On Tuesday, (May 30, 2017) Stormy Dee Phillips age 32 of Central Ave Tullahoma was the driver of a vehicle that was stopped by Tullahoma Police Officer Justin Smith on East Moore St. According to the arrest warrants, Phillips was stopped because officers had received a call about persons in the vehicle attempting to sell drugs in and around Dossett Apartments. Alexis Lorraine Lang age 22 of Allie Boyton Rd Manchester along with Kendale Isaiah Welborn age 20 of East Warren St Tullahoma and two juveniles were also in the vehicle. The warrant goes on to say that Phillips...

Early Wednesday morning Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Harmon Campbell responded to a house fire at 3203 Blanton’s Chapel Road. Upon arriving the flames were coming from the roof area. North Coffee Fire Department and other volunteer departments arrived and started fighting the fire. The owner of the home was not at home at the time of the fire, but he was contacted by phone and responded to the house. A Hummer SUV that was parked at the home received minor damage from the heat on the passenger side. The home and contents were valued at over $100,000. The...

American Pickers is an American reality television series that premiered on January 18, 2010 on the History Channel. The show follows antique and collectible pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz who travel around the United States to buy or “pick” various items for resale, for clients, or for their own personal collections. This coming Monday, June 5, 2017 the TV program will feature two people from Manchester. WMSR’s “Let’s Talk Antiques” host David Pennington and his son Bryan will be on the program talking about their wide range of antiques and collectibles. Will David and Bryan sell any of...

As thousands of Tennessee children rejoice at the beginning of summer break, roughly one in four also will struggle to find enough to eat when school is out. More than 25 percent of children in the state are considered “food insecure,” according to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. The gap in resources is driving programs around the state, gearing up to supply some of those kids’ nutritional needs during the summer months. Sam Compton, youth programs manager for the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, said the need is greater than you might imagine. “Everyone...

Those of you living within the Wayside Sewer System area will begin to pay more for the service beginning July 1, 2017. Coffee County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority voted to double the rates of the homeowners using the system. Some homeowners and lot owners in the area who are not currently connected to the system will also start paying. Coffee County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority serves the area of Wayside, Country Air and Deer Range, located off State Route 55 in rural Coffee County. Fifty-nine homeowners using the system will start paying $114 as of July 1,...

A motorcycle crash on Monday left one man dead from his injures. The single vehicle crash occurred on Awalt Road inside Franklin County on Monday morning. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Sean Allen Musick, 28, who is from West Virginia was driving a motorcycle and was found dead when emergency crews arrived. Tennessee Highway Patrol and other law enforcement personnel investigated the scene. According to Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller, there was clear evidence that Musick had lost control of his motorcycle around 24 hours earlier and died upon...

Grundy County Sheriff’s Department has identified a person of interest accused of stealing items from gravesites. 37-year old, Misty Melton-Jackson is wanted in connection with the thefts at Clouse Hill Cemetery. Officials say Melton-Jackson fled from deputies on a green ATV earlier Tuesday as they tried to interview her. Misty Melton-Jackson is described as: Cut and dyed hair Wearing a bright orange tank top with a purple bandana on her head 5’1” and about 145 pounds. If you know of her whereabouts, you can contact the Grundy Co. Sheriff’s Office at 931-692-3466 ext. 7. You can remain...

Al White Motors and WMSR (Thunder Radio) are teaming up to honor those who serve that thin blue line, our local law enforcement. Each month someone in law enforcement will be honored as a Hometown Hero. Our hero for the month of May is Manchester Police Investigator Brandon Tomberlin. Investigator Tomberlin was born and raised in Coffee County, Tn. He graduated from Coffee County High School in 1996. He has attended Motlow State C.C. and is a 1998 graduate from the Tn. Law Enforcement Training Academy Basic Police School. Investigator Tomberlin began his law enforcement career at Manchester Police...