Members of the Coffee County Budget and Finance Committee expressed frustration during a recent meeting over continued operating losses of the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center (MCCCCS). According to a report in the Tullahoma News, Coffee County Commissioner Bobby Bryan said, “As far as I am concerned, if it gets too far out of hand, shut it down.” “I would hate to do that, but I have seen it operating in the hole every year. Also, I feel the least they can do is report to us on a monthly basis.” So far this fiscal year, Coffee County has paid...

On Saturday members of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office responded to yet another shooting into the church on Horse Mountain Rd. While investigating it, they were able to come up with a vehicle description. A few minutes later, a patrolman with the Shelbyville Police Department spotted the vehicle in question in the area and as a result they have identified and arrested the person responsible for shooting into the churches, vandalizing the power company, and cable lines as a Wendell Buchanan 36, of Shelbyville. He is in custody at the Bedford County Jail with a 500,000.00 bond. The Bedford...

If your car catches fire on a certain stretch of road on I-24, it’s possible no one will be there to put it out. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says I-24 westbound on the Chattanooga side of Monteagle Mountain belongs to Battle Creek Volunteer Fire Department. The eastbound lanes are in Monteagle Fire’s jurisdiction. Marion County Mayor David Jackson says Battle Creek is working on a limited budget and the department can’t afford to respond to truck fires on the interstate. Monteagle Fire Chief Mike Holmes says that part of the interstate is prone to truck fires. “This mountain...

Work continues on the new exit ramp on the eastbound side of Exit 111. Civil Constructers, who has been working on the new ramp since January, will be closing the right lane of traffic on Monday and Tuesday. Milling work and paving on Monday and on Tuesday there will be rolling roadblocks while workers are installing new signage for the exit. Civil Constructers is asking the public to avoid the area if at all possible. At the completion of the work, all eastbound traffic wanting to go to Tullahoma will take the new ramp and not have to cross...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help. Authorities are searching for Katrina Lanette Wolfe age 35. Her last known address was Betsy Willis Rd. in Hillsboro. Wolfe is 5’6” 160lbs with brown hair and brown eyes. The female is wanted on warrants out of Coffee and Warren counties. If you have seen Katrina Lanette Wolfe or know her whereabouts please call the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department at 931-570-4409 or 570-4410. As always the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department thanks the public for its help and...

A Tullahoma man was transported to the hospital after being struck while lying in the roadway Sept. 25. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Phil Bratten, a 17 year-old, of Reed Spencer Lane, Tullahoma was struck while lying on East Moore Street by a 2006 Chevrolet operated by Charles Kilcrease, 34, of East Moore Street. Kilcrease told the officer that he was traveling on East Moore Street when he saw what he believed to be trash in the roadway. He stated that he tried to avoid the debris but was unable to avoid hitting it. He stated...

Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced this week that nearly 7,500 more postsecondary credits were awarded to Tennessee public school students in 2016 when compared to 2014. Additionally, more students than ever before in Tennessee are taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams, with 27,699 students taking one or more exam in 2016–up 8.8 percent from last year. The new data shows that not only are more Tennessee students taking AP tests, but also 3,700 more exams were scored a three or higher, making those students eligible to receive college credit for their high school work. AP classes offer students...