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Shots Fired leads to two Arrest
Two men were arrested after a disturbance March 13 at Cedar Lane Apartments in Tullahoma. Calvin Bernard Pettway, 33, of Mobile, Alabama and Christopher Allan Lyles, 34, of Cedar Lane were arrested following a disturbance involving the discharge of two pistols at the apartment complex. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Taylor Gannon, Lyles was asleep in the apartment when Pettway pulled his leg. Lyles told the officer that he didn’t know who it was and fired his weapon in the direction of his feet. Lyles said the shot was a “warning shot.” The shot struck a...
Drug Bust in Bedford County
On Saturday (March 11, 2017) deputies with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Smith Chapel Rd to follow up on a tip of a wanted person and narcotic activity. Upon arriving at the residence, deputies located a female identified as a Sonya Edinger, who had active warrants for Failure to Appear and Violation of Probation, and Christopher Nelson. Upon entering the residence, deputies saw evidence of narcotic activity in plain view; as a result of further investigation, deputies seized 24 grams of ICE/Meth, Hydrocodone tablets, and Xanax tablets. Both individuals were charged with multiple narcotic...
Tennessee gets Average Grade on Roads
Tennessee’s infrastructure isn’t doing too well overall. In a report card released by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Volunteer state gets a “C” letter grade. For the 8th year in a row, Tennessee’s roads earned a mediocre grade. The report states that due to inadequate funding, roads are starting to show some wear and tear. 11 percent of Tennessee’s major roads and highways have pavement in poor condition, while nearly 30 percent are in fair condition. The report recommends that additional funding is needed for highway safety and goes so far as to say the gas tax...
Motlow College looking for Adjunct Faculty Members
Due to the continued increase in full-time student enrollment, Motlow State Community College is inviting anyone interested in potentially becoming an adjunct faculty member to a Career Fair on Tuesday, March 28, at 6 p.m. on the Smyrna campus. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet Motlow’s academic team and learn from current adjunct faculty members about employment opportunities. Refreshments will be served. Adjunct faculty teach part-time for Motlow College and are allowed to teach a maximum of nine hours in the fall and nine hours in the spring for a total of 18 hours per academic year. Positions...
Manchester Man Arrested for Stalking and more
On Friday, Coffee County deputies Corporal Keith Raney and Deputy Eva Villegas responded to Pete Sain Road in Manchester for a suspicious subject standing on the complainant’s porch and looking through the door window. When the deputies arrived they made contact with the male who was coming from around the back of the residence. According to the arrest warrant David Cordell Harper age 30 Mountain View Lane Manchester had already been reported being on the property and committing a lewd act in September of 2016. Complainant said she feared bodily harm from the subject. Harper was arrested and charged...
Tullahoma Man Charged with Arson
On Thursday March 9th Tullahoma officers responded to a home in reference to a call made to the communication center. According to the arrest warrant, Cameron Derek Allison age 33 East Lincoln St Tullahoma was the person identified as calling confessing that he was the person who set a house on fire on East Hogan St approximately three weeks ago. The warrant goes onto say that Allison told officers details how he had set the home on fire at the request of his friend. Tullahoma Officer Randy Baltimore charged Allison with arson with bond being set at $25,000. His...
Wanted Sex Offender Arrested in Bedford County
On Thursday, March 9, 2017, members of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) Criminal Investigation Division and Patrol Division, along with members from the US Marshals Service, arrested Corey James McDonald, who is a convicted sex offender from New Hampshire, for Violation of the Sex Offender Registry Law. The BCSO received information that McDonald had relocated to Shelbyville, TN from New Hampshire in late 2016. McDonald, who was also on the run for charges in New Hampshire, is currently in custody in the Bedford County Jail and is awaiting federal prosecution for other...
Legislative Panel changes Transportation Bill
A Tennessee legislative panel has changed and passed Gov. Bill Haslam’s transportation bill, which Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris says would ensure people save more in food tax cuts than they’d pay in a gas tax hike. Norris called the bill a compromise with Haslam as the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee passed it by a 7-1 margin Monday. Over three years, Norris said the gas tax would increase 6 cents a gallon and the diesel tax would jump 10 cents a gallon. Initially, Haslam proposed a 7-cent gas tax increase and 12-cent diesel hike. Norris said the food...
