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Body Identified as David E Steele
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office investigators have received a positive identification of the body found Thursday October 26th in the Spring Creek/UTSI Road area of Franklin County. The State Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man as David E. Steele, 33 yrs. old of Tullahoma, TN. There is a continuing investigation being conducted by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tullahoma Police Department. The incident is being investigated as a homicide. Anyone having any information concerning this incident is asked to contact Investigator Todd Hindman of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at...
Safe on the Square a Huge Success
Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center held its 10th annual “Safe on the Square,” on Tuesday. The yearly event is a safe and family friendly trick-or-treating event for area children around the historic Manchester Square. A tremendous amount trick or treaters (2,500+) filled the Manchester Square to celebrate Halloween. CEO/Executive Director Joyce Prusak of the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center would like to thank everyone including the nearly 90 businesses who came together to make this event possible for our...
Man Found Guilty of Murdering His In-Laws
The verdict in the Bryan Cooke murder trial in Warren County was announced late Wednesday afternoon. The case went to the jury Tuesday afternoon and a guilty verdict was given around 5pm Wednesday. Bryan Cooke was charged in the murders of his in-laws, Gary and Gail Dodson, in June of 2015. Their bodies were found inside their home in the Fairview Community. The Dodsons were owners of Gary and Gail’s Pit Stop on Beersheba Street in McMinnville. Cooke was arrested in Florida and brought back to...
MTSU Conducts Political Poll
Former Nashville mayor Karl Dean has the highest approval for Democrats in the upcoming gubernatorial primary, according to a poll conducted by Middle Tennessee State University. However, there is not a clear lead for Republicans. Six hundred Tennessee voters were reached during the poll by a sample of landline and cell phone numbers. The poll looked at standings for the gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. Taking a look at the governor’s race, Dean had a 49 percent approval rating for Democrats and Craig Fitzhugh received 26 percent. Tennessee sixth Congressional District Representative Diane Black has a 33 percent approval...
Handgun Carry Permit Holders Allowed to be Armed at Tennessee’s New Legislative Complex
People with state-issued handgun carry permits will be allowed to be armed within Tennessee’s new legislative office complex. Lawmakers and staff are beginning their move into the renovated Cordell Hull office building near the state Capitol this week. The facility is scheduled to open to the public this month. House Speaker Beth Harwell and Senate Speaker Randy McNally announced Wednesday that people who wish to keep their guns on them inside the building will be required to present their permits at security checkpoints. Earlier efforts to allow handguns within the old Legislative Plaza complex were stopped because Gov. Bill...
Hazing addressed at University of Tennessee Knoxville
Hazing at the University of Tennessee Knoxville has led school officials to form a team to address and help mitigate incidents. University administrators tell the Knoxville News Sentinel the Hazing Prevention Team includes students, faculty and staff. The newspaper reported on Wednesday the team met for the first-time last month. University associate dean of students Danny Glassmann says hazing incidents that recently occurred around the country have made addressing similar issues unavoidable. University Sorority and Fraternity Life office assistant director Trey Robb says hazing is most common in varsity athletics, fraternities and sororities. The university began posting a history...
Penningtons back on American Pickers
David Pennington and his son Bryan are back on American Pickers. Pickers is a reality television series that premiered on January 18, 2010 on the History Channel. The show follows antique and collectible pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz who travel around the United States to buy or “pick” various items for resale, for clients, or for their own personal collections. On June 5, 2017 the TV program featured the Penningtons. And now the Father and son are part of a special 3-hour show featuring highlights from various episodes. David says this program will show additional footage that was...
Autopsy to Help ID male body believed to be David Steele
The state medical examiner has informed Franklin County investigators that it may be a week before they can identify a body found last week in the Estill Springs area. Tullahoma Police Lt. Jason Ferrell and Investigator Tyler Hatfield received information that a body could possibly be in the wooded area. When the investigators arrived, they found the body and notified Franklin County Sheriff’s Investigator Todd Hindman. They then summoned the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Lab for assistance in gathering evidence. The body was then sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy and positive identification. Investigators...
