At approximately 11:00 pm on Monday, August 15, 2016, officers of the Tullahoma Police Department (TPD) were dispatched to the area of 927 E Grundy Street, Dossett Apartments, in regards to a man on the ground and unresponsive. According to Tullahoma Police, Carlos Joseph Harris Jr., 21, was found with a stab wound to the chest. When TPD arrived they found Harris lying on his back with the stab wound to his upper chest. Officers began CPR on Harris until the Coffee County EMS arrived; however, Harris was declared dead by the EMS. Detective Johnny Gore was notified and...

The Tennessee-based Ruby Tuesday restaurant chain says it will close 95 of its underperforming locations by the end of the year in a move to help cut losses. The locations to be shut down have not yet been identified. Coffee County has one Ruby Tuesday establishment, located in Tullahoma. Ruby Tuesday is based in Maryville, TN. The company said that employees displaced from the closed properties would be offered positions in nearby locations, when possible. Ruby Tuesday said it had a total of 724 locations as of May 31. Total revenue dropped 5.9 percent during the company’s fourth quarter,...

Deputies in Bedford County are looking for clues and asking for the public’s help in finding two thieves. Last week at the Beechgrove Market, Bedford County authorities say someone broke into a truck parked at the business and took two items including a briefcase with the name of a theft victim inside. The two then allegedly broke into the home and stole credit cards and a checkbook, while a female occupant was taking a shower. In Winchester, the couple cashed one of the stolen checks at a bank for $1,000, and made a $3,000 purchase with a stolen credit...

Manchester Police is looking for a man wanted for questioning in reference to a hit and run crash near Relco Dr. and Hillsboro Blvd. The man was possibly driving a Dodge truck. Also Manchester Police is searching for a male subject that is wanted for questioning relating to an attempted auto theft investigation. If you have any information to help identify these two men please contact Chief Investigator Jackie Matheny at 931-728-2099. The Manchester Police Department reminds the public that persons are innocent until proven...

Efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour are picking up steam, with California and New York approving plans to phase in the wage. Research is showing a higher wage could have benefits that reach far beyond families’ monthly budgets as well. A report by the White House Council of Economic Advisors finds raising the federal minimum wage would lead to reductions in crime. Rebecca Vallas, the managing director of the Poverty to Prosperity Program with the Center for American Progress, said expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), to include adults without dependents could cut crime...

A sealed indictments and warrants roundup was conducted by law enforcement on Friday, August 12. Twenty-five people were charged by Coffee County deputies with assistance from Tullahoma officers. The operation was led by Coffee County Sheriff’s Investigator James Sherrill and Deputy Brandon Reed. A drug operation was conducted from January through August 12, Nine vehicles were seized, approximately 2 pounds of methamphetamines with a street value of over $100,000, four pounds of marijuana, valued at $16,000, approximately $40,000 in cash along with numerous guns and ammo were confiscated during the operation Other warrants are continuing to be served including...

Early Saturday morning, (August 13) Coffee County Deputy Cody Lendley heard on his police radio that Manchester Police responded to a theft of property that had occurred at the Kangaroo Store on Interstate Drive. A Manchester patrolman began following the vehicle on Highway 55 and then it turned onto Interstate 24 going eastbound at mile-marker 111. A few moments later Lendley turned onto I-24 and spotted the vehicle merging with traffic. The deputy’s report says the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed. Lendley said in his report that he caught up to the vehicle at mile-marker...

The Tennessee State Guard received a new commander on August 7, 2016. Brig. Gen. Tommy Baker, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, Tennessee National Guard officiated a formal change of command ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Smyrna Tenn. Brig. Gen. Kenneth T. Takasaki relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Craig Johnson, a former Tennessee Guardsman. Takasaki retires after serving nearly 30 years in Active Duty and Reserve assignments. Prior to assuming command of the all-volunteer force, Brig. Gen. Johnson served with distinction for over 30 years in the Tennessee Army National Guard. In his last assignment he served as Commander,...