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Burn Season begins Sunday
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry is observing National Fire Prevention Week by reminding citizens that burning permits must be obtained beginning Sunday, Oct. 15th, which is the official start of the wildfire season. Burning permits can be obtained from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Forestry officials say it’s important, and required by law from October 15, 2017 to May 15, 2018, that citizens call for a burning permit and follow outdoor burning safety recommendations. The online burn permit system is free, fast and simple....
Blackburn Ad Back on Twitter
Twitter is reversing a decision to keep Tennessee Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn from promoting a campaign video on that platform because of the congresswoman’s statements about the sale of fetal tissue for medical research. Blackburn, a Republican running for the seat being opened by the pending retirement of Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, boasts in the ad that she “stopped the sale of baby body parts.” Twitter initially told the candidate’s vendors that the statement was “inflammatory,” but the company reconsidered after viewing “the ad in the context of the entire message.” Blackburn chaired a Republican-run House investigative panel created...
BBB Says Millennials More Open to Falling Prey to Scam
The Better Business Bureau collects data and shares the anonymous information with law enforcement agencies for use in identifying and prosecuting scammers. According to a bureau study, contrary to popular perception, it’s not mainly the elderly or uneducated who are victims of scams, but it turns out, millennials are the most common victims. Those born from 1980 to 1995 are most vulnerable because they suffer from what is called “optimism bias.” They don’t think it’s going to happen to them. The BBB survey says 69 percent of victims are under 45, and 78 percent hold college or graduate degrees....
Fatal Crash in Coffee County
Manchester Fire and Rescue along with the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a motor vehicle accident at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning (October 10, 2017) that involved a fatality. When emergency responders arrived at 4453 Noah Road they found a single vehicle that was on its roof in the road. In Trooper Joshua Malone’s report, 44 year-old Karen E Anderson of Bradyville, TN was driving her 2003 Nissan westbound on Noah Road when she apparently lost control. She left the roadway on the right side, striking a telephone pole and flipped. Anderson died as a result of her...
Child Struck by Car at Bus Stop
According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report, they worked a crash involving a Coffee County student that had exited a school bus on Ragsdale road in Manchester on Tuesday afternoon. The child had gotten off the school bus and the bus driver had apparently turned the stoplights off and proceeded to the next stop when the child attempted to cross the roadway behind the bus. The vehicle, a 2005 Ford Fusion was driven by a 24 year-old female and she was unable to stop and struck the child in the roadway. The child was transported to a local hospital...
“White Lives Matter” adds Murfreesboro to Tennessee Rallies
Add Murfreesboro to what may be a growing number of “White Lives Matter” rallies across Tennessee. We told you last week the group “League of the South” is planning a demonstration October 28th in nearby Shelbyville. Now, in a press release from the National Socialist Movement, the Detroit, Michigan-based group will hold the organization’s winter “street action” October 28th in Murfreesboro as well as Shelbyville. The release goes on to say they’ll be joined by other member organizations of the Nationalist Front, including League of the South and the Traditionalist Workers Party. Some of these same groups rallied in...
Expect Increased Police Presence at Dangerous Intersection
One of the most dangerous intersections in Manchester is the Old Tullahoma Hwy @ Belmont Rd. A high number of crashes that occur at the intersection result in injuries. The speed limit was lowered to try and reduce the injury-related crashes, but statistics show this is still an issue. The Manchester Police Department recognizes another problem, personal property being damaged repeatedly. Manchester Police is dedicated to protecting the community. They are increasing their presence in the area and will strictly enforce traffic laws. They ask that you to please obey the speed limit, obey the traffic control devices, such...
Skeletal Remains Identified in Grundy County
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death after skeletal remains were found last week in Altamont. The discovery was made on October 6, in a wooded area of Altamont. Sheriff Clint Shrum says the body has been identified as 35-year-old Dylan Winton from Tracy City. Winton was reported missing on March 13 of this year. An official cause of death has not been determined; however, Sheriff Shrum confirms that Winton was shot multiple times. The investigation is...
