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Bell Buckle man facing Charges in Murfreesboro
A man stopped for a traffic violation in Murfreesboro now faces three drug related charges and a charge for driving on a revoked license. Kenneth Shane Fox of Bell Buckle was pulled over on Old Fort Parkway for a tag violation and failing to come to a complete stop while exiting a business. Evidently, Fox had a revoked license for failing to pay for past fines. The report shows that this was the fourth time he was caught driving on a revoked license. When police searched the 41 year old man, the arresting officer noted the discovery of a...
TWRA Urges Boating Safety
Even though boating season is just starting to get underway, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency has already seen some accidents, according to TWRA officer Jeff Webb. Webb said some of the common causes of boating accidents are people who are not paying attention while they’re operating their vessel-people who are not obeying the rules of the road while they are out on the water ways. Webb says some of the biggest rules are what boaters need to have on board. Some of that required equipment would be a wearable life jacket for each person that’s on board the vessel. They...
Fatal Crash just inside Moore County
70-year-old John Wilburn, of Lynchburg, Tennessee died in a fiery crash between Lynchburg and Tullahoma on Saturday. It happened just before 10 a.m. on State Route 55 near Hilltop Circle in Moore County. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a Dodge flatbed truck driven by 70-year-old James E. Waters, of Tullahoma was traveling east went he allegedly crossed over the center line and hit the side of a Ford Fusion, driven by 29-year-old Cassandra B. Walden, of Fayetteville. Waters’ truck then kept going and hit a Chevrolet truck head-on, killing Wilburn. Waters and Walden were both injured. A juvenile...
Former Baseball Coach Back in Jail
Former Coffee County High School baseball coach Brad Weir, 47, returned to Manchester Friday and is now being held in the Coffee County Jail. Back on April 22 in Hamilton County, Weir allegedly struck a man with the car he was driving. Later that night Weir was being served an arrest warrant for the alleged aggravated assault. He was later charged with resisting arrest and assault of a police officer. His bond was revoked by Coffee County Judge Vanessa Jackson. Weir has been free on $100,000 bond from the Coffee County Jail since early 2015 when he was arrested...
Man Passes Out in Manchester Restaurant, Later Arrested
On Thursday (May 10th, 2018) Manchester Police responded to Yamoto restaurant for a welfare check on a subject who appeared to be passed out. Upon arrival officers located the subject inside the restaurant at a table slouched over. The subject had extremely slurred speech, was very lethargic and upon standing was unsteady on his feet. Officers asked the man for his driver’s license and he told officers that it was in his car. Officers found the subject’s vehicle parked in the parking lot and then asked the subject for consent to search. There officers found $3,680 in cash 10...
Disturbance at Bus Station Sends Man to Jail
On Thursday (May 10th, 2018) Manchester Police Officer Derek Boles responded to the Greyhound bus station on the Woodbury Highway in reference to a suspicious person. Upon arrival, Boles walked in and the clerk pointed at a man telling the officer that the man had no bus money and that he refused to leave. As the officer went to speak to the man, he walked away. According to the arrest warrant, when the officer asked the man to come and speak with him he noticed the man allegedly attempting to retrieve something from his front pocket. The officer asked...
Fire Destroys Camper Home
On Thursday evening the New Union Fire Department and Coffee County deputies responded to a fire at Rimfire Dr. inside Lakewood Park. When Deputy Duston Foster along with Sgt. Dwayne Mullins arrived, they observed the camper home fully engulfed in flames. Upon speaking with the owner, William Walters, he stated that he had left his residence for about thirty minutes to visit a friend. When he returned he noticed his residence was on fire. The New Union Fire Department extinguished the blaze, but the camper home was a total...
Local Agencies ready for Bonnaroo (Video)
Bonnarroo is just around the corner. Local agencies are planning, training and have strategies in place, should an emergency occur during the music festival. At a recent “summit” hosted by Director of Homeland Security and Coffee County Emergency Management, Allen Lendley, over 18 emergency agencies came together for a planning and training session. See the video for more information. The following agencies were represented: Harton Hospital, Unity Medical Center, The National Guard 45th, Manchester City Police Department, Hillsboro Fire Department, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Coffee County EMA, Manchester City Fire Department, Coffee County EMS, Coffee County Rescue Squad, (multiple)...
