Two and one half years after Cpl. Brian J. Schoff of Manchester was killed while serving in Iraq, a bronze bust of his likeness was unveiled in his hometown in front of family, friends, fellow soldiers, veterans, and many others who just wished...

While anxious evacuees across the country clamored to go home Tuesday after New Orleans was largely spared by Hurricane Gustav, the U.S. Army National Guard Training Center, near the Tullahoma Industrial Park, remained a temporary shelter to 144...

After a two-year effort in a competitive venture to get the Common Battlefield Airmen Training (CBAT) program at Arnold Center, the Air Force is cancelling the project.

Rather than establishing...

A proposal being considered at the state level that could require cities to carefully sort garbage to separate metal and electronic items so they don’t go into landfills has drawn concern from Tullahoma’s public works director.

A 36-year-old woman died early Thursday after being hit by a northbound freight train train on CSX Railroad tracks near the Hunter’s Lane area in north Tullahoma, authorities said.

Police identified...

A Monteagle man faces several charges following an alleged assault at knifepoint Saturday at a residence on Brandentown Road in Coffee County.

According to warrants obtained by Sheriff’s Investigator...

Tropical storm Fay, while wreaking havoc in Florida, has been welcomed in Middle Tennessee as a "drought-buster" — at least temporarily.

The storm has brought the first significant rainfall this...

Mike Stanton and Jerry Mathis have become Tullahoma’s newest aldermen after their victories in the Aug. 7 municipal election, hence a special orientation was held Friday to properly introduce them to how city government operates.

A Tennessee Valley Authority 20 percent fuel cost hike reflected in wholesale electricity prices, effective Oct. 1, is being passed on to consumers, leading to a 12 to 13 percent average increase in Tullahoma Utilities Board residential bills.

A site plan to build a larger Electronic Express store on the former Worth Inc. property at North Jackson Street has been unanimously approved by the Tullahoma Planning Commission.

The new location will make Electronic Express the first tenant at what is now called the BSM Marketplace.

Holiday...

When Class No. 1 begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Shelbyville, it will kick off 11 days and nights of equine competition in the 70th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration. Two young riders from this area who will compete is their divisions...

Plans for a larger store in a new location for Electronic Express are to go before...

Mayor Troy Bisby defeated former mayor Steve Cope in the city’s municipal election Thursday in what amounted to a virtual rematch of the 2005 contest. Alderman Janice Bowling finished third.

"I...

Amid record high gas prices and skyrocketing gold prices, businesses in the immediate area that specialize in accepting pawned items or purchasing precious metals have seen their business increase.

Ken...

A 13-month-old boy was killed Tuesday morning in the Belvidere community of Franklin County when he was struck by a tractor being driven by his nine-year-old brother, authorities said.

The victim...

A Manchester man has become the first fatality resulting from a fall while walking the 1.25-mile trail at the Old Stone Fort Archaeological Park in Manchester, according to park officials.

Ranger...

Four days after Hurricane Gustav came ashore in Louisiana, largely sparing New Orleans but leaving the city with widespread power outages, most of the nearly 200 evacuees who had been transported to Tullahoma remained at the U.S. Army National Guard...

Freedom Friends therapeutic horseback riding center for handicapped children and adults has engaged Diane Miller as the new riding instructor.

Her objective is to provide safe and comprehensive...

About 200 Hurricane Gustav evacuees from New Orleans are taking shelter here at the Tennessee National Guard barracks off Highway 55 in Tullahoma.

The evacuees are part of a group of more than...

Coffee County Emergency Medical Service is taking steps to have an ambulance station next to Tullahoma Fire Station No. 2, and Mayor Troy Bisby says he hopes the city can find a way to chip in financially to speed up the process.

Tropical storm Fay made her presence known Monday night at the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration underway in Shelbyville.

Soggy conditions cut into the crowd with only about 8,000 of...

Mayor Troy Bisby has appointed a special committee to review the city’s overall financial picture.

He took the action because of a recent $12 million bond issue to complete three Tullahoma city...

The D.W. Wilson Community Center renovation project the target completion date is six weeks behind schedule.

The original completion date was in August, however, Tullahoma Parks and Recreation...

Temporary Coffee County Circuit Court Judge Charles Lee has submitted a plan to the lawyers of the county to reduce court expenses.

Judge Lee has been presiding over court in the county while...

The newest edition of the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened for the first time Thursday night.

The meeting began with a small reception for the newly elected mayor, aldermen and...

Political newcomers Jerry Mathis and Mike Stanton, well-known to Tullahomans, won the two aldermanic seats Thursday. According to unofficial totals, Stanton received 1,977 votes while Mathis captured 1,690 votes.

Three candidates ran unopposed for the three open positions on the Tullahoma School Board in Thursday’s...

Michael Dororre, 26, was shot in the facial area and has a bullet lodged in his neck, police said. He was being treated at Vanderbilt Medical Center where officials declined to list his condition.

