The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Coffee, Maury and Overton Counties on Saturday, Sept. 9. Since the program’s inception in 1993, more than 342,000 households have properly disposed of more than 22 million pounds of material. Any Tennessee resident is encouraged to bring their household hazardous waste (HHW) – including cleaning fluids, pesticides, batteries, and mercury thermometers and thermostats, fluorescent lamps, lithium and button batteries, aerosols, adhesives, medications, brake fluid, swimming pool chemicals, paint thinner and used needles in sturdy containers. Items not accepted include ammunition, explosives, alkaline...

The Manchester Police Department is investigating a robbery that took place on August 28, 2017 at US Bank on Hillsboro Blvd. If you have any information regarding this case or if you can help identify the suspect pictured please contact the Manchester Police Department Crime Investigation Division and speak with Investigator Jonathan Anthony at 931-728-2099. The Manchester Police Department thanks the public for any help provided to them. See more photos...

If you have ever wanted to help out law enforcement, there is a way for you to be involved. Currently there are two vacant constable positions. Responsibilities include possibly serving warrants for the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and helping direct traffic during certain events. According to Tennessee Code Annotated, constables are elected positions. The positions are filled by districts, and there are three voting districts for each seat. The two vacant positions are for Seat 5, which consists of voting Districts 11, 12 and 13, and for Seat 7, consisting of Districts 17, 19 and 20. Districts 11, 12...

A former Tullahoma Firefighter has had more charges added to his previous arrest that took place on March 27 on sex charges in Moore County. On Friday, August 25th 2017, a Moore County Grand Jury returned a true bill on a new case against James David Huskey. Detective Mike Rainey of the Sheriff’s Department presented the case after gaining new evidence of Sexual Exploitation of Minors. Huskey was arrested several months back and when he was taken into custody, so were electronic devices he possessed. Detective Rainey submitted the devices to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for retrieval of...

Gas prices spiked during the past week in response to Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the fuel refining region in the Gulf Coast. This left motorists with the most expensive Labor Day gas prices in three years. Just as operations in the Gulf Coast begin to recover, motorists are faced with the potential of another major storm. Irma. Tennessee’s average price rose 40 cents in the past 8 days. Monday’s average price of $2.552 per gallon is the highest since July 5, 2015. The national average jumped 28 cents in the last 10 days. Monday’s average price of $2.64 per...

The Better Business Bureau is asking people donating to help victims of Hurricane Harvey to use caution and make sure their donations are helping the people who need it most. The BBB said it is already seeing dubious crowd-funding campaigns and so-called “storm chasers” looking to make money off of clean-up efforts. The BBB shared the following tips to avoid questionable charities: * Verify the trustworthiness of relief organizations at Give.org. * See if the charity has an on-the-ground presence in the impacted areas. * Find out if the charity is providing direct aid or raising money for other...

On Thursday, (August 31st 2017) Tullahoma Police responded to a call of a disturbance at 106 Freeman Street. The arrest warrant says that when officers arrived at the scene a fight was in progress as police entered the home. The male subject ran into the bathroom area and when officers made entry they allegedly found a small bag with 38 blue Xanax pills inside. Jesse Wayne Lewis age 26 of Wartrace, TN was placed under arrest. The arrest warrant also states that police found a small container of a white substance believed to be cocaine on Lewis’ person. Police...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a missing teen. A $200 reward is now being offered for any information leading to the whereabouts of Keana Watters age 17 of Coffee County. She has been missing since June 30, 2017. Watters was last seen at her residence in Coffee County on June 30th, but was spotted in July in Marshall County. She is a white female standing 5’4″ and weighing 118lbs with brown hair and eyes. If you have any information please contact Investigator Jason Dendy at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department at 931-570-4427. Your call can...