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Woman Wanted in Coffee County Caught in Murfreesboro
The case of a missing 30-year old woman has been cleared, along with a vehicle theft in Murfreesboro after her arrest. According to Murfreesboro Police reports, Detective Sam Day made contact with Amber Gordon on the phone after she’d reportedly advertised on Backpage. That’s a classified advertising website, often used for adult ads. Arrangements were made to meet the woman in the Publix parking lot on Franklin Highway around 4:30 Saturday after her name popped up as a missing person. Gordon was alleged to be driving a 2013 Nissan Altima reported stolen. A traffic stop was initiated and Gordon...
Two New Deputies in Coffee County
Over 90 newly certified law enforcement officers graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy on Friday Sept. 29 in Hermitage, TN. Two Coffee County deputies graduated; Timothy Allen Cooper and Michael Sharp. Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves said that he is very pleased with the hard work these two men put in to accomplish their goals. Cooper and Sharp are now working as road deputies. Sheriff Graves congratulates both deputies, saying the training academy is difficult and the two men should be very proud of their efforts. The basic police school course provides technical and tactical expertise in...
(TDEC) Depost Large Section of the Duck River
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Environment was on-hand to de-post a large section of the Duck River. The advisory was initially issued in 1995 and includes the portion of the river that runs through Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park as well as upstream to Morton’s Lake. The Duck River is considered to be one of North America’s most biologically diverse river systems, sporting multitudes of rare fish and mussel species. Work by various agencies to bring e. coli levels to acceptable and safe levels has...
Reckless Driving and Evading Arrest Lands Florida man in Jail
A Florida man was arrested on Friday Sept. 29 on multiple charges after leading deputies on a pursuit on Interstate 24. Manuel Dayan Fraga, 39, of Tampa, Florida was charged with reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, resisting arrest and evading arrest. According to warrants obtained by Coffee County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Smith, the arrest came after Rutherford and Coffee County dispatchers received numerous calls about a reckless driver. The deputies attempted to stop Fraga at mile marker 111 but he would not stop. Deputy Brandon Reed joined the pursuit and they attempted to stop the car, but Fraga allegedly attempted...
Monteagle Woman Arrested in Franklin Co. after Slow Speed Pursuit and Possible Shoplifting
Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies and officers from Decherd and Winchester worked an accident scene following a vehicle chase that started in Decherd and ended on Highway 64 near the Winchester roundabout after deputies forced the car to stop. A woman, suspected of shoplifting at Wal-Mart, was taken into custody after allegedly fleeing from authorities just before 10 a.m. Monday. The woman, later identified as Kelley Linn Robinson, 45, of Monteagle, was injured and received medical treatment for minor injuries, authorities said. Officers reported that a vehicle, which had been driven from Wal-Mart down Dinah Shore Boulevard, on to Bypass...
Gas Prices Continue to Fall
Tennessee gas prices averaged $2.47 on Sunday. The state average dropped 5 cents during the past week. Since peaking at $2.60 on September 10, the state average has declined 21 consecutive days for a total of 13 cents. Despite the recent downturn, motorists are spending an average of 33 cents more at the pump than this time last year. “No need to rush to the pump, gas prices should get even cheaper as the week progresses,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA-The Auto Club Group. “Prices are still inflated after hurricanes Irma and Harvey, but will keep falling as refinery...
Congress Looking at Cuts to Tax Exemption
After a failed attempt to revamp health care, Congress and the president now are turning their attention to tax reform. Among the proposed policies on the chopping block is the elimination of a provision that allows homeowners to deduct state and local property taxes from their federal taxes. The SALT deduction largely benefits the middle class, with nearly 87 percent of taxpayers who claim it having adjusted gross incomes of less than $200,000. Andrew Koneschusky, a spokesman for Americans Against Double Taxation, explains the impact. “If the deduction were to be removed, essentially more of their income would be...
Election Time is Coming Soon
The Coffee County election process will crank up in full force on May 1. Primaries will be in May, the county general election and state primary in August and state general in November. County elections in 2018 will be held for: mayor, all 21 commissioners, trustee, sheriff, county clerk, circuit court clerk, register of deeds, road superintendent, road commissioners and constables. City elections in Manchester and Tullahoma will also be held in August. There will be some new faces on the county commission as some current commissioners will not seek re-election: Sam Mai, Republican representing Manchester’s District 4, Diane...
