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Some Armadillos are making Tennessee Home
Rising temperatures have made Tennessee more hospitable to armadillos over the past three decades. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Agent Barry Cross said the mostly nocturnal animals are not native to Tennessee, and are instead migrants from the west and the south, including Alabama and Georgia. Cross says the animals are largely harmless to humans, with the holes they dig posing the biggest threat. According to the department’s website, armadillo spottings are rarer in the eastern part of the state, but the animals are expanding their range. The department also notes that they often end up as roadkill, because of...
CHS Softball Claims Region Title
Hosting Lincoln County at Terry Floyd Field on Wednesday, the Coffee County Lady Raiders were looking for the first region title since 2014. Facing off against their District 8AAA rival Lady Falcons, Coffee County hosted an overflow crowd in the Region 4AAA title game. Once again, it was a late rally that lifted Coffee County to the 4 to 3 win. Trailing 3 to 1 entering the bottom of the 5th inning, Coffee County strung together 3 doubles and capitalized on a Lincoln County error to plate 3 runs and take a 4 to 3 lead into the 6th. ...
Disturbance call in Tullahoma leads to man facing Several Charges
On Wednesday (May 16th, 2018) Tullahoma Police Sgt. Michael Wilder responded to a disturbance on East Moore Street. Upon arrival while speaking to the parties involved they told officers that James Randall Goff age 24 of Estill Springs was involved and had ran off as the police arrived. Information was given to Wilder that Goff was at a location on East Grizzard. The officer received consent from the resident homeowner to search, there officers found the Goff allegedly hiding in a closet. According to the arrest warrant, Wilder knew the man had active arrest warrants and placed him in...
TBI Releases School Crime Study
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its annual School Crime Study Tuesday. According to the TBI, “the study presents the nature, volume and extent of reported crimes on school campuses, excluding colleges and universities in 2017.” The TBI explained the report found: From 2015 to 2017, a total of 27,038 offenses were reported by Tennessee law enforcement agencies with a “School” location code. The number of offenses occurring in school increased 13.5%, from 8,494 offenses in 2015 to 9,642 in 2017. Simple Assault was the most frequently reported offense, accounting for 37.4% of reported offenses. The month of September...
Estill Springs Police Searching for Two Burglary Suspects
The Estill Springs Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at the Montana Drive-In located on Tullahoma Hwy. The burglary took place on May 8, 2018 sometime between 1:00 am-3:00 am. It is believed that two males entered the concession area. Anyone with any type of information would be greatly appreciated, you can call Franklin County Dispatch at 931-967-2331 and ask to speak with an Estill Springs Officer. You can ask to be...
Mid-State Trucking Company Agrees to Settle Contract and Common Law Allegations
Tracie McCormick, Inc., d/b/a McCormick Trucking (“McCormick”), based in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle contract and common law allegations of double billing the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) under its contracts for hauling mail, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee. The settlement agreement addresses conduct that occurred from approximately January 2011 through November 2013. During that time, the United States alleged that McCormick used credit cards issued by the USPS on certain fuel index routes, the governing contracts of which already provided itemized payment to McCormick for fuel purchased for...
Tennessee Attorney General Suing Purdue Pharmaceuticals
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slattery III and a bipartisan group of attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharmaceuticals for their alleged unlawful marketing of OxyContin and other drugs that have caused and prolonged the opioid epidemic in the state. The 270-page complaint outlines the state’s argument, which accuses the company of causing the “most devastating public health crisis in Tennessee history” by making unlawful and misleading claims about the safety and benefits of drugs like OxyContin. The complaint also claims Purdue continued to market their drugs in this manner despite knowing the pills were causing deadly...
Questions arise because of Downtown Manchester Mural
Something new is going up in Downtown Manchester, but it is being met by some controversy. A new mural is being painted on the side of Wheeler’s Construction and Restoration, Inc. The mural, painted by a Murfreesboro artist, is an American flag in the shape of a magnolia with the word “Manchester” on it. The Historic Commission found it to be disrespectful and wants it covered up, while Scott van Velsor believes he is in his right to have it completed. The artist was commissioned to do the work by van Velsor and his wife. He, representing building owner...
