Republican State Rep. Judd Matheny of Tullahoma, who represents Coffee and a portion of Warren County, is calling on Gov. Bill Haslam to use his influence to help put a stop to national anthem protests by NFL players. Haslam is the brother of Jimmy Haslam, who, along with his wife Dee Haslam are the majority owners of the Cleveland Browns. Prior to Monday night’s game in Cleveland, a dozen Browns players kneeled during the playing of the national anthem. In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, Rep. Matheny who is running for Congress in the 6th District, said the...

Early Wednesday morning, Grundy County Deputy Randy Wildes seized 200 hits of what is called “blotter acid” while patrolling businesses in the Pelham area. At around 4am, Deputy Wildes was conducting a security check at a gas station when he observed a vehicle with Alabama plates parked in a business that was closed. Deputy Wildes approached the vehicle, which had two occupants, and detected the strong odor of marijuana. Further investigation turned up the suspected acid. A preliminary field test showed the substance as LSD. The suspects were enroute to Madison,...

State officials say tourists spent more than $19 billion in Tennessee in 2016, an increase of 5 percent compared with the previous year. Gov. Bill Haslam said in a statement that tourism topped $1 billion in state and local sales tax revenue for the 11th consecutive year in 2015, reaching $1.7 billion. That marks a 7 percent increase from 2015. Haslam also said tourism generated 176,500 jobs in the state in 2016, a 3 percent increase from 2015. Five counties exceeded $1 billion in travel expenditures last year. They were Davidson, Shelby, Sevier, Hamilton and Knox. Haslam said Tennessee’s...

Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has announced that Coffee County Judge Timothy R. Brock, has received the Tennessee Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (TCJFCJ) McCain-Abernathy Award for exceptional service in advancing juvenile justice. Judge Brock presides over the Coffee County Drug Recovery, Coffee County Mental Health, Coffee County Family Treatment and Coffee County Juvenile Recovery courts. He is a former member of the Tennessee State Drug Recovery Court Advisory...

Something the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and the county court system have been working on for some time became reality on Tuesday (August 22, 2017). Video arraignments began with 27 inmates seeing Judge L. Craig Johnson. The proceedings took only one hour to complete. Jail Captain Rick Gentry says having arraignments at the Justice Center, including transportation, takes all day to complete. He says that the video arraignments will save taxpayers money and creates better security. District Attorney Craig Northcott added that he is very pleased with the process and hopes that one day more court proceedings can take...

Area law enforcement continues to receive tips about IRS imposters threatening arrests, lawsuits, and property seizures unless the victim pays up. Law enforcement says they’re investigating alongside several other agencies across the United States. Police say these calls are NOT coming from the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service will never demand payment over the telephone. Typical IRS communication comes in the form of U.S. Mail. If you receive a phone call that you suspect is a tax scam, hang up and report it to the US Treasury, Office of Inspector General at 1-800-366-4484. To help avoid becoming the victim...

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has released the 2017 list of hot jobs across the state. The list is a projection of what occupations will be most in-demand through the year 2024. Topping this year’s recently revised hot jobs list is the occupation of team assemblers in the manufacturing field, with a projection of 1,845 openings over the next seven years. Accountants and auditors are the second most in-demand occupation, with 1,460 potential job openings. With an estimated 1,390 new positions, office supervisors take the third spot on the list, followed by nursing assistants, licensed...

The City of Tullahoma is proud to announce that Publix Super Markets, Inc. will open its first store in Tullahoma at Northgate Mall on North Jackson Street. The 46,000-square-foot store is expected to open in late 2018. “This is great news for Tullahoma and the region,” stated Tullahoma Mayor Lane Curlee. “I’m excited that one of the most respected companies in America is coming to town. I appreciate their investment and confidence in our community as it represents a new season of retail and commercial development for our City, and the entire area.” “We have been working with the...