Near-constant rain is creating flooding through parts of Tennessee. AAA urges caution on the road during periods of heavy rainfall because it can cause reduced visibility. In fact, nearly 1.2 million traffic crashes occur each year on wet pavement with more than a half million injuries and 5,700 deaths, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “There’s no way to tell how deep standing water is, so motorists should avoid driving through water covered and flooded roads,” said Stephanie Milani, Tennessee Public Affairs Director for “The Auto Club Group.” “Driving on familiar water covered roads is...

Police say a Bedford County inmate is now back in custody after escaping for the fifth time. According to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, 25 year-old Andrew Phillip Marshall from Estill Springs was reported missing around 5 a.m. on Feb. 19. Marshall escaped the jail by climbing into a vent in the ceiling of his cell which put him on the jail’s roof and shimmied down the side of the building. Marshall was eventually tracked to Texas, where he was taken into custody on Monday (Feb. 26). Marshall is suspected of stealing a car in Tullahoma. Texas authorities discovered...

The Tennessee Judicial Conference and the Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference have adopted new minimum courtroom security standards to promote the security and safety of the members of the judiciary, court personnel, and the public. The standards were last updated in the 1990s. In the past year, there have been at least three major security breaches in Tennessee courthouses, including a serious weapons incident here in Coffee County. On Monday June 19, 2017 there was shooting inside the Coffee County Justice Center. An inmate was in the courthouse for a hearing on charges of domestic-related kidnapping, evading arrest and...

If you have a 2017-2018 hunting or fishing license, those expire February 28th. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is now selling licenses that will be good through February 2019. These licenses are the primary funding mechanism for the TWRA. They can be purchased at any of their regional offices statewide, through their website at tn.gov/TWRA or through their phone app. Keep in mind that a Social Security number is required to purchase a hunting or fishing license in the state of...

On Saturday (February 24th, 2018) Manchester Police Officer Daniel Ray states that he observed Floyd Daniel Fults age 41 of Hillsboro operating a motor vehicle on Hillsboro Blvd. The arrest warrant says that Ray knew Fults had active warrants. Allegedly the man attempted to flee from the officer and drove through two business parking lots apparently placing numerous people at risk of serious bodily injury, in an attempt to evade Officer Ray. Fults’ vehicle was located behind Food Lion and a witness stated that the man took off on foot through the woods. Another officer located the man on...

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) customers are footing the bill for an estimated $40 million worth of luxury jets and a Mercedes Benz helicopter, according to public records from the Federal Aviation Administration registry, which details TVA purchases over the last two years. The expenditure comes amid growing concern about rate breaks given to industrial customers, versus what residential consumers pay. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, says this recent discovery doesn’t add up. “Every month, you’re sending your hard-earned money away, thinking that you’re paying for just electricity,” Smith says. “They’re manipulating the rates,...