A residential garbage fee, approved on two of three 2011 budget ordinance readings by the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen, has been rescinded in the final vote.
The board agreed 6-0 during a special meeting Tuesday to do away with the $168 per household garbage fee and approved the budget using the new, certified $2.29 per $100 in property valuation tax rate.
Alderman Jimmy Blanks was absent and did not vote on the issue.
The board’s action means residents should see little difference in their city property taxes.
A residential garbage fee, approved on two of three 2011 budget ordinance readings by the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen, has been rescinded in the final vote.
The board agreed 6-0 during a special meeting Tuesday to do away with...
Two barometers regarding how bad the local economy has been are clearly revealed in Tullahoma City Schools free and reduced-priced lunch program increases and an incline in charitable food distributions.
A very large fly in the ointment of the city’s new residential garbage assessment plan surfaced Tuesday evening during the monthly meeting of the Tullahoma Utilities Board.
A 30-cent tax decrease to offset a $168 annual garbage collection fee has remained steadfast a second time by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, while cutbacks to Tullahoma’s charitable and non-profit agencies have been restored to 80 percent of last year’s levels.
Lucy Hollis, director of the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center since its inception, turned in her resignation during a meeting Thursday effective Aug. 23. Keith Moore will serve as interim until another director is named.
Coffee County is one of two sites being considered for a German auto supplier’s plant that would initially employ 500 people, County Industrial Board executive director Ted Hackney said Thursday.
Amid controversy at Manchester’s United Regional Medical Center, the former chief executive officer and a shareholder on behalf of a limited liability company with interests in the hospital have filed separate lawsuits.
Tullahoma police are awaiting the results of an autopsy on a man identified as 22-year-old Tyler Allen Short, who died in a fire early Wednesday morning.
A 911 call reporting a fire in an apartment at 609 E. Moore St. was received by emergency...
Discussion has begun regarding Tullahoma Utilities Board taking over the water and sewage operations at Arnold Center, it was announced at Wednesday’s meeting of Duck River Utility Commission...
The Coffee County Board of Education managed to trim its $213,000 budget shortfall while avoiding layoffs at a meeting held Thursday morning in Manchester.
Tullahoma's Jared Davis connected with Shane Hagen on a 15-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal in overtime and then the Wildcats used a bit a trickery to score a two-point conversion to beat Columbia 21-20 Thursday night at Wilkins Stadium.
It will be a quick turnaround for the Tullahoma Wildcats this week. After an impressive win over Cookeville High School last Friday, Tullahoma¡¦s football team will be tested by a solid Columbia team on Thursday night. Yes, Thursday night.
Tullahoma was able to answer every Cookeville threat as the Wildcats turned back the Cavaliers 40-20 Friday night at Wilkins Stadium. Tullahoma used a quick strike offense to answer a pair of Cookeville scores and never let the visiting Cavaliers’...
The Tullahoma High School girls soccer team fell to 1-1 on the season after a 3-2 loss to Page on Thursday. In Franklin, the host Lady Patriots jumped on the Lady Cats early and built a 3-0 halftime lead.
CLEVELAND — For the second week in a row, Coffee County Central High School let one player run wild against its defense. And for the second week in a row, the Raiders got ran out of the stadium.
Riverdale High School spoiled Tullahoma’s annual Fan Feast thanks to a 27-7 win over the Wildcats on Tuesday at Wilkins Stadium. The Warriors led 20-0 after three quarters of play in the preseason scrimmage. After that, reserves were...
