Local News stories across Southern Middle Tennessee
We can now update you on a story we brought you yesterday concerning a drowning in Franklin County. Authorities responded to the Rock Creek Boat Ramp Sunday afternoon after a concerned citizen called 911 to report a possible drowning. After many hours of searching and using an R.O.V. submersible and TWRA officials located the body …
Name Released of Drowning Victim in Franklin County Read More »
30th Annual Multi-County Cancer Support Network Walk-a-thon fundraiser will be held at the old Franklin County high school football stadium at 6 PM on Friday, September 8. Get your team ready and raise some funds to help out local people who are fighting cancer. This is a vital source of income for MCCSN. Without it, …
Multi-County Cancer Support Network Walk-a-Thon is September 8 Read More »
Franklin County authorities responded to the Rock Creek Boat Ramp Sunday afternoon after a concerned citizen called 911 to report a possible drowning. A fisherman noticed an empty wave runner watercraft floating across the lake and feared the worst and called 911. Rescue and Recovery Divers with the F.C. Rescue Squad then began the long …
Jordan Winton with The Magic of Jordan Winton is the youngest magician to receive The Merlin Award for “The Next Star of Magic” in Las Vegas! Winton is from Manchester, TN. Tony Hassini, President of the International Magicians Society, recently presented Jordan Winton with “The Next Star of Magic.” This award is the equivalent of …
Jordan Winton Wins “The Next Star of Magic” Award Read More »
United Way of Highway 55 announces the funding of twelve local nonprofits. On June 20, 21, & 22, the United Way of Highway 55 allocations committee, made up of local community and Board members, reviewed applications and conducted interviews with each agency. Of 30 nonprofit applicants, the committee chose 12 nonprofit partners to help fund. …
Twelve Nonprofits Receive Funding Recipients of United Way of Highway 55 Read More »
State Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) announced her “Listening Meetings” in Senate District 16 for August 2023. In the summer and fall Bowling – who represents Coffee, DeKalb, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln and Warren Counties in the Tennessee Senate – holds monthly meetings in each of the counties she represents to meet with citizens and hear their …
Senator Bowling “Listening Meetings” taking place This Month Read More »
On August 11, 2023, Coffee County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest in connection with an investigation initiated by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office in Texas. Robert Mitchell Reed, 20 years of age, from Tullahoma, was arrested on five felony warrants for Possession with Intent to Promote Child Pornography. Robert Reed was employed with the …
The Tullahoma Recreation Department reports a scammer is circulating fake flyers for events that do not exist, trying to sell booth space and sponsorships, and requesting that vendors PM them for application and payment information. The current scam is being called “Summerfest” and being advertised in local FB groups. This is NOT a legitimate event. …
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department reports that the Tip-A-Cop event at Drafts & Watercrafts at Twin Creeks was a tremendous success. The generosity of the community allowed us to raise $8,150. That set a record for the most money raised at a single Tip-A-Cop event in the state. Thanks to everyone that donated to Special …
Tip-A-Cop in Franklin County Sets State Record for Special Olympics Tennessee Read More »
Veterans of Foreign Wars are organized into state Departments and then into regional Districts that support the individual Posts in that region. Over the 97-year history of the VFW Department of Tennessee, no District with 10 Posts has ever earned the distinction of every Post earning the coveted VFW All-American Post designation in the same …
VFW Commander Kimberly King Tennessee’s “Ace” District Commander Read More »
