A Tullahoma man was arrested Sept. 26 for possession of meth by deputies from the Bedford County Sheriff’s Department. Michael Dale Cyree, 42, of East Lincoln Street was charged with possession of schedule II and possession of drug paraphernalia. Cyree’s arrest came after he and another man, who was not arrested, made residents in Normandy suspicious. Around 6 a.m. the two were going to houses in Normandy asking to use the phone while he was seen carrying a working cellphone. A report by Bedford County Sheriff’s Deputy Jared Featherstone states that when he arrived, Cyree told him that he...

State Rep. Judd Matheny (R) of Tullahoma is running for U.S. Congressman, 6th District. We now have a candidate running for Matheny’s seat in the state house, Coffee County Commissioner Rush Bricken (R). Bricken said he plans to focus on limited government, good jobs, quality education and better roads. Bricken is a Certified Public Accountant, bank executive with Coffee County Bank and represents the 21st district on the county...

Area police reported to Westwood Middle School in Manchester on Tuesday afternoon around 1pm to investigate a threat. The threat was allegedly written on a restroom wall. Manchester City Schools Director Lee Wilkerson and school leaders placed Westwood Middle and Elementary schools on lockdown. The elementary school was placed on lockdown because of the proximity to the middle school. The lockdown was lifted about an hour later after was is being called bathroom graffiti was investigated by Manchester Police, who determined there was no credible...

Former Tullahoma High School co-band director Martin McFarlane, 31, of Castle Walk is free on a $30,000 bond after his arrest by the FBI. He will be monitored by a monitoring device. According federal court documents, McFarlane appeared before a federal magistrate on Aug. 24 on charges of transportation of child pornography and possession of child pornography. The indictments allege that McFarlane transported by the internet pornography of “minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.” He is also accused in the federal indictments of “knowingly possessing child pornography” that had been “mailed and shipped and transported” by computer. According to...

The Murfreesboro man convicted in the Valentine’s Day 2013 murder of his newlywed wife saw his appeal denied by the Court of Criminal Appeals in Nashville this past May. This month, the courts have once again shot down his case. Jacob Pearman originally argued six reasons his conviction should be overturned this past May. Some of the stated arguments included the trial court denying his motion for a change of venue and another suggested the courts abused their discretion in declining to strike a juror for cause. All six motions were denied by the appeals court in Nashville. Pearman...

Gas prices are on a steep slide after reaching 3-year highs due to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Prices surged when Harvey struck refineries along the gulf coast, then remained elevated as demand spiked in the southeast following Hurricane Irma. Now supply and demand levels are returning to normal, and prices are on the decline. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said if it weren’t for the recent hurricanes, gas prices would be about 25 cents lower. He said gas prices in the southeastern U.S. should drop another 5-10 cents this week. The average price in Tennessee has declined for the last...

On Thursday May 11th, 2017 Tullahoma Police officers were assisting the FBI execute a search warrant concerning child exploitation at the residence of Martin Drew McFarlane age 31 on Castle Walk Street in Tullahoma. McFarlane was the co-director of the Tullahoma High School band until he resigned on May 12, 2017 after police arrested him for manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of controlled substance and unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities. Now according to the FBI, McFarlane has been indicted for distribution of child pornography. The indictment was issued after a presentation of evidence to a federal grand jury in...