The Tullahoma Police Department is asking for your help identifying a female that might have been involved in a fraud case. Anyone with information regarding the woman’s identity is asked to contact Tullahoma Police Investigator Tyler Hatfield by calling 931-455-0530 or email the investigator, thatfield@tullahomatn.gov. The Tullahoma Police Department thanks the public for any assistance in this...

An analysis has found Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services investigated 647 allegations of child abuse or neglect involving students at more than 460 schools during a recent 20-month period. Data obtained by USA Today’s Tennessee Network showed DCS investigated claims at both public and private schools serving 74 of 95 Tennessee counties between January 2016 and August 2017. The agency did not provide investigations’ outcomes. The data indicates DCS investigated 373 allegations of physical abuse, 130 allegations of sexual abuse or exploitation, 97 allegations of children lacking supervision and 33 allegations of psychological abuse. State education officials said they...

Gas prices rocketed higher last week in most markets, due to reductions in domestic supply and the oil market’s response to the President’s decision to leave the Iran Nuclear Deal. Sunday’s national average of $2.87 is 53 cents more than this time last year. Prices at the pump jumped 6 cents nationwide last week. Gas prices have not been this expensive since November 2014. Tennessee gas prices rose 3 cents during the past week. The average price in Tennessee now sits at $2.62 per gallon-the highest daily price in four years. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said gas prices are...

Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen says school districts can decide whether student assessment scores will be included in student grades as long as the scores don’t lower final grades. More than 2.5 million TNReady tests were administered this spring, with about 300,000 online. But there were several flaws. The state also won’t give districts or schools A-F grades for TNReady data, and the data can’t be used to designate a school in the bottom 5 percent academically. Lawmakers passed legislation barring adverse action being taken against any student, teacher, school or district based on 2017-18 online TNReady results. Among...

Coffee County Industrial Board Executive Director Ted Hackney retired earlier this year and Kimber Sharp has been serving as an interim director since January. Last week Sharp was approved by the Industrial Board of Coffee County to serve as its next executive director. She has served as assistant to the executive director of the industrial board from 2013 until taking over as interim director. The board is expected to ratify the employment contract at its meeting in June, pending approval from the Coffee County Commission. The board chose Sharp over two other candidates, Don Crownover and Chad...

Law enforcement and an ambulance were dispatched to the area around Pryor Ridge Road, near the Marion County/Grundy County line, around 10:30 CST Friday night. 23-year-old Garret Bryant of Grundy County was killed in an ATV accident late Friday night in Marion County. Bryant was ejected from a side-by-side ATV when it flipped. According to Marion County Sheriff Bo Burnett, Bryant died instantly. Bryant’s body has been taken to Nashville for an autopsy. The driver of the ATV, a 19-year-old, was injured in the crash. The sheriff said his injuries are not...

State officials say 12 communities in Tennessee will participate in a program aimed at revitalizing their downtown commercial districts. Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe said Friday that the communities will receive a $15,000 grant to complete a commercial improvement project as part of their inclusion in the Tennessee Downtowns program. The communities are Alamo, Bell Buckle, Clinton, Dresden, Huntingdon, Jasper, Lexington, Lynnville, Newport, Trenton, Tullahoma and Watertown. In a news release, Rolfe says the program “promotes retail and tourism but also encourages economic growth.” Since 2010, 58 communities have participated in the program. Officials say...