On Sunday Coffee County deputies had stopped for lunch at the McDonald’s on the Hillsboro Highway. Upon exiting his car, Corporal Harmon Campbell said he smelled a very strong odor of marijuana nearby. A male subject was in the front seat passenger seat of the vehicle where the odor was detected. When the officer walked up to the driver, who had his window down and the officer confirmed the smell was coming from that vehicle, he then asked him to pull into a parking spot where he walked up and asked the passenger to roll down his window, and...

State officials say 29 Tennessee communities will receive more than $1 million in grants to improve tourism infrastructure. Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd said Thursday that the Tourism Enhancement Grants help counties and cities increase the economic impact of tourism. Grants range from $10,000 to $50,000. The grants are funded through the Rural Economic Opportunity Act, which is designed to improve economies in rural communities across the state. Coffee County received a grant for $50,000. The state previously announced nearly $1 million in grants for tourism infrastructure in...

Motlow State Community College will offer nine non-credit community classes beginning in February, according to Tom Dillingham, director of workforce development and extended services. The non-credit courses range from computer classes to cake decorating to playing musical instruments and more. “We are pleased to reinstate the non-credit, personal enrichment courses, and will take the classes into local communities as often as possible,” said Dillingham. “Through the years, the non-credit program attracted thousands of students into the college community by providing fun, personal enrichment, and skills enhancement classes. We want to continue the tradition.” The February class schedule includes: Course...

On Thursday (January 19, 2017) Coffee County Sheriff’s department personnel were working a joint operation with Franklin County authorities. They observed a silver Jeep traveling westbound on Interstate 24, which was driven by a man identified as Steven Powers. The vehicle was allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed. Coffee County Sheriff Investigator James Sherrill attempted to catch up with the vehicle, finally doing so at mile-marker 117. Powers was stopped by Deputy Lee Marcom at the 111 mile-marker. In Sherrill’s report, he says that the driver could not produce a driver’s license and appeared very nervous. Powers...

Stacy Alexander Stanley age 24 of McArthur St of Manchester was arrested by Manchester Officer Trey Adcock on Thursday for allegedly breaking into a home on McArthur Dr. Apparently the man was there to steal women’s clothing and the officer says Stanley admitted to him that his intent was to steal some female clothing items and then allegedly told officers that he did not find anything he liked. He then according to the arrest warrant said that he had an obsession for women’s things. He also told Manchester Police that he had also been arrested in Warren County for...

Another scam is working in Coffee County. Two white males are going into restaurants in the Manchester telling patrons that their truck was stolen. The two males have been seen wearing ADT grey shirts and some type of badge. Witnesses have stated the two men are driving a black car with Georgia tags. If you see the two men or their car, please call the Coffee County Communication Center at...

Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested and charged a Rutherford County man accused of killing two individuals and injuring a third in a Cannon County incident last weekend. At the request of 16th District Attorney General Jennings Jones, TBI Special Agents began investigating an incident that occurred on January 14th on Choctaw Drive in Woodbury. There, authorities discovered the body of David Wooten age 42, deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. Two women also sustained injuries in the incident: Elizabeth Clement age 19 and Laura Jastre age 28. Despite medical treatment, Clement died from her...