Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 10904 – Manchester conducted a special event at the Manchester Square on Saturday. Citizens that included military and former military walked around the square for a total of 58 times, one lap for every 1,000 veterans who were killed in the Vietnam War. They also heard inspiring speeches. The event was held on National Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Day. Each participant carried an American flag, Vietnam veterans flag or the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) flag, as they walked around the square. This event will be held in conjunction with the Disabled...

It has come to the attention of WMSR News that an issue occurred at the Coffee County Justice Center on Feb. 15, 2018. It has been confirmed that a weapon (pistol) belonging to a court officer was found inside a restroom used by court officials. Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott confirmed that this did happen, and he is planning on bringing his concerns about court security before the Coffee County Commission at its next meeting on April 10, 2018. http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Craig-Northcott-security-1.mp3 Circuit Court Clerk Heather Duncan said that she had no first-hand knowledge of this event. She said that...

Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves has issued a warning about a scam making its way around Coffee County and surrounding counties. IRS imposters are threatening arrests, lawsuits, and property seizures unless the victim pays up. Law enforcement says they’re investigating alongside several other agencies across the United States. The scammers are spoofing phone numbers that seem to be local. Recently Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller had his cell number spoofed. Caller ID spoofing is the practice of causing the telephone network to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is from someone or...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all interstate construction work this Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel. TDOT crews and contractors will stop all road construction work that requires lane closures began Thursday night at 6:00 p.m. and runs through Monday, April 2 at 6:00 a.m. This will provide maximum roadway capacity to motorists expected to travel across the state this holiday weekend. Motorists will still encounter some long-term lane closures on construction projects that will remain in place. While lane closure activity will be stopped, some workers may be on-site in construction zones and reduced...

Tullahoma Criminal Investigation Sergeant, Harry Conway has been elected Vice President to the Tennessee Joint Task Force on Children’s Justice and Child Sexual Abuse (JTF). Conway brings unique specialty experience and expertise to the JTF that will be invaluable in providing guidance, leadership and recommendations to the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY). He is the only law enforcement representative to serve on this state-wide Task Force that advises state legislators. Conway has nearly 29 years of law enforcement experience. Conway has been with the Tullahoma Police Department (TPD) for 15 years. Prior to joining the TPD, he...

All Motlow State Community College campuses will host an Autism Awareness Walk on World Autism Day, Monday, Apr. 2, from 2 – 4 p.m. The walk is funded in part by the Motlow Student Government Association (SGA), and will be held simultaneously at all four Motlow campuses: Moore County, beginning at the Forrester Student Center; Fayetteville, beginning at the Sundquist Room; McMinnville, beginning at the Main Lobby; and Smyrna, beginning at the MaryLou Apple Lobby. The event will host speakers on each campus, followed by a campus walk and culminating with cake served by the SGA. “We look forward...

On Tuesday afternoon (March 27, 2018) 34-year-old Russell Lee Asbury and Erika L Canuto, age 19, both of Autumn Rd., Morrison went into Wal-Mart in Manchester and allegedly removed items without paying for them. They both got into a vehicle allegedly stolen out of Warren County. Asbury was the driver when Manchester Police officers attempted to stop the vehicle on Highway 41 at Exit 114. Asbury was in the turn lane going onto the interstate and officers approached the vehicle, and he allegedly accelerated, almost hitting two officers and hit an officer’s vehicle and then went north on Highway...

Gov. Bill Haslam has approved the recommendations of a school safety panel, including a security risk assessment of all Tennessee public school facilities. Haslam announced the approval Wednesday of the recommendations from the panel that he appointed. Two other immediate priorities identified by the panel included an increase in available resources to help secure school resource officers and providing a statewide technology application for the anonymous reporting of security threats. Haslam says in a statement the assessment of every public elementary and secondary school to identify risks should begin immediately. He says the assessments should to be finished before...