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Area Coach being Investigating
An investigation has been opened just hours after the girls basketball coach at Grundy County, Johnathan Shedd resigned. The Grundy County Sheriff’s office confirms it is investigating missing money from the high school booster club. According to school officials, Shedd says he resigned because of false allegations and concerns for himself and his family. The Tennessee Comptroller’s office has been called to investigate the matter, and they and the sheriff’s department are waiting to interview Shedd. Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum says a new treasurer took over in October and she is the one who reported the money missing...
Woman gets more than she wanted when Buying Drink
A woman from East Lincoln Street in Tullahoma found more than she expected when she got a soft drink out of a machine. Wanda Parrill told Tullahoma Officer Carl Pyrdom on Feb. 24 that she went to the soft drink vending machine outside Piggly Wiggly on East Lincoln Street she got a drink with four bags of white crystals attached to the drink. Tullahoma Officer Rocky Ruehling is investigating the...
Gas Prices set to Rise
Refineries are easing into maintenance season, which normally signals a gradual increase in prices at the pump. Throughout the past five years, gas prices rose 35-70 cents from February to Memorial Day, and motorists should expect the same this year. “The seasonal increase hasn’t begun yet, but it’s coming,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Prices usually rise this time of year as refineries power-down some of their machinery for routine maintenance and prepare for the switch to the more expensive summer blend gasoline. Because of the outages, refineries don’t produce as much gasoline. All...
Bill to Prevent Campaign Funds from being invested in Private Companies passes in Senate
The state Senate has passed a bill seeking to prevent campaign funds from being invested in private companies. The legislation follows the release of a Tennessee Registry of Campaign Finance audit that found that former Rep. Jeremy Durham loaned $120,000 to a company run by prominent GOP donor Andrew Miller Jr. The bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Doug Overbey of Maryville passed on a 32-1 vote on Monday evening. The measure co-sponsored by Republican Rep. Gerald McCormick of Chattanooga would limit candidate and political campaign committees’ investments to banks or credit unions that are members of the Federal Deposit...
Academic Orientation to be held at Coffee County Raider Academy
Coffee County Raider Academy will host an academic orientation for all incoming freshmen for the 2017-2018 school year on Tuesday, March 14th from 6-8 PM. Their academic orientation will serve as an opportunity for students and parents to receive vital registration information, tour the building, and meet with the faculty. The Raider Academy staff looks forward to having eighth grade students and their parents from both Coffee County Middle and Westwood Middle School to join them for this informational...
Road Closure for Thursday
The City of Manchester Street Department will have the Old Tullahoma Hwy closed on Thursday 3-2-17, from Old Seminary Rd to Belmont Rd starting at 6 am until 6 pm. The City of Manchester Street Department apologizes for any...
Coffee Co. Deputy, Manchester Officer and K-9 make Drug Bust
” width=”300″] Photo: L-R Blake Simmons, Dale Roberson and K-9 Roccon. Also included are items confiscated.[/caption]Just before midnight on Saturday an emergency call came out for police to be on the lookout for a reckless driver on the McMinnville Highway. As the subject passed by Deputy Blake Simmons he was allegedly driving from side to side and into the median. Simmons stopped the man identified as Joseph Nekia Jackson age 42 of Linda Lane Manchester. In the deputy’s report he said the man had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. Simmons says Jackson was asked to take a field sobriety...
2/27/17–Tennessee State Education Commissioner visits Westwood Middle School
Tennessee’s Commissioner of education , Dr. Candice McQueen visited Westwood Middle School on Monday. As you might expect, Director of Manchester City Schools, Lee Wilkerson, WMS Principal Chad Fletcher and WMS Vice Principal Jonathan Graf were there to greet the Commissioner; but students from Westwood Middle School were tasked with touring the Commissioner through the school. The student body is divided into to one of four houses to foster teamwork, promote a family environment and to develop positive interactions between students in a respectful manner. Each house selected fellow students to serve as school ambassadors. These student ambassadors hosted...
