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The Latest Information on the Flu in Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Health reported that seven people have died from the flu in the state. During the last week of January, the South-Central region, which includes Coffee County, had 224 confirmed flu cases and around the state there were 10,591 reported cases. According to state data, Tennessee has reported 6 influenza-related deaths in children under 18 years and one influenza-related death of a pregnant woman. The health department is still urging people to get the flu vaccination this season. Health department clinics across the state are providing vaccines at no charge. In order to prevent the spread...
Coffee County Election Commission Meeting Feb 15
The Coffee County Election Commission will meet on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 4:00 PM in the Election Commission office, Administrative Plaza, 1329 McArthur Street, Suite 6 in Manchester. The purpose of the meeting will be to approve candidate petitions for the May 1, 2018 Republican and Democratic County primaries. A tentative copy of the 2018 – 2019 budget will be distributed to Commissioners. A representative for Election Systems and Software will be here that day, also, to demonstrate the newest version of their voting...
A Silver Lining to Winter Weather for TN Forests
The frigid temperatures experienced in parts of Tennessee this season – and likely future visits by Jack Frost – have at least one benefit: Low temps help kill the hemlock woolly adelgid, a non-native species responsible for killing thousands of mature hemlock trees. Forestry experts are in a race against time to preserve the plant species. Nathan Hoover, forest health specialist with the state Division of Forestry, said his department and other conservation groups are working to preserve what they can. “It’s something we’re going to deal with for perpetuity. It’s going to be forever. We’re losing trees rapidly,”...
Motlow to Feature Middle Tennessee Native Carolyn Ford Art
The Motlow State Community College art department will present a unique exhibition of work by artist Carolyn Ford, Feb. 14 – Mar. 22 at the Eoff Hall Gallery on the Moore County campus. Eoff Hall Gallery hours are 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. There will be an opening reception and artist talk on Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. – noon. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the reception and meet the artist. Ford received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in ceramics, drawing, and painting from Middle Tennessee State University. She received...
Stolen Car and Weapons Send Two Men to Jail
Two men were arrested Feb. 5 for possession of a stolen vehicle and unlawful weapons charges by a Coffee County deputy. According to a report by Deputy Cpl. Blake Simmons, a vehicle was seen sitting partially in the roadway. The driver, Andrew Kyle Hilliard, 27, of Memphis told the officer that he and his friend Jordan Christopher Martin, 38, of Normandy had run out of gas. Deputy Simmons checked to see if there were any warrants on either one and was advised that Hilliard was a wanted person and that he should use caution in dealing with the man....
Another Shoplifting Case, this time in Tullahoma
Tullahoma Police are investigating the theft of $740 worth of items from Hibbett’s Sports in Northgate Mall on Jan. 31. According to a report by Officer Jimmy Coleman, store employee Jimmy Morrison reported that three black females entered the store and removed the merchandise from the racks. The three then fled to the parking lot and got into a gray Kia Sorento with damage to the right front feeder and a temporary tag. One female was described as tall with long dark hair, wearing blue jeans and a blue shirt. A second female was shorter with red hair, wearing...
Murfreesboro man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
An investigation by Special Agents with the Technical Services Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Murfreesboro man, who is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. TBI Agents received information via a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about images of child pornography that existed on a social media account. During the course of the investigation, Agents were able to determine that the account belonged to 31 year-old David Dehoff. On Tuesday, Agents executed a search warrant at Dehoff’s residence and arrested the man, charging him...
Gas Prices continue to Rise
Gas prices increased throughout most of the country last week, albeit by a smaller margin than recent weeks. Tennessee gas prices increased by only one cent during the past week but declined by fractions of a penny over the weekend. Sunday’s average price of $2.41 is 14 cents more than a month ago, and 34 cents more than this time last year. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said while we could see some small discounts this month, those will likely be erased as we move in refinery maintenance season. Typically, maintenance season peaks in mid-March. This results in reduced refinery...
