On Tuesday night, Coffee County Deputy Joshua McKinney responded to a structure on Country Club Dr. in Manchester. When the deputy arrived, a barn was on fire. The building had just been renovated by Edger “Tink” Driver. McKinney said he spoke to Driver and he stated that he had at least $500,000 invested in the barn. He also stated that there was no power to the building and there were numerous items being stored in the barn. North Coffee Volunteer Fire Dept., Manchester Fire and Rescue and other department assisted at the scene and the barn was a total...

On Nov. 26 Manchester Police were called to a residence on Hills Chapel Road for a disturbance with a weapon. Warrants by Manchester Officer Jamie Norris allege that when officers arrived they found Timothy Dewayne Sanders, 41, of Madison Street, Manchester standing a few feet from a victim with a knife in his hand. The warrants allege that police told Sanders to drop the knife, but he refused. In fear for the victim’s safety officers tazed Sanders but he still would not drop the knife, so they tazed him a second time. According to the warrants, the victim had...

The North Coffee County Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire on Boynton Valley Road on Nov. 27 around 1:30 p.m. and found a structure fire. The fire department battled a blaze that started when property owner Raymond Farless was burning a brush pile and it got out of hand. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s deputy report, when the officers arrived they found a garage fully engulfed with flames. They also saw that the fire had burned a large portion of the yard along with a bush hog, lawnmower and a 1997 Jeep. The fire had also melted...

Tennessee historic preservation officials say a 100-year-old house has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Tennessee Historical Commission announced the designation for the Wilson-Crouch House in Tullahoma on Tuesday. The house is located in a residential neighborhood and was built in 1917 for John Van Wilson and Nellie Wood Nelson. John Van Wilson was a Tullahoma businessman who operated a general store. The house was sold to Heloise Hickerson and Hubert Adair Crouch in 1924. Crouch managed the Tullahoma Ice and Coal Company. The Crouch family kept the home until about 2003. The 1.5-story brick...

Police in Shelbyville are asking for help tracking down a pair of suspects in an armed home invasion case from Thanksgiving. Surveillance video released by Shelbyville police shows several people breaking down a door at a home during the early morning hours of November 23. Police have since identified two of the suspects in the case. Camari Davon Cannon and Julian Harris are now wanted for aggravated burglary and possession of a weapon during the commission of violent felony. Shelbyville police warn the public that both suspects are considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of...

Coffee County needs thirteen more mentors to reach their goal of 84 for the Tennessee Promise program. TnAchieves mentors will invest 10-15 hours annually helping 5-10 high school seniors. In fact, TnAchieves mentors say they spend less than one hour per month serving as a resource to our county’s scholars. From 2008-2014, tnAchieves supported more than 10,000 students into a community or technical college with more than $15.5M privately raised exclusively for last-dollar student scholarships. To apply to become a mentor, go to...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department will be hosting its annual open house on Saturday December 2, 2017 from 9am until noon at the county jail at 76 County Jail Lane in Manchester. Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves and his staff will be providing public tours and refreshments at the facility. This will be the 3rd year for the open house at the complex so the sheriff and his staff would love to see everyone. They will be accepting donations to the sheriff’s Christmas charity fund such as unwrapped toys, non-perishable food, hygiene products and monetary donations; this is not...

A Manchester woman was arrested on charges of aggravated assault following a stabbing incident. Teresa Marie Short, 33, of Geneva Road, Manchester was charged with aggravated assault and violation of probation after she allegedly stabbed a man while at the Royal Inn in Manchester on Expressway Drive. On Nov. 23 Manchester Police Officer Jason Fowler was dispatched to the motel but located the victim who had walked to the Subway on Hillsboro Boulevard. He told the officer that Short stabbed him during an altercation. Warrants state that the victim had approximately a one-inch stab wound to the chest. The...