On Monday morning (October 16, 2017) around 5:45am, Sgt. Dwayne Mullins and Deputy Michael Sharp with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of a structure fire at 329 Summitville Road. Upon their arrival, the Summitville Fire Department was on the scene with a mobile home fully engulfed. All seven people in the home were able to get out safely. Coffee County EMS was on the scene and checked out all the subjects due to smoke inhalation. The mobile home was a total...

A Lynchburg man has been arrested in connection with the theft of items from a residence on West Carroll Street in Tullahoma. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Brooke Earhart, Alyson Forsyth reported to the officer that someone entered her residence through an unlocked bedroom window and took her Dell wide screen laptop computer. The computer was found at KK’s Pawnshop and had been pawned by Noah Fults of Hurricane Creek Road, Lynchburg. Investigator Johnny Gore charged Fults with burglary, theft of property and possession of drug paraphernalia as he allegedly found a meth pipe in the...

The Grundy County School Board voted 6-2 Monday night to allow the football team to finish its season. The school system forfeited the team’s game against Upperman this past Friday, due to five players being charged with attempted aggravated rape of a teammate. Because of the cancelled game, school board Attorney Chuck Cagle says the school owes Upperman about $2,500, which is stated in a contract between the two schools. School board members stated they wanted to be in charge of appointing a new head coach if the season continued; however, Cagle said that is illegal and the opposite...

Tennessee gas prices averaged $2.31 per gallon on Sunday, after dropping 8 cents during the past week. As of Tuesday, the state average has declined for 37 consecutive days, falling a total of 28 cents during that time. Although Tennessee gas prices are 27 cents less than a month ago, the state average remains 19 cents higher than this time last year. The national average price per gallon is $2.47. The low price in Manchester was $2.12 per gallon as of Tuesday afternoon and in Tullahoma the low price was...

If the weather isn’t an indication Halloween is around the corner, the pumpkin patches, mazes and haunted houses surely are. While getting spooked is a holiday tradition for many, state officials want to make sure haunted houses don’t provide a real-life scare. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance – charged with protecting the interests of consumers – is offering tips on how to make sure the activity you choose is safe. Spokeswoman Claire Marsalis explained: “When you’re visiting a haunted house, always just be aware of your surroundings and on the lookout for any safety features,” Marsalis said;...

In a follow-up to a story we reported last week about fake $20 bills popping up around Coffee County, now we have learned counterfeit $100 bills are also showing up. County Sheriff’s Department Investigators Jason Dendy and Kelly Smith say the counterfeit bills have been passed at businesses. Some of the $100 bills have pink Chinese writing on them. The investigators are urging area businesses to be very cautious when accepting cash by checking all bills to make sure they are not counterfeit. An investigation is...

Five Grundy County students appeared in court on Monday after being charged with attempted aggravated rape. The charges against the students stem from an early-morning incident on Oct. 11, when the five students — who range in age from 14 to 17 — allegedly sexually assaulted another football player. Sheriff Clint Shrum said that the students will remain on their house arrest until their next court date, which will be November 15th. Judge Trey Anderson recused himself on Monday, he has apparently represented some of the parents in a private case. In the press conference, the Assistant District Attorney...

On Sunday (October 15th, 2017) According to a warrant issued to Tennessee Highway Patrolman Dylan Culver, it states that a man was driving at a high rate of speed going east bound on I-24 in Manchester. The Trooper states that he attempted to stop Jermaine Quintrail Crockett age 25 of Chattanooga, but the man refused to stop and began to allegedly pass vehicles in a reckless manner including at least 2 vehicles on the shoulder of the road placing numerous lives at risk. According to the warrant Trooper Culver states that Crockett continued to evade arrest and was finally...