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Manchester Man Flees Police and Later Captured
On Friday, (June 2nd 2017) Manchester Police arrested Derek Michael Phillips age 20 of Evins St Manchester for a drug sanction. According to the arrest warrant, Phillips was placed into custody and while being handcuffed the man allegedly attempted to pull away from the officer. Officer Jamie Newman states in the warrant that Phillips then asked to go to the hospital due to him having a Hydrocodone pill stuck in his nose and was transported by ambulance to Unity Medical Center. When he was released to Manchester Police, Phillips was placed in handcuffs and when they went to place...
2016 Low Ticket Sales has Bonnaroo at Crossroads
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester is at a crossroads as organizers deal with last year’s plummeting ticket sales while engaging in talks to extend their agreement with Coffee County. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the festival’s current deal to pay Coffee County $30,000 plus $3 per ticket sold is set to expire after this year’s festival. Ticket sales at the festival fell by 28,000 in 2016, reaching an all-time low of 45,553. Ashley Capps, whose company AC Entertainment co-founded the festival, contends the festival landscape has become more competitive, but says ticket sales are up this...
A Reason to be ‘Ticked’ off about the Warm Winter
After a weekend outdoors, you may want to check yourself, your kids and your pets for ticks. The Center for Disease Control is predicting an increase in ticks and the diseases they carry this summer because of a warmer winter. Experts say in most cases if you can remove the tick within 36 hours of a bite, you’re protected from any illness. Dr. Donald Bucklin, medical director for U.S. Healthworks, said removing the insect is simple. “The first thing to do if you find a tick is remove it,” Bucklin said. “You don’t have to light it on fire....
Free Fishing Day is Saturday
The 2017 Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 10 when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the annual free day in hopes of increasing interest in fishing. The day allows everyone the opportunity to try the sport, especially children. Children ages 15 and younger may fish without a license beginning on Free Fishing Day through the following Friday (June 16). The TWRA is among several organizations planning special fishing events, primarily for youngsters. The TWRA annually stocks several thousand pounds of fish for various events. For a list...
MTSU Study says Conference Center has Big Economic Impact
Murat Arik, the Director of Business and Economic Research Center at MTSU along with students at the university recently conducted an economic impact study about the Manchester/Coffee County Conference Center (MCCCC). The director said he received no money for the research, but students did get financial help for their assistance. Arik presented the study to the Public Building Authority, who is charge of the conference center, media members, city, county and state leaders on Friday. The study showed that there were 507 events held at the MCCC in 2016 with over 43,000 attendees at these events. The MTSU study...
Local Authorities looking for Wanted Thief
Tullahoma Police and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help. A white male, seen in this picture allegedly broke into a home in the Kings Ridge area of Tullahoma and stole electronics and cash on Wednesday May 31, 2017. The man was with 3 other people, who stayed inside a silver Oldsmobile Intrigue. The others were two white males and an African-American female. You can contact Jason Dendy at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department at 931-570-4427 or Tullahoma Police at 455-0530 if you have any information that can help find this person. You can remain...
Grundy County Sheriff’s Department Arrest Two Wanted Individuals
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department last week identified a person of interest accused of stealing items from gravesites. 37-year old, Misty Melton-Jackson was wanted in connection with the thefts at Clouse Hill Cemetery. Melton-Jackson was taken into custody on Thursday after turning herself in through her probation officer. She is currently charged with vandalism, theft of property, evading arrest and desecration of venerated objects. A Grundy County man was arrested late last week for stealing a school bus from a local business. The incident happened on May 11 at the Mighty Equipment building. The Sheriff’s Office says 43-year-old Michael...
Tennessee Tool and Fixture to Locate First US Operations in Manchester—Creating 60 Jobs
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe along with Tennessee Tool and Fixture officials announced today the company will locate its first U.S. operations in Manchester. The automotive mold and casting manufacturer will invest $6.5 million in the new facility and create 60 new jobs in Coffee County. “I want to thank Tennessee Tool and Fixture for locating its first U.S. operations in Coffee County,” Rolfe said. “Tennessee ranks No. 1 for growth in automotive employment, and it means a great deal that Tennessee Tool and Fixture will be adding 60 new jobs to this sector....
