Local News stories across Southern Middle Tennessee
Tennessee will have a network of fast charging stations for electric vehicles every 50 miles along the state’s major highways and interstates, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced Wednesday. The initiative, which is still in its development stage, aims to add approximately 50 new charging locations. …
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29-year-old Esteban David Carrera was arrested recently by Shelbyville Police and charged with four counts of statutory rape by an authority figure. The Shelbyville Times-Gazette reports that Carrera is a youth pastor at the Beth Sar Shalom Church on Madison Street in Shelbyville where his father David is the founding pastor. Shelbyville Police allege sexual …
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January ended as Tennessee’s deadliest month of the pandemic. The first month of 2021 accounted for more than a fourth of Tennessee’s total COVID-19 deaths with more deaths reported than during the first seven months of the pandemic combined which was 2,454 through Sept. 30, 2020. January saw an average of 88 deaths per day …
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Coffee County and Manchester City school systems in partnership with First Baptist Church are hosting a Mobile Food Pantry for Friday, February 12th. This event will be held at First Baptist Church of Manchester (1006 Hillsboro Blvd). The drive thru event starts at 9am and is a first come, first serve opportunity. This program is …
Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services (FES) has purchased a new, state-of-the-art ambulance, which FES Chief Daryle Lopes said he and his entire team are excited about, not only for the department but for the patients it will serve. “The purchase of a new ambulance is a big deal to us and a …
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Attempted murder suspect, Samuel Lee Pace, Jr, 26, has been apprehended and is in the Coffee County Tennessee Jail. This is the result of the cooperation between law enforcement officers from the Tullahoma Police Department (TPD), Manchester Police Department and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). “We want to thank the Manchester Police and the …
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Saturday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. Manchester Police received a call about a home invasion on Rigney Drive. A male subject, later identified as Coty Ledbetter allegedly kicked in a door at the residence. A subject in the home was shot 3 times, which turned out to be a BB gun. A witness was able to …
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A man accused of killing a 70-year-old bystander in a shootout in Birmingham, Alabama has been arrested in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Shelbyville police said an officer was conducting illegal parking patrol on Airport Business Park Drive Friday when he made contact with Brandon Allen Parker, a 37-year-old man from Birmingham. The officer said Parker had been …
The City of Tullahoma Public Works Department is nearing the completion of leaf pick-up. Public Works has started its final round of curbside leaf collection. Residents are asked to have the leaves curbside immediately. “All residential areas have been serviced at least three times during the leaf pick-up cycle,” said Director of Public Works, Butch …
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Area governments have received money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Coffee County citizens will see a new ambulance reporting to emergencies. Other purchases the county made include self-service payment kiosk, several laptops, iPads, glass barriers to protect employees and more. Money from the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Fund 2.0 package …
