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New Video Equipment at the Coffee County Justice Center
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department has recently installed video equipment to help with security at the Coffee County Justice Center. Video conferencing equipment for inmate arraignments and additional security cameras have been put in. The video conferencing equipment should help reduce inmate transports. Money to pay for the new equipment came from funds from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Drug Fund. Most of the money in the fund comes from drug-related cases that officers deal with throughout the year. The additional cameras cost about $9,000. Money was saved on installation thanks to Allen Lendley and Matt Aussiker with the...
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Free of Federal Oversight
After more than 16 years, the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services is free of federal oversight from a 2001 settlement over its treatment of foster care children. Gov. Bill Haslam announced Tuesday that a federal judge approved an agreement in the lawsuit filed in 2000 by the nonprofit Children’s Rights. Haslam’s office said the state worked for years with a committee of nationally recognized child welfare experts serving as the federal court’s monitor. He called Tuesday’s news monumental. In a news release, Children’s Rights said the case involved more than 140 improvement requirements. Some requirements included reasonable caseloads, sufficient...
Cain takes over Command at AEDC
Col. Scott A. Cain assumed command of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex as the 30th commander during a change of command ceremony July 14. The ceremony was attended by the commander’s guests, local dignitaries and AEDC personnel inside the AEDC Large Rocket Motor Test Facility, J-6, located at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. Cain comes to AEDC from Edwards Air Force Base, California, where he was the 412th Operations Group commander. As the AEDC commander, Cain leads an advanced complex of flight simulation test facilities. AEDC is one of three installations which are part of the Air Force Test...
Local Man Needing Our Assistance
Manchester resident Richard Herrin is selling t-shirts so he can purchase an electric chair to assist him in getting in and out of the bathtub. Mr Herrin has Cerebral Palsy, but you would never know it if you spoke with him. His attitude is always amazing and a smile on his face. If you would like to purchase a shirt or make a donation for Mr Herrin contact Daniel Ray via his Facebook page and he will arrange it. The shirts are $10.00 each and range from sizes small to...
Fire Training July 22 in Manchesster
On July 22, 2017 Manchester Fire-Rescue will be conducting Fire Commission approved Live Fire Training at 1314 Summer St. This house was donated to the fire department to conduct live fire training. During that morning Manchester Fire-Rescue will block Clover Lane (from Hwy 41 by the bank) to Summer St, and then Summer St from Clover lane towards Hills Chapel Road. This training will be conducted with members of Manchester Fire-Rescue, Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Dept, and New Union Volunteer Fire Dept. Residents will be able to travel towards from the east side of Summer St to Hills Chapel...
June Tennessee Tax Revenues
Total tax revenues for June were above budgeted expectations in Tennessee. Finance and Administration Commissioner Larry Martin announced that overall Tennessee tax revenues in June, led by strong growth in franchise and excise (F&E) taxes, were $1.4 billion, which is $112.1 million more than the state budgeted. General fund revenues exceeded the budgeted estimate in the amount of $109.3 million. The four other funds that share in state tax revenues were also in excess of budgeted expectations by $2.8 million. Sales tax revenues were $24.4 million more than the estimate for June. The June growth rate was positive 6.72%....
Heat Wave Coming
The first significant heat wave of the summer arrives late this week and continues over the weekend. The National Weather Service says as an upper level area of high pressure builds over the Mid-State this week, our temperatures will be on the rise. Not only will the afternoons become hotter, the nights will become increasingly warm and muggy too. Overnight temperatures are expected to fall no lower than the middle 70’s. High temperatures in the mid 90s will become common and maximum afternoon heat index values will creep into the 100 to 105 degree range. This will be some...
Estill Springs Woman Cuts Friend’s Throat–Charged with Attempted Criminal Homicide and Aggravated Assault
Christina Lynn Sain of Estill Springs is accused of cutting her friend’s throat on Friday night outside the Dollar General on North Main Street in Estill Springs. According to Estill Springs Police Chief Allen Rhodes, the 40-year-old Sain allegedly used a pocket knife to attack the victim while in a parked car at the store. Sain is in the Franklin County jail charged with attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Her bond was set at $300,000. Chief Rhodes said the victim, whose name was not given, was taken to a hospital where she was treated...
