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Motlow has Highest Graduation Rate of any Community College over Three Years
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) College System recently announced graduation and retention numbers for the 13 Tennessee community colleges that comprise the System. Motlow State Community College had the highest graduation rate of any community college over the past three years. The College also had the second-highest retention rate for freshmen who enrolled for the fall semester of 2016. The Motlow graduation rate for the 2014-17 time frame came in at 35.5 percent, compared to the system-wide average of 21.8 percent. The next closest college, Roane State Community College, had a graduation rate of 28 percent. The Motlow...
Tennessee Medical Cannabis Bill Passes Next Step
In a vote on Wednesday state lawmakers in a key House committee passed a stripped down medical cannabis bill by a vote of 9 -2. The bill now heads to the Health Committee. The vote comes after it was unexpectedly postponed last week. The bill was essentially gutted last week. Instead of a bill full of rules and regulations for growing and distributing medical cannabis, the sponsor amended the bill. The two amendments that were added to the bill: one that takes away the requirement that someone would need a medical card to possess medical marijuana. The second takes...
City of Manchester Leaf Vacuum Service will return in the Fall
The City of Manchester, Street Department provides leaf vacuum service to all city residents from Fall to Spring of each year. The Leaf Vacuum Service will resume again this fall, usually sometime toward the end of October. Until then, any leaves put out for disposal AFTER APRIL 13th must be placed in PAPER RECYCLABLE BAGS. These can be obtained at local retail stores. Grass Clipping must be placed in these bags year-round. All leaves and grass must be recycled under State and Federal regulations. All leaves placed out to be vacuumed must be free of any sticks, rocks, limbs,...
Tullahoma Female Facing Drug Charges
A Tullahoma woman was arrested early Tuesday (March 27, 2018) on multiple charges by Tullahoma Police Officer Brooke Earhart. According to warrants, Nicole Lee Montgomery, 30, of Provins Drive, Tullahoma was charged with two counts of possession of schedule II, possession of schedule IV, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, third offense of driving on revoke/suspended license and violation of probation. According to the warrants, the officer reports that a person was sitting in a vehicle on Silver Street in front of an apartment. When the officer arrived, she states that the woman was acting suspicious by reaching into her...
Young Nashville Man Arrested on Drug Charges in Tullahoma
On Monday, Tullahoma Police Officer Tommy Elliott stopped a Chevrolet Malibu at Whispering Oaks for having a tail light out. When he made contact with the driver he immediately smelled marijuana. Officer Elliott searched the car and allegedly found a backpack that contained approximately 45 grams of marijuana along with a set of digital scales and clear bags. A passenger, Joshua Murray, 18, of Nashville, who was sitting in the seat where the drugs were found allegedly admitted to possession of the drugs. Taylor was booked into the Coffee County Jail on a charge of manufacture/delivery/sell of a controlled...
Morrison 18-Year-Old Charged with Arson
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, and Tennessee Fire Investigation Services has resulted in the arrest of a Morrison man in connection to an arson in McMinnville. On Monday, Warren County authorities responded to a reported camper trailer fire in the 100 block of Bivens Lane. During the course of the investigation, authorities determined the fire had been intentionally set and also developed information leading to 18-year-old Roger Roach as the individual responsible for the crime. On Monday, authorities arrested Roach and charged him with one count of Vandalism over $10,000....
Grundy County Man Injured while Working on Truck
A man from Grundy County had to be flown to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga after a truck he was working on rolled over on top of him. The incident happened Tuesday morning. Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum says that two men were working on a truck when the mishap occurred. Apparently not realizing the man was there, the second man used a skid loader to push the truck. That’s when the truck rolled over on the man. Shrum says while the man suffered injuries, he is expected to...
Teenager Missing for almost One Year
WMSR News reported nearly one year ago that a Murfreesboro teenager was missing. Now a year later Devin Bond is still missing. The 17-year-old left his home on March 31, 2017 and was last at Barfield Crescent Park in Murfreesboro. Heather Simmers, the mother of Devin, stated in the past to our news partner WGNS Radio that she’ll never give up looking. http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Devin-Bonds-Mother.mp3 Detective Will Pinson, who is investigating, told our news partner WGNS Radio that a close friend said Devin expressed an interest in running away before and living as a homeless person. He packed a bag prior...
