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Doctor Reports Prescription Fraud
Tullahoma Police are investigating a fraud at Tennova-Harton Hospital. On Jan. 1, Doctor Scott Giles reported to Tullahoma Police Officer Karl Pyrdom that a white female entered the emergency room and stated that she was moving from California to Florida and had run out of her medication while staying with a friend. He wrote her a prescription for pain medication and she left the emergency room. After she left he was informed that she had been to the hospital on Dec. 22 and told the same story and was given a prescription. The officer was provided information where the...
Police Pursuit goes through Three Counties
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a car chase Saturday night that sent the suspect and an officer to the hospital. Sheriff Clint Shrum says it started after deputies tried to stop the driver of a green Oldsmobile, Freddie Meeks, for suspicion of DUI in Palmer. Meeks fled through Whitwell into Sequatchie County and onto Daus Mountain Road, which leads back into Grundy County. “A sheriff’s deputy approaching from the opposite direction had pulled onto a logging road to allow the pursuit to make passage,” Shrum said. “The suspect vehicle ran off the roadway and struck the...
More New State Laws
School bus drivers must be at least 25 years old in Tennessee under a new law taking effect on New Year’s Day. Lawmakers made the change in reaction to a November 2016 school bus crash that killed six elementary school children in Chattanooga. The driver was 24 at the time. The law also requires a school bus driver safety program, five consecutive years of driving experience for drivers and appointment of school district and charter school transportation supervisors. Two other new laws that took effect on Monday require Tennessee public colleges and universities to spell out free speech policies....
Spring Assembly is Jan. 10 at Motlow
All Motlow State Community College campuses – Moore County, Fayetteville, McMinnville and Smyrna – will be closed Thursday, Jan. 11, to permit faculty and staff to attend spring assembly. Faculty and staff from all Motlow campuses will meet on the Motlow Moore County campus in Nisbett Center, Copperweld Arena, for the annual assembly, during which preparations are made for the spring semester. Continental breakfast will begin at 7:45 a.m., with opening remarks from Hilda Tunstill, interim Motlow president, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The assembly agenda includes introduction of new employees, updates on college programs and new initiatives, and faculty...
Update on County Commission Races
There will be some new faces on the county commission as some current commissioners will not seek re-election: Sam Mai, Republican representing Manchester’s District 4, Diane Argraves, a Democrat representing rural District 11, Kerry Farrar, a Democrat representing District 8, Mark Kelly, a Republican representing Tullahoma’s District 15, Kimberly Martin, a Republican representing Tullahoma’s District 17, and Rush Bricken, a Republican representing Tullahoma’s District 21 have all decided not seek re-election. Others may choose not to run, but have not announced. No candidates have picked up qualifying papers to run in districts 2, 4, 13, or 19 for county...
Fire Damages Hillsboro Home
On Thursday (December 28,2017) Coffee County deputies Ben Sneed and Kevin Smith responded to a structure fire with 2 occupants trapped at 100 West 1st Street in Hillsboro. Sgt. Mike Smith arrived on scene escorting both victims away from the residence. Coffee County EMS came to the scene to check on the male and female, but they refused treatment. Hillsboro, other volunteer departments and Manchester Fire and Rescue were called to fight the blaze. According to Deputy Sneed’s report the home received catastrophic...
County Unemployment Up Slightly
Statewide unemployment figures for the month of November indicate the unemployment rate decreased in two counties, increased in 90 counties and stayed the same in three counties. Coffee County went from 2.9 percent in October to 3.3 percent in November. Warren County’s unemployment rate for November was 3.5 percent, the same as the October rate. Bedford County rose from 3.2 to 3.5 percent. In Franklin County they jumped up from 2.9 percent in October to 3.3 percent in November. Moore County continues to have one of the best unemployment rates in the state at 2.7 percent for November, up...
New Laws Began Monday
Two of 18 new laws that went into effect on January 1, 2018 will target distracted driving. One law will make it illegal to talk on your cell phone in an active school zone. If you are caught talking on a hand-held phone in a school zone while lights are flashing, you could be fined $50. You can use a hands-free device. Another new law prohibits colored headlights, which officials say, can be a distraction for some drivers. Under the law, only white or amber headlights will be allowed while driving. Colored headlights will still be allowed if your...
