licensed professional and one count of criminal simulation. Shaw claimed he could order the restaurants to close unless they passed “fire safety inspections” he conducted at a cost of several hundred dollars each, police said. One Shelbyville restaurant...