Planning where you’ll spend your retirement can be difficult, especially for folks who will be relying heavily on Social Security as a main source of income. There are, however, places where Social Security goes further than others and in a new study, SmartAsset has delved in the numbers to find out where. In its third annual study, SmartAsset analyzed Social Security income, cost of living data, and taxes across all counties to determine where people are getting the most mileage out of Social Security, and Coffee County ranked among the top spots in Tennessee. We ranked number 7 with...

The City of Tullahoma Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to present Live from Ventura Boulevard (LFVB). This is going to be an exciting night of free music, said Director of Parks and Recreation, Kurt Glick. “These musicians are Nashville professionals. One member, Scott Sheriff, is the keyboard player for Carrie Underwood.” Saturday night, May 20 at Frazier McEwen Park. Live from Ventura Boulevard plays music from the late seventies, which gave us some unforgettable melodies and instrumental hooks. LFVB will take you back to that era with a set list filled with an eclectic blend of Power Pop,...

On Wednesday May 10th 2017 deputies with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department went to serve an active warrant for arrest of Phillip Charles Gatewood age 38 on Walden Ridge Road in Manchester. Deputies were attempting to make contact with Gatewood, who was sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle. The arrest warrant states that Gatewood allegedly took off at a high rate of speed and led deputies on a pursuit that placed deputies and other citizen’s lives at risk by the man’s reckless driving. Gatewood later slowed his vehicle and put his hands up as if he was...

The Transportation Coalition of Tennessee held a series of news conferences on Monday to discuss the impact of the IMPROVE Act’s projects on different areas of the state. As part of the series, a press conference was held to detail how specific projects will affect Coffee County residents. The total impact for Coffee County is $14,207,763 for the combined revenue to cities and counties as well as the Tennessee Department of Transportation road and bridge projects, totaling $43,358,000 from the IMPROVE Act. The IMPROVE Act creates a long-term, dedicated funding source to fix outdated transportation infrastructure by making a...

Tennessee gas prices declined 2.5 cents in the past week. The state average declined for the 24th consecutive day on Sunday, for a total discount of 9 cents during that time. According to AAA, the Auto Club Group, the average price for a gallon of gasoline in Tennessee was $2.095 on Sunday, 24 cents less than the national average. Oil prices settled at $47.84 on the NYMEX Friday – an increase of $1.62 from the week before. The low price in Coffee County can be found in Manchester and Tullahoma at $1.98...

Suicide rates in Tennessee are on the increase across all age groups, just as a new Netflix series features a story line about a teenager who takes her life in the first episode. The show “13 Reasons Why” is prompting numerous mental-health groups to express concerns about the series. At the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, executive director Scott Ridgway says the detailed portrayal could ignite thoughts in impressionable young people. “I think that we’re not planting it in their minds, that’s key, but if they had not made it so graphic, and it’s really more fictional,” he says. “It...

On Thursday May 11th, 2017 Tullahoma Police officers were assisting the FBI execute a search warrant concerning child exploitation at the residence of Martin Drew McFarlane age 31 on Castle Walk Street in Tullahoma. According to the arrest warrant, officers discovered in the home in plain view a small amount of green leafy substance believed to be marijuana. Officers say they also found several empty baggies, a glass pipe and a package of rolling papers. The warrant goes onto say that officers found in the refrigerator a mason jar with several individually wrapped pieces of what is believed to...

A Tullahoma High School senior who could have become the youngest person ever elected to serve on the city’s board of alderman will not be allowed to run this election. 18-year-old Michael Celiberti was able to convince aldermen and the mayor to vote to change the city’s charter, lowering the minimum age to run for office from 21 to 18. The city will not time to call for a special-called meeting to vote to ratify the proposed charter amendment. Although the bill has been signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Gov. Bill Haslam has to sign...