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Illnesses Close Coffee County Schools
Due to high incidents of sickness among students and staff Coffee County Schools will be closed Thursday and Friday, Feb 15th & Feb 16th. We are already scheduled to be off for Presidents Day on Monday, Feb 19th. The school system will welcome back students on Tuesday Feb. 20th. Director of Schools Dr LaDonna McFall says that they are concerned with student illnesses and faculty and support staff that are calling in sick and that is a strain on the school system, so she decided to close until Tuesday....
Shooting at Tullahoma Village Apartments
Two Tullahoma women were arrested after one allegedly fired shots in the parking lot of Tullahoma Village on Feb. 11. The other was charged for being an accessory after the fact. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Clayton Harper, police received a call that gunshots were heard in the parking lot of the apartment complex and that the person who fired the shots had left the area. While officers were on their way to the apartment complex the communication center received additional calls that the shooter was back at the complex with another woman, but that the...
Thursday is the Day
Thursday at noon we will learn who will be official candidates for the county elections. Numerous offices are up for grabs in August, starting with the primary on May 1. This includes all 21 County Commission seats, as well as County Mayor, Sheriff, Register of Deeds, Road Superintendent, County Clerk, Trustee, Circuit Court Clerk and others. Deadline for voter registration for the May 1 primary is April 2. Early voting will take place April 11-April 26, 2018. Manchester and Tullahoma municipal elections and the county general along with state primaries will be held on Aug....
State Officials say Get the Flu Shot
Get a flu shot! The Tennessee Department of Health is urging all Tennesseans who have not yet received a flu shot this flu season to get one as soon as possible, as seasonal influenza remains widespread across the state. Tennessee county health departments are providing flu vaccine at no charge to patients while supplies last and are holding special “Flu Shot Friday” clinics from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. local time Feb. 16 in all locations to increase the number of people vaccinated across Tennessee. DH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend a yearly flu vaccine...
Sheriff Graves Asking for Employee Raises
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves has proposed a raise of $1,000 per year for all employees of the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department for the upcoming 2018/19 budget year. In a proposal letter the sheriff explained the raises could be funded by a newly negotiated contract related to inmate telephone calls at the jail and would not require a tax increase. He says that this will bring in approximately $300,000 to Coffee County adding that figure is approximately $150,000 more than the current revenue projection for the previous contract. Graves says if county officials decide to approve a raise of...
No Show at Court leads to more Charges Against a Tullahoma Man
A Tullahoma man who was wanted for failing to appear in court was arrested Feb. 11 and charged with additional drug charges. Anthony Tyler Conlan, 31, of Faith Lane, Tullahoma was arrested by Coffee County Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Simmons on charges of manufacture/sell/delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the deputy’s report, the officer went to Faith Lane looking for Conlan and an individual took him to an apartment where he was with a family member. Upon knocking on the door, the deputy alleges that he heard people inside, but they did not...
Damage to Vehicles at Stan McNabb Chevrolet
Tullahoma Police are investigating damage to vehicles on the parking lot of Stan McNabb Chevrolet on North Jackson Street as well tires stolen. According to a report by Officer Kannesha Nept, on Feb. 9 Rodney Hunley of the dealership stated that someone tried to take the wheels and tires off five vehicles on the lot. The officer saw four Cadillac Escalades and a Chevrolet Tahoe that had tires damaged and some missing. One full set of tires were stolen from a 2017 Escalade. A 2018 Escalade, 2018 Tahoe and a 2017 Escalade had fallen off the blocks during the...
Gas Prices Down Slightly
Energy prices took a nosedive on the stock market last week and gas prices are declining as a result. Tennessee gas prices declined 2 cents during the past week. Sunday’s state average of $2.39 is 9 cents less than a month ago and 34 cents more than this time last year. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said gas prices have the potential to drop 10 to 15 cents, based on what happened last week. However, refinery maintenance season is fast approaching and could spoil this big break for motorists. Every year-from February to April-reduced refinery output and the switch to...
