All three carriers offering health insurance through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace in Tennessee have signed agreements to provide coverage next year. The Tennessee Department Commerce and Insurance says open enrollment will begin on Nov. 1. The agency plans to hold its annual public meeting with health insurance companies in Nashville on Thursday. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Cigna and Oscar Health are scheduled to present their coverage plans. BlueCross BlueShield has said the cost of its plans are expected to rise by an average of 21 percent, while Cigna’s increases are expected to average 37 percent. Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak...

A Tullahoma man was booked into the Coffee County Jail on meth charges after he was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car in the Wal-Mart Shopping Center on North Jackson Street in Tullahoma. Jeremy Alan Davis, 28, of Peachtree Street was charged with manufacture/delivery/sell of a controlled substance. Officer Jason Maloney filed a report that states that he found Davis slumped over in the driver’s seat and the window down. As the officer approached the car his report states that he saw a two-liter soft drink bottle in Davis’ lap. He stated that it appeared to...

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, there were 275 incidences of hate crimes against people or their personal property between 2015 and 2016, the most recent data available. But numerous reports from independent groups say hate crimes are on the rise. One such group, in partnership with at least 100 media outlets across the country, is working to collect the data. Rachel Glickhouse with the Documenting Hate Project explained what they’ve been hearing so far. “What they found is that, all over the country, kids are using either racist and anti-Semitic language to bully other students and also...

The City of Manchester, Street Department provides leaf vacuum service to all city residents from Fall to Spring of each year. The Leaf Vacuum Service will resume again this fall. All leaves and grass must be recycled under State and Federal regulations. All leaves placed out to be vacuumed must be free of any sticks, rocks, limbs, etc. or any other debris that would obstruct or harm the equipment. If you have any questions please feel free to contact their office at 728-6903 Monday thru Friday, 6:00 am to 4:00...

There was a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 24 that blocked traffic westbound for several hours and slowed traffic as well through Manchester on Tuesday. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), a 1996 Ford Explorer driven by Wendell Rogers JR age 39 of Smyrna exited the interstate westbound into the Manchester Scales at mile-marker 116 apparently believing it was a rest area. A Trooper approached the vehicle were it had stopped to check on the driver. At this time the Trooper observed the driver to allegedly be under the influence with the driver refusing to exit the SUV and...

A crash involving a school bus sent 12 fourth graders to the Emergency Room on Tuesday. Officials say the students from Hickory Creek Elementary School in Warren County were returning from a field trip to Bridgestone when the accident happened. Witnesses said the school bus was making a left turn from Bridgestone Drive on to Highway 55 when a car driven by Veronica Scott, which was westbound on 55, crashed into the side rear panel of the bus. Scott’s vehicle was totaled, but she was not seriously injured and was not transported. School officials said 12 students were transported...

A Hillsboro man is free on a $35,000 bond after he was arrested on charges of raping a Tullahoma woman. Cory Thomas Keeling, 25, of Amy Road, Hillsboro was arrested Sept. 22 in connection with an alleged rape that occurred on Ridgelawn Place in Tullahoma. According to a warrant obtained by Tullahoma Police Investigator Rana Pawlowski, on Sept. 13 a woman reported that her friend took Keeling to the victim’s residence. The warrant alleges that the friend and Keeling arrived at her residence “very intoxicated.” Then the friend left but left Keeling at the residence. The warrant alleges that...