A new judge handling the official corruption case of former Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold is postponing his sentencing until early September. Arnold is awaiting sentencing in a West Tennessee prison. Senior U.S. District Judge Marvin E. Aspen, who took the case this week from Judge Kevin Sharp, denied a request by Arnold to move his sentencing to mid-April from early May and opted to set it back even later in the year. Sharp is to step down April 15 and go into private practice. Aspen set sentencing hearings for Arnold and co-defendant John Vanderveer for Sept. 6 and...

Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposal to boost transportation funding is now on equal footing in the Tennessee House and Senate. The measure that would include the state’s first gas tax hike since 1989 was advanced by the House Local Government Committee on Tuesday. That means the measure is now before the finance panels of both chambers – the final standing committees before full floor votes. Under the latest version of the bill, the state would increase the tax on each gallon of gas by 6 cents over three years, and diesel by 10 cents. The measure would also cut the...

Wednesday at noon WMSR will be doing some maintenance on its 5,000 watt AM transmitter. We will be running our backup transmitter at this time but it is much smaller with limited range. Our FM signal will not be affected. We will be replacing some large and very expensive capacitors. This is to provide a better sound and maximize our coverage area. We hope to be back up on the main transmitter by late afternoon or evening. Thank you for your...

On Sunday (March 26th 2017) Coffee County Corrections Officer Mitchell Bennett states that Lisa Michelle Roberts age 40 of Cedar Lane Beechgrove had turned herself into the Coffee County Jail to serve a sentence from the court. After receiving a tip that the subject may be bringing in drugs to the jail, she was taken to Unity Medical Center in Manchester for an x-ray. Transporting Officer Ashley Barnett and Bennett state that when they arrived at the hospital with Roberts, they noticed a piece of black material sticking out of the woman’s shoe. It was then discovered that Roberts...

Local law enforcement and the United States Marshall’s Service are looking for David Mizwicki. He is described as a white male, 6’2 220 lbs, brown hair and has multiple tattoos. Mizwicki has been seen in the Manchester area as well as the Estill Springs area of Franklin County. If anyone has any information concerning his whereabouts, you are asked to contact Investigator George Dyer of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 931-308-9420 or the Coffee Communication Center 931-728-9555. As a reminder please contact law enforcement and do not attempt to make contact with this person on your...

The mass incarceration of African Americans has contributed significantly to the racial achievement gap in the nation’s schools, according to a recent report. The so-called war on drugs vastly expanded the U.S. prison population. But while African Americans are no more likely to sell or use drugs, they are three times more likely to be arrested, more likely to be convicted and will serve more time in prison than whites. According to Leila Morsy, senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales and co-author of the report, when a parent is sent to prison, their children become more...

Motlow State Community College will host its annual HIRING Fair Tuesday, April 4, on the Moore County campus. The fair will be held from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Forrester Student Center, Lincoln County Bank Dining Hall. Area companies and staffing agencies are invited to participate free of charge. For more information or to reserve space, contact Brenda Cannon, director of special events, at bcannon@mscc.edu or 931-393-1548. According to Cannon, the HIRING Fair is a collaboration between the Tennessee Department of Labor (TDOL), Workforce Development, MAXIMUS, and Motlow State. The fair is open to all job seekers, including students...