Charges are pending against two individuals in connection with a burglary of the D.W. Wilson Recreation Center located on North Collins Street Tullahoma. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer George Dodson, on Aug. 5 when employee Lily Medley arrived she noticed the front desk had been ransacked. She then backed out of the building and notified police. When Officer Dodson and Officers Bob Looney and Matt Pruitt arrived, they started going through the building. The officers located a concession stand had been broken into and the cash register drawer had been pulled out and thrown into the...

The Manchester Coffee County Conference Center and General Manager, Rebecca French working with Bonnie Gamble, Terri Hudson and Margie Lowe, were awarded by the State of Tennessee Tourism and Economic Development a grant in the amount of $50,000. The grant came with one stipulation- to raise matching funds. The match grant is tier 2 or 70/30 with matching funds of $15,000. They have already raised almost $7,500 with $7,500 left to raise. The grant is currently being used to build an outdoor multipurpose venue that is ADA compliant. This venue will be able to be used for weddings, competitions,...

Federal data shows the number of senior citizens in Tennessee who are hospitalized due to painkillers has more than tripled over the last decade. The Tennessean reports the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality data showed that in 2005, 467 seniors out of every 100,000 spent time in the hospital due to opioids. In 2015, the rate had increased to 1,505. The newspaper reports various reasons for hospitalizations, including auto accidents and falls after taking opioids, interactions with other medications and unintentional overdoses. The spike has left some advocates who work with seniors age 65 and up puzzled....

According to WKRN-TV in Nashville, an all-night search in Franklin County had a happy ending Sunday morning. A young woman was found safe around 8 a.m. after spending more than 12 hours lost and alone in the mountains. According to the Franklin County Rescue Squad, 24-year old Savannah Jade Bishop better known as Savvy Bishop was located around 8 a.m. Bishop went missing after taking her new four-wheeler out Saturday night for a drive on Keith Springs Mountain, near the Franklin/Marion County line. Lisa Clark, Bishop’s mother, tells News 2 that Bishop called her Saturday night and said she...

On Sunday (August 6, 2017) Deputy Benjamin Sneed of the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Fire Lake area of Coffee County in reference to a burglary of a residence. The owner stated that someone had broken into a garage and shed on his property and vandalized them. Outside the garage there was a work light and a grill that was originally inside the building and there was also fire extinguisher spray all over the floor and several items inside the building had been moved. A mobile home had the back door opened and the primary residence had...

For the second time in as many weeks a Tullahoma man has been arrested in connection with work he allegedly failed to perform. Elmer Ray Church, 46, of East Grundy Street, Tullahoma was charged with two counts of theft of property and five counts of forgery. In warrants, Tullahoma Police Investigator Johnny Gore alleges that between June 1 and July 10 Church was hired to do construction work at 100 Point Drive in Tullahoma but he failed to do it. Warrants allege that Church was paid $84,100 in January and February to perform construction work on the residence but...

A warrant round-up in Grundy and Marion Counties resulted in the arrest of 29 people Tuesday. Nearly 40 law enforcement officers spread out across both counties to arrest the individuals in connection with failing to appear in court, probation violations and distributing controlled substances including meth, marijuana and painkillers. Those arrested were part of an undercover operation conducted by the 12th judicial district task force, Tracy City Police and sheriff’s departments in Grundy and Marion Counties. The TBI also assisted in the round-up along with Monteagle...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a missing teen. Reports indicate that the teen could now be in Rutherford County. Keana Watters age 17 of Coffee County has been missing since June 30, 2017. Watters was last seen at her residence and reports now indicate that she could be in Rutherford 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...