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Another Utility Trailer Stolen in the Area
Investigator George Dyer of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is currently working a theft case. On June 25th or June 26th someone stole a red 6×8 foot utility trailer from the Carson Lane area in the Broadview Community of Franklin County. The trailer has white wheels, wood floor, and new safety chains. The trailer has been weathered due to age. Utility trailers have been stolen from many different areas including Coffee County so authorities are asking that residents make sure your utility trailers are secured. Anyone having information on this crime please contact Investigator Dyer at the Franklin County...
Road Construction will Not Slow Motorists this Weekend through Wednesday at 6AM
Road construction will not slow motorists across Tennessee over the Independence Day holiday. TDOT will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at 12 noon Friday through 6am Wednesday, July 5th to provide maximum roadway capacity for holiday travelers. Motorists will still encounter some long term lane closures on construction projects. AAA projects a record breaking 44.2 million Americans will travel this Independence Day weekend. In Tennessee, AAA estimates over 872,000 will travel during the holiday, with over 782,000 driving to their...
Funny Girls starts July 7 at the Manchester Arts Center
In a world of beauty, one girl knows that funny is always in style! The Broadway musical Funny Girl was made famous in the 60s by Barbra Streisand’s performance on stage in 1964 and in the 1969 film. This July, the role of Fanny Brice is played by Kerri Kairdolf, one of the hottest new additions to the Ultimate Oldies group, in the Millennium Repertory Company production at the Manchester Arts Center, 128 E. Main St. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2:00 pm, July 7-15. Tickets for the production are $15 for adults,...
Man charged with Criminal Homicide in Death of 4-Year-Old Boy in Tullahoma
Tullahoma Police Investigator Harry Conway has charged Charles Eugene Anderson, 32, of North 10th Avenue, Decherd, in connection with the death of a 4-year-old boy. Officials with Tullahoma police said officers were called to the Tennova Harton Emergency Room at 6 a.m. Wednesday after a 4-year-old died. He has been charged with criminal homicide, failure to report, aggravated child abuse (Hailey’s Law) and unlawful carrying/possession of a weapon. Anderson was booked at the Coffee County jail under a bond of $575,000 and his first court appearance on July 16. The investigation is continuing and other charges are possible. We...
Update on Deputies Shot at the Coffee County Justice Center
On Monday June 19, 2017 there was shooting inside Coffee County Justice Center. An inmate, 37-year-old Michael Eugene Bell was in the courthouse for a hearing on charges of domestic-related kidnapping, evading arrest and other charges. Bell attacked Coffee County Deputy Wade Bassett as the deputy was escorting the inmate to a transport van. The two engaged in a significant struggle with Bell gaining control of the deputy’s weapon after severely biting Bassett’s hand, and then shot the deputy, but his bullet proof vest protected him. Bassett received surgery to his hand and was released from the hospital over...
Manchester Police asking for the Public’s Help
The Manchester Police Department is investigating a theft that occurred around 7:30 PM on the night June 23, 2017. An unknown male subject with male juvenile entered Walmart on the Hillsboro Hwy and proceeded to the electronics area. The subject removed security wire and placed a barcode of another item on it. The subject’s vehicle is a red Ford Mustang with black racing stripes. If you can identify the subject or vehicle, please contact Officer Trey Adcock at 931-728-2099. Manchester Police reminds everyone that pictured persons are innocent until proven...
More than 130 New Laws begin July 1 in Tennessee
More than 130 new laws in Tennessee will go into effect on July 1. The biggest is Gov. Bill Haslam’s IMPROVE Act, which will cut taxes on food and raises the gas tax. The tax on a gallon of gas is going up by 4 cents on July 1, and then 1 cent each of the following two years, adding up to 6 cents total. The tax on diesel fuel is going up by a total of 10 cents over the next three years. There’s also a $5 increase in the cost to register your car. The gas tax...
Inmate Shoots Robertson County Deputy and the Inmate Later Dies after being Shot
It has happened again, this time it was not in Coffee County but in Nashville. A Robertson County inmate died Wednesday afternoon and a deputy was hurt after a shooting at Vanderbilt’s 100 Oaks campus. Authorities say the inmate was being transported to the Thompson Lane clinic for a medical appointment when he grabbed Deputy Josh Wiley’s gun during a confrontation and fired. Another deputy was helping with the transport and was able to return fire, striking the inmate. The prisoner was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputy Wiley was hit at least one time and taken to Vanderbilt...
