We have more information on the Grundy County School Board member Kasey Anderson being arrested a charge of filing false reports concerning a gun being at a Grundy County school last Monday. Anderson is a school board member, representing Pelham. “On November 27, 2017 at approximately 8:30 am the Grundy County Sheriff Office was informed by the principal at the high school, Deidre Helton that the principal at Swiss Elementary Jamie Ruehling had called her with a concern about a report he got from one of his student’s grandparents. Ruehling informed Helton that the man said he and his...

A disagreement over ACT scores withheld from students at a Tennessee high school could lead state officials to consider moving to a rival assessment test. State Senate Speaker Randy McNally was among officials who met with ACT officials Tuesday in an unsuccessful attempt to persuade them to validate the scores of 409 Bearden High School students who took the test last month. Those tests were deemed to have been “mis-administered” because students were given the Oct. 3 version of ACT when they took their assessments on Oct. 17. McNally reportedly made it clear that the state could instead decide...

A few months ago, we reported that a Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store was planned for Coffee County just off Exit-117. The $20 million project has some hurdles to get through before construction can begin. District 6 Commissioner Dennis Hunt has brought up some issues concerning the business. The area where the Love’s is to be built is zoned as C-1 (rural central district). Hunt said that a truck stop is defined as an extensive impact facility, which requires the zoning to be changed to C-2 (general commercial district). He says that residents that live near where the...

Members of the Tullahoma Fire Department responded to a fire Thanksgiving morning at 104 Dove Hollow Road. Around 4:30 a.m. the firefighters arrived at the residence of Michael and Rebecca Dallas and found the central heating and cooling unit on fire. According to Chief Richard Shasteen, there was some structural damage around the unit and there was damage to the heating unit. The Dallas family of four were able to get out of the house which suffered some smoke damage. Michael Dallas was flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga for treatment of smoke inhalation. According to the chief,...

On Tuesday night (November 28th, 2017) Tullahoma officers responded to a two-vehicle accident on West Carrol Street. One of the drivers had fled the scene, leaving his vehicle. Officers were given a description of the subject and located him a short time later walking towards his home. According to the arrest warrant, upon making contact with Michael Douglas Miller age 38 of Johnson Lane, Tullahoma Officer Josh Leverette noted a very strong odor of intoxicant coming from Miller. The warrant also stated that Miller had blood shot eyes and slurred speech and was stumbling as he walked. The man...

The Shelbyville Police Department continues its investigation into the aggravated burglary offense that occurred in the early morning hours of November 23, 2017 on Shapard Drive. The investigation thus far has led to the arrest of two minors and two adults. Camari Cannon and Thomas Vinson, both 18 years of age, were arrested on Wednesday without incident. The identity of the minors is intentionally being undisclosed. The Shelbyville Police Department still needs your assistance locating Julian Harris and Centa Muse. The investigation has revealed that Julian Harris, who has an active order of protection versus him and an occupant...