Local News stories across Southern Middle Tennessee
A judge’s son accused of murdering a man in Nashville and then shooting a Shelbyville woman in the face has accepted a plea deal. Sam Rich agreed on Friday to a plea deal of 99 years for the murder of Will Warner after he was previously sentenced to 59 years for shooting Gracie Perryman in …
Shelbyville man gets 99 years in Prison after Plea Deal for Murder Read More »
Leaders of the Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP made their way to the Coffee County Justice Center on Friday, demanding for the release of five Black children taken from their parents. The children went into the Department of Children’s Services custody in mid-February after a misdemeanor traffic stop in Coffee County by the Tennessee …
In 2020, nearly 39,000 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes on U.S. roadways—an increase of roughly 7% from 2019, according to the most recent data released in 2022 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Stacker ranked data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to identify the highways in …
Report says I-24 Second Deadliest Roadway in Tennessee Read More »
On Saturday, at approximately 11:30 AM, a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department correctional officer attempted to move a female inmate, 46-year-old Carla Maria Stringer of Manchester, TN, from the front booking area to the general female population. According to a filed report, Officer Gwendolyn Huntoon advised inmate Stringer to enter the restroom at the end of …
Franklin County Corrections Officer Exposed to Fentanyl after struggle with an Inmate Read More »
50-year-old Craig Cornelison is facing multiple charges after a three-hour standoff with police at a Tullahoma apartment complex Thursday afternoon. District Attorney Craig Northcott told On Target News that Cornelison had a disagreement with a family member inside the apartment. He had a pistol and fired it into the ceiling. The situation then escalated and …
Police Standoff with Tullahoma Man Ends Without Injuries Read More »
A fatal accident occurred on Thursday night in Manchester on Hwy 41 at Volunteer Parkway. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the crash took place around 11:30 PM when a 17 year-old driving a Chevrolet Silverado was traveling eastbound and swerved to avoid a pedestrian that was in the roadway. The THP said the truck …
Pedestrian Killed in Thursday Night Accident in Manchester Read More »
The National Weather Service (NWS) surveyed damage in Lincoln County around the Fayetteville area Saturday and determined that an EF-2 tornado with peak winds of 118 mph occurred on Friday night. The tornado formed on Amana Ave. with minor roof and shingle damage to single-family homes. The tornado crossed Main Ave S. and snapped several Bradford …
Tullahoma City Schools is thrilled to introduce Sandy Klonaris as the new assistant principal at Robert E. Lee Elementary School for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Before stepping into this assistant principal role, Klonaris spent many years as an English teacher at different levels. She started her career at Shelbyville Central High School in 2005 …
Klonaris named Assistant Principal at Robert E. Lee Elementary School Read More »
Johnny Williams Stephens Jr, a 35-year-old Tracy City man, has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of possession of a schedule II substance, and theft of property. On March 16, Decherd police investigations were working on a case concerning stolen property that was reported from Grundy County. Decherd police received information that …
The Tennessee Senate overwhelmingly approved a measure that would change Juneteenth from a “day of special observance” to a legal, paid holiday Thursday morning. June 19, or Juneteenth, is the day observed by Black and African-Americans as fully liberating enslaved African-Americans. The day was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. Senators voting “no” included Janice …
