The Tullahoma Fire Department was called to the Tullahoma High School on Monday afternoon around 5:45pm. An alarm was pulled by custodians on duty and that’s when the fire department was called. Apparently a heating unit malfunctioned causing a small fire to break out. Tullahoma Fire Department arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire. Minimal smoke and water damage occurred in the English wing of the building. The fire department used fans to draw the smoke out of the building. While 1-800-Board Up arrived and used their equipment to clean the smoke chemicals out of the wing as...

Residents in Tullahoma have been very generous donating items to assist residents affected by the November 29th tornado. Most of the victims’ immediate needs have been met. There is no immediate need for food or clothing. If your property has been affected by the storm, there are supplies available provided by the Salvation Army located at the First Christian Church Annex, 201 NW Atlantic Street. Supplies include: rakes, tarps, work gloves, bleach, paper towels and bottled water. In lieu of donating supplies, the City of Tullahoma is requesting that monetary donations be made to the Salvation Army, PO Box...

Fuel prices are still rising after members of OPEC agreed to reduce crude oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day. Since last week’s announcement, gas price averages have risen around 10 cents in Tennessee. Last week, crude oil prices reached their highest level since July 2015. The price for a barrel of WTI settled at $51.68 last Friday on the NYMEX. The low price per gallon on Tuesday afternoon in Manchester was $2 and $1.94 in...

At 5:45am Monday morning a pedestrian was struck and killed as she was walking along Blanton’s Chapel Road in the northern part of Coffee County. The 2000 Nissan, driven by a Manchester man was traveling eastbound on Blanton’s Chapel Road when the accident occurred. According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report, Patsy L Johnson age 64 of Manchester was struck while she was walking in the lane of travel. No charges were...

Officials say two adults and a child have died in a residential blaze in Middle Tennessee and two others were injured. A statement from Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins said five people were at the mobile home in Smithville on Sunday afternoon when firefighters responded. The statement says a passer-by and a firefighter were able to get the two children out of the burning home, though one later died. Police say 27-year-old Jeremy Shelton and 36-year-old Crystal Fults died in the blaze. Another adult, 26 year old Heather Standridge, was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center along wither her...

Vicious fires have swept through the Smoky Mountains, displacing thousands and leaving many jobless and homeless. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, no stranger to emergency response, has created the Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville Emergency Response Fund to support the affected communities and nonprofits that are helping victims address their ongoing needs. Grants from the Fund will be made to nonprofits providing assistance both immediate and long term. If donating by check; please make it to The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and include Gatlinburg Emergency Fund in the memo line. Their address is: 3833 Cleghorn Ave. Nashville,...