Approximately 90 workers here in Coffee County will soon be looking for work. United Technologies Corp. Aerospace Systems, landing systems manufacturing plant in Tullahoma are letting the workers go after a new labor contract was approved. United Steelworkers Local 6817, representing hourly employees at the Tullahoma plant, voted to accept a new four-year labor contract that came with a significant reduction in the...

Nashville based FirstBank recently announced its intent to merge with Clayton Bank & American City Bank. Jim Clayton founded Clayton Bank through the 2002 purchase of First State Bank of Henderson, Tennessee, the main bank of Jim’s childhood home. In 2004, Friendship Bank of Friendship, Lexington and Covington, and American City Bank of Tullahoma and Manchester were added. Clayton Bank expanded to Knoxville and Cookeville in 2005 and operates branches in downtown Knoxville, West Knoxville, Farragut, Clinton Highway and Alcoa. With more than $1 billion in assets and 31 offices in 20 cities, the Clayton family of banks satisfies...

McMinnville Police are looking for three men who robbed the C and A Market and assaulted two of the clerks. Police say the three Hispanic men entered the store Thursday afternoon. One of the female clerks was held at gunpoint, while two other female clerks were struck on the head. The men got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. The two clerks who were assaulted were taken to River Park Hospital, where they were treated and released. Anyone with any information that might be helpful in apprehending the three people is asked to call McMinnville Police at (931)...

In a move that surprised many involved in local sports, on Friday, Tullahoma City Schools Director Dan Lawson announced that Tullahoma High School Head Football Coach John Olive has been named athletic director for the 2017-18 school year, replacing longtime AD Jerry Mathis. Lawson and Mathis both said they met with THS Principal Kathy Rose on Jan. 27 to discuss the future of the AD position. During that meeting, they discussed candidates to take over Mathis’ position in the future. Mathis has served as athletic director at the high school for 18 years, taking over after retiring from coaching...

Throughout this past fall, Future Business Leaders of America members at Coffee County High School, officers, and advisors, along with special volunteers, spent many hours organizing the “Team Up to Tackle Breast Cancer” event. FBLA members sold t-shirts and Otis Spunkmeyer breast cancer cookies, and hosted a “pink out” game where the football team wore pink jerseys sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance and all other participants at the game sported pink. Funds raised from these activities have totaled $8,000. The donation was presented to the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition with all funds set to benefit breast cancer patients in...

Tullahoma Wal-Mart was evacuated Thursday afternoon due to smoke in the building. Store officials got all customers and employees out of the building. The Tullahoma fire department made a search of the building and up on the roof of the building but no fire was found. The smoke was coming from the back of the building in the area of the offices. It was allegedly a central heating unit causing the problem. No one was injured and shoppers were allowed to return to the store after about 30...

There’s a new tax scam. The IRS is warning taxpayers to be alert for tax return preparers who promise inflated tax refunds. IRS officials say if a preparer promises an extremely large refund based on credits or benefits you’ve never been able to claim in the past you should use caution. Scammers usually search for people who don’t have a filing requirement, like the elderly or people with a low income. Con artists may also file a false return in their client’s name, and the client doesn’t know that a refund was paid. Experts say if a preparer is...

Repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act. As discussions about the future of the ACA continue at the national and state levels, the Tennessee Medical Association is weighing in on how to improve the quality of health care. The TMA has released new recommendations for how its members believe the country should move forward with heath care. The association’s president, Dr. Keith Anderson, says it starts with a focus on wellness. “Wellness is the whole idea of reducing health care costs, not paying for wellness and preventative care, probably ultimately costs us money on the back end as well,”...