Amanda Kasey Anderson a Grundy County school board member has been arrested for the third time in nine months. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department confirms that Amanda Kasey Anderson was arrested Friday for failure to appear. In November of 2017, Anderson was arrested after she sent a text message that caused a lock-down for the entire Grundy County school system. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office completed a search of all the schools at that time of the text messages and determined there was no credible threat to the schools. In June of 2017 she was arrested for public intoxication,...

Three people were killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning along Highway 96 in Cannon County. The fatal crash was reported around 4:15 a.m. at Cooper Hollow Road. According to Tennessee Highway Patrol, a car driven by Joshua Harris, 35, of Murfreesboro was traveling east on Highway 96 when his car crossed over the center line and collided with another car driven by Taylor Burrow, 25, of Murfreesboro. The two drivers were killed along with Dakota Franks, 26, of Savannah, a passenger in Burrow’s car. The THP crash report said alcohol could have played a role....

Black vulture attacks on livestock are a serious and costly issue for many Tennessee producers who experience losses of livestock to black vultures. Unfortunately, producers are limited in legal methods of removing problem black vultures since they are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Previously, the only legal option to protect livestock from depredation was to apply annually for an individual black vulture depredation permit at the cost of $100. The Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation (TFBF) Board of Directors has obtained a statewide depredation permit for black vultures from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)....

James Gregory is known as the Funniest Man in America and he’s coming to the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center this Friday (March 16, 2018) at 7:30pm. He is not your typical comedian. His material is G-rated, and if he veers into the political realm at all, it is in a non-offensive way. He doesn’t bombard the audience with one-liners but is more of a storyteller. He has never been a TV or movie star, but he does make radio appearances like the Rick and Bubba show heard on WMSR. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the Funniest Man in...

A Manchester man and woman were arrested March 6 at a residence in Manchester on drug charges. Lara Michelle Hobbs, 30 and Jason Michael Alderman, 36, both of Manchester were found at a residence on Woodlawn Drive in Manchester. Officers had received a call to the residence about a theft. Deputy Eric Clem and Sheriff’s Investigator James Sherrill were given permission by the owner of the residence to search and they found methamphetamines, Heroin, marijuana, Hydrocodone pills, Xanax, Percocet pills and two glass pipes. According to warrants, the officers also found a straw with drug residue and several bags...

Friday evening Pauline Goodrich a 73-year-old Estill Spring woman was apparently walking across Highway 41-A on foot near the Montana Drive-In when she was struck by a vehicle and died from her injuries. According to an Estill Springs Police report, Goodrich had attempted to drive her 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at about 6:15 p.m. into what she apparently thought was the entrance to the drive-in, but it was the exit instead. She then backed out onto Highway 41-A so she could re-position her car and access the theater’s entrance. While Goodrich’s vehicle was on the road, a minivan driven...

Manchester Police has received information regarding a local scam. The police department has been advised that citizens are receiving emails from an unknown person that appears to be associated with their church and are requesting their members to send money via a wire transfer. This is a scam. If you have any questions or concerns you can contact the Manchester Police Department at...

In a joint operation with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Department the Criminal Investigations Division of the Shelbyville Police Department arrested Christopher S. Smith, age 51, for the offense of Criminal Attempt to Commit Aggravated Statutory Rape and Solicitation of a Minor. Smith was arrested after posting an ad on Craigslist looking to engage in unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor he believed to be 14 years of age. After messaging with who he believed was the minor for three days, Smith solicited the minor to meet for the purpose to engage in sex. Smith drove to a location and...