A traffic stop in Tennessee turned into a big drug bust when authorities found 100 pounds of marijuana stashed in a motorhome. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper observed several indicators of possible criminal activity after making the stop in Marion County. The trooper called for backup and received permission to search the motorhome. The trooper and his K-9 found several duffel bags and boxes in the bedroom area. Authorities say the motorhome driver eventually revealed it was marijuana. Troopers then located six cardboard boxes containing 83 vacuum sealed bags of high grade marijuana...

The American Legion Post in Manchester will be holding its third annual “Stomp” on September 3rd at the Manchester/Coffee County Conference Center. A “Stomp” is a gathering of bikes; however, they have designed this for all in the community. Over 30 vendors will be set up similar to a “street fair”. A Poker Run will take place and it is open to automobiles as well. The Poker Run is an event where participants travel to established locations and draw a card. Locations will be written on their registration card to be turned in at the finish line. They will allow people to discard...

On Wednesday afternoon Westwood Middle and Elementary schools in Manchester were placed on lockdown around 2 p.m. Someone called police and reported that a man armed with a gun was near a home on Oak Street just before 2pm. The subject fled before their arrival. Donald Corey Myers age 33 of Carter St. in Manchester was captured a short time later and taken into custody. The arrest warrant says that Myers broke into a home and threaten the occupants if they didn’t produce drugs for him. The lockdown by the schools was a precautionary measure after hearing from Manchester...

Scotty W. Bell, 39, of Hermitage, TN is being held in the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $128,000 after leading the Tennessee Highway Patrol and other officers on a high speed chase along I-24 Wednesday. According to warrants obtained by THP Officer Donnie Clark, officers were notified of a 2006 Nissan Altima traveling toward Coffee County that was involved in an armed carjacking in the Nashville area. Lieutenant John Harmon told WMSR News that deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department were successful in laying down spike strips to end the pursuit. Bell crashed, but apparently was...

Police officers and an animal protection organization seized 21 animals from a home in Tracy City on Wednesday. Tracy City police officers discovered the animals during a welfare check after the property owner was involved in a serious car accident. Officers found dogs in makeshift pens made of scrap fencing and plywood, scattered around the property. The pens were filled with animal feces and dozens of dead rats. Rescuers reported the dogs were all underweight and didn’t have access to food, clean water or veterinary care. They are suffering from a variety of illnesses including mange, external parasites, pink...