Retailer Hastings will be liquidated and all 126 of its stores will close including the store in Tullahoma by October 31, 2016. Amarillo.com reports that Hilco Merchant Resources LLC and Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC co-purchased Hastings and will oversee the liquidation of its assets. According to the court documents filed Wednesday, the two companies can frame the liquidation as a “going out of business” sale. And by Halloween, Hastings will be closed. Hastings stores can technically close whenever they choose. The Oct. 31 date is just the deadline. However, employees must be provided a seven-day notice before a...

Allisa Henley of Manchester, the master distiller at George Dickel in Tullahoma has left the company to become the master distiller at Popcorn Sutton Distilling LLC, the Ohio-based whiskey maker that operates a large distillery in Newport. According to the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Henley was named to the top distiller spot at the Dickel distillery near Tullahoma in 2014, replacing John R. Lunn, who left to take the same post at Popcorn Sutton. Henley worked with Lunn for 10 years at Dickel before being elevated to the top spot at the famous distillery, which is owned by London, England-based beverage...

BOARD OF COFFEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COFFEE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE PLAZA JULY 26, 2016 @ 6:00 p.m. A G E N D A 1. Sheriff Proclaims Commission Open for Business 2. Invocation 3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 4. Roll Call 5. Approve agenda. 6. Review and approval of the minutes of previous meeting. 7. Resolution of Memorial, Sympathy and Commendation 8. Elections, Appointments and Confirmations a. Notaries b. Library Board c. Planning Commission d. Public Building Authority e. Other 9. Unfinished Business 10. New Business a. Resolution 2016-14 – Resolution to Amend Coffee County Zoning Resolution No. 2006-39 to...

Tennessee comes in 28th in the nation for installed solar capacity according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Last year the state installed 11 megawatts of generation potential. But with Tennessee seeing about 200 days of sunshine every year, there is untapped potential, said Sean Gallagher, vice president of state affairs with the organization. “It’s certainly strong enough to make solar projects work,” Gallagher said. “We’ve seen that, for example, in North Carolina and Georgia, which have a similar solar resource to Tennessee and to date have a more developed solar market.” Tennessee offered residents a solar tax exemption...

Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained additional indictments for two people who are already facing charges in connection to an ongoing TBI juvenile human sex trafficking investigation. TBI Agents opened the case on July 8, 2015 after receiving information from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. Agents found the between February and July 2015, Kasity Fults-Hill and her husband Christopher Hill participated in trafficking a 17-year-old for the purposes of commercial sex. According to the TBI, the Coffee County Grand Jury returned indictments for Fults-Hill and Hill, charging Kasity, 25, of Tullahoma, with an additional...

A survey of state residents and businesses has found that about 13 percent of Tennesseans do not have broadband internet access. The study was commissioned by the state Department of Economic and Community Development to determine the current state of broadband availability and to inform future options for improving access. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam in a release called the report a “starting point to advance the conversation” about high-speed internet in Tennessee. The governor said an internal working group will review the report and propose potential solutions to improve availability. The Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association said the report...

Students planning on attending Motlow State Community College this fall must submit an application for admission or readmission by Aug. 15, according to Shawn Gilbreath, assistant director of admissions and records at Motlow State. Students can apply online until midnight on the 15th. Online applications can be accessed from the “Apply Now” tab on the Motlow State website (www.mscc.edu). Also, staff members are available at all Motlow locations to help students with the application process. Students applying on the Moore County campus should do so at the Admissions and Records office located inside the Crouch Center. A student must...

Suddenly, without warning, the week of Bonnaroo, Daryl Welch who works for Coffee County Emergency Management/Homeland Security office experienced stroke like symptoms. He went to Murfreesboro to St. Thomas-Rutherford for an MRI and he was then transferred by ambulance to St. Thomas Nashville. The next day a biopsy was performed. The biopsy revealed he had a form of brain cancer. There will be a benefit BBQ dinner and an auction on July 23rd at Coffee County High School to help cover his mounting medical bills and other expenses. The benefit dinner will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. An auction...