Soldiers and Airmen of the Tenn. National Guard stand ready to assist the citizens of Texas, if called upon, with their relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. However, to date there have been no official requests for such assistance. “We’ve conducted the necessary planning to ready our forces on what we think we could best provide by way of support to our brothers and sisters in Texas but must wait patiently for the call”, said Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General. “I have been in constant contact with the national command authority and have kept Governor...

More than 260,000 people purchased private health care plans through the Health Care Exchange in Tennessee, but navigators report an uphill battle this year because people feel uncertain about the future of the Affordable Care Act. Mary Moore is program coordinator with Get Covered Tennessee and is a health care navigator. She’s been telling people she encounters it’s better to have coverage, regardless of whether the ACA is short-lived. “It is a contract when you sign up for a plan between you and the insurer,” Moore said. “It’s more important than ever to make sure you do have coverage...

Tennessee organization has established a recovery fund to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee says in a statement that the fund will be an extensive, ongoing relief effort that will grant money to nonprofits providing immediate and long-term aid. Harvey has caused catastrophic flooding in South Texas and largely paralyzed the city of Houston. The storm has stalled over the area and the National Weather Service says some parts of Houston and its suburbs have over 50 inches of rain. The statement says Middle Tennessee residents understand the trauma of floods. The region...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a missing teen. Keana Watters age 17 of Coffee County 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 remain...

A Tullahoma man has been arrested again for taking money to perform construction work and not performing it. Elmer Ray Church, 46, of East Grundy Street, Tullahoma was arrested last week for taking $44,000 to make home repairs to a residence at 105 Point Circle and didn’t perform the work. According to a Tullahoma Police report, Church was hired to make home repairs and perform other outside work at the residence. But he did not perform any of the job. The homeowner was unable to contact Church after receiving the money. He was arrested at a construction site in...

Hurricane Harvey is causing gas prices to experience a dramatic increase. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said the hurricane hit a major supply line in Florida and along the eastern seaboard. Multiple refineries and drilling rigs had to be evacuated ahead of the storm. A minimum increase of 10 to 30 cents is expected. Some gas stations around Coffee County saw an increase of 16 cents on Tuesday. The low price as of late Tuesday was $2.06 per gallon in Manchester and $2.18 in Tullahoma. Tennessee gas prices averaged $2.18 on Tuesday. The state average is 4 cents more than...