The Tullahoma City Clean Up day is Saturday, October 22 from 8:00 am until Noon. Volunteers are asked to report to Public Works for tools and assignments. Volunteers who register at Public Works will be entered to win two tickets to Peter and the Starcatcher performed at South Jackson Civic Center. “Getting litter picked-up is critical to the vibrancy of our City,” said Director of Public Works, Wayne Limbaugh. “We ask residents to not litter. With your help, we can go a long way in keeping Tullahoma clean and beautiful. It is simple to keep the garbage with you...

You may remember we reported that Coffee County and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Center in Shelbyville wanted to open a location in Manchester. The county was turned down for a state grant in the amount of $350,000 to open the site. Director Ivan Jones of the school in Shelbyville said he will continue to search for chances to establish a technology school in Coffee County because there is a need. This year, there were 32 applicants for the grants and only 12 of them were...

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a stolen tractor just outside Coffee County. The report states that a person(s) took a tractor from a filed in the Deans Shop Rd. area between 10/6/16 at 10:00pm and 10/7/16 at Noon. The tractor was a 2016 Case Farmall 90C red in color with a front loader attachment and a red canopy. The tractor’s estimated value is $50,000. Anyone having any information regarding this incident is asked to contact Investigator Todd Hindman at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 931-962-0123 or Investigator Mike Whaley with the Agricultural Crime...

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear two death-penalty cases this term, and while the court will primarily consider constitutional law in reaching their decisions, research shows that half of the country does not support capital punishment. A new study released by the Pew Research Center found that the number of Americans in favor of the death penalty is at its lowest level in four decades. The shifting opinion is often rooted in distrust in a broken system, according to Kristin Collins, a spokeswoman for the Center for Death Penalty Litigation. She noted that more than 150 people...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol cautions motorists to watch out for deer on or near the roadways this fall season. An increase in deer-related crashes is likely during the months of October through December due to deer mating season and hunting season. In Tennessee, between 2011 and 2015, 22 percent of deer-related crashes occurred on interstate highways. Last year there were 6,953 deer-related crashes, including 351 that involved injuries. That was up by 8 percent from the previous...

A new report sheds light on the millions of additional dollars announced earlier this year by the state for teacher salaries in Tennessee. According to The Tennessean, the state Comptroller of the Treasury report explains that when Gov. Bill Haslam said in his State of the State address that he was putting $105 million into the Basic Education Program for teacher salaries, it didn’t necessarily mean raises for educators statewide. That’s because the report says local school districts get to decide how to spend that money on positions, whether it be through employee raises or on hiring new staff....

WMSR News has received information from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and local officials that the bridge over Interstate 24 on State Route 127 will be closed for repairs starting on Monday October 17, 2016 and will remain closed until Wednesday October 19, 2016. TDOT says there will be a detour route set up via Newt Vanattia Rd to Bains Rd then back to State Route 127. Please avoid this area in Coffee County (if possible) until repair work is...