From candy to costumes, kids across Tennessee are gearing up for Halloween. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Department of Correction is taking additional measures to keep them safe this Halloween season with the launch of Operation Blackout. Operation Blackout is a yearly, massive statewide sweep to ensure registered sex offenders under TDOC supervision follow strict guidelines for the fall season and Halloween. Hundreds of teams of TDOC probation parole officers work with local law enforcement to saturate communities across the state, conducting random visits and compliance checks on more than 3,000 sex offenders statewide between October 21 and the morning of...

The September 2016 Sales Tax Collection Report indicates strong growth year over date. A trend that has been consistent throughout the 2016 calendar year in Manchester. September collections topped the $700,000 mark, a first for a September report. Final collections for the City of Manchester were $712,825.82 up from $662,056.20. The increase is $50,769.62 year-to-date over 2015 or 7.12%. The report also marks the end of the 3rd quarter of 2016. The quarter realized a growth of $157,325.56 or 7.36% over July, August and September of 2015. “This continued growth trend shows that our focus on strengthening economic metrics...

Early voting is continuing for Coffee County voters. In Manchester, residents can vote at the Coffee County Administrative Plaza, which is located at 1329 McArthur St., Suite 6. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The hours will be extended through 5:30 p.m. on the last day of early voting, which is Thursday, Nov. 3. In Tullahoma, voters can cast their ballots at the C.D. Stamps Community Center, located at 810 S. Jackson St. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon...

The time to fall back is near: On Sunday, Nov. 6, Daylight Saving Time for 2016 comes to an end at precisely 2 a.m. that morning. Standard Time will return, and it will stick around until 2 a.m. on March 12, 2017. We get an extra hour of sleep when 2 a.m. becomes 1 a.m. on Nov. 6, and while some people don’t like losing the hour of afternoon daylight, that extra hour’s slumber has to be worth something. Daylight Saving Time 2016 ends on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m. Turn your clocks back one hour to 1...

Motlow State Community College will be holding a Cleanup Day at all four of its campuses this fall to provide Tennessee Promise students the opportunity to fulfill their eight hours of community service requirement. The deadline for community service for the spring semester is Dec. 1. Each of the four Motlow campuses will hold a Cleanup Day that will be on a specific Friday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Motlow staff members will be available to help students register and log their community service hours. The following cleanup days are scheduled: Moore County campus, Oct. 28; McMinnville campus Nov....

On Thursday in Tullahoma, Tennessee Highway Patrolmen responded to a “Be on the Lookout” for a possible vehicle involved in a credit card theft or scam. The vehicle matching the bolo was located on North Jackson Street in Tullahoma. The arrest warrants indicates that upon making contact with the driver and passenger it was discovered they had numerous credit cards in their possession. A check through Capital One Credit Card Company confirmed that the cards were fraudulent. The cards allegedly were reportedly from a personal debit account to an unknown person at this time, the investigation to find the...

The Hickerson Volunteer Fire Department received a page out for a house fire from the Coffee County Communication Center around 10pm Saturday night. The fire was at 3284 Old Tullahoma Hwy across from 3-Way Market. Emergency crews arrived on the scene and extinguished the blaze. It was discovered that the home was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. Hickerson Volunteer Fire Department was called back to the home on Sunday morning just before noon for a rekindle and they were able to put that fire out as well. The fire is under...