Efforts to identify a suspect in an officer involved shooting on Saturday night in Grundy County remains active and ongoing. An individual identified by authorities has been located and, at this time, does not appear to be involved in this incident. At the request of 12th District Attorney General Michael Taylor, TBI Agents continue to investigate the shooting that occurred Saturday night in the Coalmont area of Grundy County. Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred at approximately 10:30 PM following an attempted traffic stop on B Mine Road by deputies from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. The driver reportedly...

Even in the spirit of giving and being thankful, drivers can still get frustrated on the roads as they make their way to their destinations. For even the most patient drivers, stress behind the wheel can lead to road rage. AAA says that the road to preventing aggressive driving and road rage begins inside our own car. One of the best ways to prevent these encounters on the roadway is to avoid engaging in aggressive maneuvers and trying not to give other drivers cause to become aggressive. AAA offers these tips to help prevent road rage this holiday season:...

Two men were arrested Dec. 20 for shooting a gun near a residence on Vanattia Road in Manchester. Coffee County Deputy Lee Marcum responded, however when he arrived the vehicle that allegedly had shots fired from it was not in the area. Marcum stopped at Hillsboro Elementary when a second call went out of shots being fired in the same area. Marcum sat there waiting for the tan colored Chevrolet pickup to pass him. Shortly afterwards it passed by and the deputy stopped the truck. He approached the vehicle and as he did a passenger reached down to the...

As if the holidays weren’t stressful enough, you could now have high blood pressure, according to the country’s leading medical groups. The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have eliminated the diagnosis of pre-hypertension and instead will classify people as having normal blood pressure, elevated, stage one hypertension or stage two hypertension. Dr. Cori Repp with U.S. HealthWorks says it’s going to change what many hear at the doctor’s office. “I think a lot of folks are going to be a little bit concerned that when they go into their physician’s office, they’re going to hear...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol received traffic safety grant funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to provide increased enforcement and public awareness campaigns in an effort to reduce serious injury and fatal crashes on state highways in 2018. The THP received $100,000 in grant money for the BELTS program, which will target seat belt usage across the state. The JUST DRIVE program, which focuses on distracted driving, will receive $100,000. The SOBER UP TN program, which will increase the number of checkpoints and DUI enforcement, will receive...

Each year in June entertainment is at a premium in Tennessee. Nashville with the CMA Fest, Manchester hosting Bonnaroo and Chattanooga has its Riverbend Festival. Riverbend Festival 2018 announced one of their headliners on Thursday. Opening night, Friday, June 8 will feature Hank Williams Jr. at 8:30 PM central time. Jr.’s extremely impressive resume has spawned 70 million albums sold worldwide, six platinum albums, 20 gold albums, 13 No. 1 albums and 10 No. 1 singles. Marking 52 years since his first album in 1964, Hank Jr. released “It’s About Time” (Nash Icon Records) in 2016. General Admission Festival...

On Friday, (December 15, 2017) Manchester Police Officer Daryn Gadeken responded to a call at 325 Greenbriar Circle in reference to a vehicle burglary. The arrest warrant states that when Gadeken was patrolling the area, he discovered a white male who matched the description of the person that the victim saw in his driveway. Gadeken says he approached the man, finding him to be 24-year-old Brandon Donald Tenney of Manchester, a convicted felon. After the man provided ID, he was arrested. Tenney allegedly broke in to three vehicles at three separate locations. Tenney was also found to be in...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department sent out information to the public on Wednesday morning that they were investigating a theft of property case. The theft apparently took place around Thanksgiving in Hillsboro. The sheriff’s department was needing to identify two male subjects. By thanks Wednesday afternoon the sheriff’s department sent out a release to thank the public for its help. The case was solved, and charges are...