On Monday, Coffee County Deputies received a call of a subject causing a disturbance in Beechgrove. Upon arrival, Clay Lee Cockerham age 21 of Cheyenne Circle Beechgrove was at the bath house in Lakewood Park. As deputies were on the scene a man and woman pulled up and said the man had allegedly gone through their mailbox, destroying it. Deputy Blake Simmons charged Cockerham with vandalism and he was booked in at the Coffee County Jail. Early Tuesday, Cockerham allegedly attacked a corrections officers and struck him several times. Supposedly the man attempted to leave his cell and was...

Kasai held a grand opening ceremony for its new North American headquarters last week in Murfreesboro. The new office is across the street from Murfreesboro Medical Clinic in the gateway district. In late 2014, the Japanese-based company, which supplies Nissan and other automotive companies, announced plans to invest $13.4 million and add 250 jobs in Rutherford County. Kasai operates a manufacturing plant in the Coffee County Industrial Park. Their main operations are planning, development and manufacturing of car interior trim parts including door trim and roof...

Coming up on Friday at the Coffee County Fair is the 15th annual “Youth Field Day Events” sponsored by the Coffee County D.A.R.E. program. The event normally has between 300-400 children participating in; sack races, 3 legged races along basketball and football throwing, dash and relay races and finishing with a water balloon throw. All events are open to boys and girls in age brackets of 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 year olds. The D.A.R.E. program will give out cash prizes to the top 3 finishers in each category. Also D.A.R.E. prizes will be awarded to all those who participate....

  The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help. Authorities are searching for 28 year-old Wesley K Sullivan. His last known address was Dwight Sherrill Rd in Hillsboro. Sullivan is wanted for 2 counts of manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance, schedule VI drug charges. Sullivan is 5’10” around 180lbs with hazel eyes and brown hair. If you have seen Wesley K Sullivan or know his 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...

The Manchester Police Department needs the public’s help with identifying a male subject. Police department officials stress that this man is NOT a suspect in a crime, but may have witnessed a crime take place at Coffee County Bank on the Murfreesboro Hwy. If you can identify this person of interest please contact Investigator Bryan Eldridge at the Manchester Police Department, 931-728-2099. Also Unity Medical Center recently donated numerous medical supplies for Manchester Police Department’s SWAT team. These supplies will be used to equip officers with emergency first aid kits. The police department thanks the hospital for their...

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office has been working recently to locate a suspect that was wanted in connection to recent burglaries. Grundy County deputies captured 22 year-old Dakota Blake Byers on Sunday without incident. He was wanted in connection with two residential burglaries, two church burglaries and at least one business burglary on the mountain. According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, Byers also had several outstanding...

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) is sending a message to consumers by saying that there is not a gas shortage in Tennessee. TEMA says there are about two other pipeline sources Tennessee uses beyond the ruptured Alabama pipeline. The high demand has overpowered the supply, which has caused gas stations to run out of certain grades. Some stations in Manchester were completely out of fuel on Saturday night, but have returned to normal operation. Despite some stations running out of gas, some others are reporting sales being up by 50 percent. Officials are urging drivers to maintain their...