COFFEE COUNTY — Coffee County Administrator of Elections Connie Casteel said 1,443 early voters had cast their ballots by the end of Thursday.

The tally so far means that at least 5 percent of...

In Tullahoma, the speed limit is 15 miles an hour in school zones during posted hours in the morning and afternoon or anytime children are present.

All good things must come to an end, as in...

Just-One-More — a Tullahoma bar, formerly The Playing Field and later The T Bar & Grill which both had closed after their beer sales permits were revoked — is under scrutiny by the Beer Board.

The...

Coffee County officials gave the go-ahead Tuesday for the county 911 emergency communications service to build a new building and expand its operations in the vicinity of its present location off the New Tullahoma-Manchester Highway (Highway 55).

Two four-man crews and a team leader from Duck River Electric Membership Corp. left Tennessee Tuesday morning headed for Franklinton, La., to assist Washington–St. Tammany Electric Cooperative with power restoration efforts following Hurricane Gustav.

Gustav evacuees kept Short Stop Market and other businesses on East Carroll Street busy this week.

"We knew it was coming," said Lenore Morgan, who lives on the east side of New Orleans with...

The 145th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga is only about three weeks away and looking like it will be one of the largest events ever held in the state of Georgia. Interest is international and troops are still registering daily.

With a revised Board of Aldermen in session following the Aug. 7 municipal election which resulted in Jerry Mathis and Mike Stanton joining as newcomers, Mayor Troy Bisby has made his alderman committee appointments.

Although many local sightings of the Monarch butterfly have been reported, the peak season for Monarch migration in Tennessee begins mid-August and continues...

Local officials say they are pleased with the way the recent state-sponsored "Orange Carpet Tour" was conducted and expressed confidence that it will have a positive effect on the area’s industrial future.

Dr. Donald Warren Male, of Murfreesboro, formerly of Manchester, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, in a Murfreesboro hospital. He was 86 years old.

Dr. Male was widely known for his former work at...

The Duck River Utility Commission will hear tonight from Doug Murphy, Duck River Agency executive director, about the status of a proposed agreement with TVA and the state on implementing automatic water conservation controls.

Drivers in the area have been seeing some welcome relief when they pull up to the gas pumps over the past couple of weeks.

Not that gasoline is cheap at the current $3.50 average per gallon, but...

About 38 percent, or an unofficial total of 4,259 of the 11,278 registered voters in the city of Tullahoma, cast ballots in Thursday’s local and state primary election.

It was a fairly dramatic...

Some — but not all — businesses are having special sales this weekend in conjunction with the annual sales tax holiday proclaimed by the state.

The best advice appears to be to check at the stores...

Harton Regional Medical Center will be temporarily changing its public entrances, effective Aug. 4-8, as part of its construction project, according to public affairs director Lori Champion.

"As...

The long weekend of savings begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, and ends on Sunday, Aug. 3, at 11:59 p.m.

Stores are gearing up with special sales in anticipation...

Although The Tullahoma News’ Community Yard Sale has been a tradition for many years, it will not be held this year because of several problems.

Waggoner Park, where the yard sale is ordinarily...

Workers should see their paychecks go up a little — 70 cents an hour to be exact — because the federal minimum wage is scheduled to increase Thursday.

The increase is from $5.85 an hour to $6.55...

Tullahoma police are investigating a theft of two Garmin GPS units from the office at Tullahoma Tire and Brake, 400 N. Jackson St., reported Tuesday.

Information provided by the store’s security...

WHITES CREEK – Playing in muck and mud, and a constant rain that lasted for...

Tullahoma spotted visiting Franklin County a 7-0 lead, then scored 38 unanswered points to rout the Rebels 38-7 here at Wilkins Stadium on Friday night.

The...

WHEEL — Bub McCool has been close at Duck River Speedway before. Friday night, the Vicksburg, Miss., native wouldn’t be denied. McCool started sixth, moved to second by lap three and then wrestled the lead away from Anthony Burroughs...

It took a while, but the Tullahoma Lady Wildcats finally got things going. And by “took a while” — that means everything — from the head coaching debut of new bench boss Jeff Prestwich all the way down to the team’s first score of...

MANCHESTER –– If Trey Burks normally seems like a slippery running back, think about what it must have been like trying to corral him...

Tullahoma’s 13-year-old Babe Ruth all-stars wanted to be playing baseball on Saturday. Instead, the youngsters had a little extra time to explore Florida before heading back to Tennessee.

PULASKI — Two days before the 11- and 12-year-old Little League state championship game, Tullahoma Nationals’ coach Tony Grow all but guaranteed a victory. Grow based his prediction on the fact that standout pitcher Jordan Sheffield would be on the mound for Tullahoma.

After the joy of winning the state tournament comes the anxiety of raising the needed funds to travel to St. Petersburg to compete in the regional tournament. The turnaround — the Nationals plan to leave on Thursday — is so quick that after beating Lexington on Saturday, the...