On Tuesday afternoon just after 5pm (June 6, 2017) Coffee County Deputy Blake Simmons, Deputy Larry McKelvey, and Investigator James Sherrill were walking through the grounds of Pod 1 in Bonnaroo. Sherrill says in his report that he observed a male subject later identified as Eric Rauch standing in front of two girls with a silver tin in his hands. Also in the report Sherrill says the man told the girls, what do you think about this? Sherrill says he could see marijuana inside the tin. The investigator advised him who he was. When Rauch began to walk away,...

On May 14, 2017 a male subject climbed a fence protecting the commercial property at 1960 North Washington St in Tullahoma occupied by Twenty-First Century Decorating. The man allegedly took carpeting, padding, vinyl flooring and a Red Ryder BB gun. The man allegedly threw the items across the fence and climbed back across the fence and loaded the items on a truck and trailer and left the premises. The property is valued at $1,220. Cody Alan Cates age 26 of New Winchester Hwy. Tullahoma was charged on Tuesday June 6, 2017 by Tullahoma Police Investigator Johnny Gore with burglary...

Earlier this week we reported that Tullahoma Police and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department were asking for the public’s help. Law enforcement officials were looking for a white male whose picture was captured on surveillance video for allegedly breaking into a home and stealing cash and electronic items on May 31. The residence is located in the Kings Ridge area of Tullahoma. We can now report the person has brought into custody. The name has not been released, as further investigation is still ongoing. Authorities will release more information at a later time. Law enforcement officials want thank you...

Better Business Bureau area branch manager Terrie Page says ringless voice mail technology is gaining traction called ringless voicemail. This is the latest attempt by telemarketers and debt collectors to reach the masses. The calls are quietly deposited through a back door, directly into a voicemail box and to the surprise of the recipient, who cannot do anything to block them. Regulators are considering whether to ban these messages. They have been hearing from ringless voicemail providers and pro-business groups, which argue that these messages should not qualify as calls and, therefore, should be exempt from consumer protection laws...

In December of 2013 WMSR News reported live from the scene of a shooting on the square in Manchester and after those almost 4 years the trial of Brenda Kay Webb Bartee began on May 30, 2017. Bartee, 51, has been held in the Coffee County Jail since the shooting. She was charged with two counts of criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. She is accused of shooting Dr. Harry Bartee as he stood outside an attorney’s office on the courthouse square in Manchester. Manchester Police...

On Tuesday morning, (June 6, 2017) Misty Ann Taylor age 38 of East Warren St Tullahoma was stopped for running a traffic light at Hwy 41 & 55 in Manchester TN. After running a license check through NCIC it was revealed Taylor was driving on revoked 9th, offense. When Taylor was being booked at the Coffee County Jail she was searched and produced a glass pipe from inside her body. Manchester Officer Dustan Foster charged Taylor with driving on revoked/suspended 9th offense and habitual motor offender. She was later charged by jail corrections with contraband in penal institution. Her...

On Thursday June 1st, the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the most recent Industrial Roundtable event at JSP International, a plastic fabrication company with two facilities in Tullahoma. The industrial roundtable is a regular event held by the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce. Special guests recruited by the Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition (CCADC) presented the benefits for employers to become a Drug Free Workplace (DFW). Stacy Lee, Community Outreach Coordinator for the CCADC, mentioned that “only 44 out of the 1100 registered businesses in the county are participating in the Drug Free Workplace program”. Mrs. Lee stated that,...