One man injured in accident

Manchester Fire & Rescue personnel worked for over an hour to free a man involved in a wreck on Interstate Drive in Manchester Tuesday afternoon. tsi photo / barry west

tsi staff reports One man was flown to a Nashville hospital after a single-car accident on Interstate Drive in Manchester Tuesday afternoon.

Victims sought in sexting case

Police in Manchester are hoping more victims of a Manchester man's predatory sexual texts come forward with information on the case.

We know there are other victims. – Manchester Police Inv. Stuart Colwell news@tsinews.com Police are asking for help with finding any other victims who may have been prey to a Manchester man’s predatory sexting. The perpetrator’s name hasn’t been released yet, though Police are waiting to charge him after they are satisfied that no more [...]

MusicTree 2013 will rock this old town:Homespun festival features 130 acts for Manchester’s ‘tailgate party to Bonnaroo’

chip ramsey news@tsinews.com MusicTree 2013 is set to kick off in Manchester, Tenn. June 7-11. The five-day free event marks the return of a musical movement in Manchester, home of the nation’s largest outdoor music festival, Bonnaroo.

Past regime had ‘fundamental lack of control’ of city funds:Alderman: ‘have a positive outlook that justice will come for the wrong doings

Police in Manchester are hoping more victims of a Manchester man's predatory sexual texts come forward with information on the case.

chip ramsey news@tsinews.com A state audit released Friday has answered questions first raised by a Saturday Independent investigation into misuse of Manchester City property and funds by the police and fire departments under former Commissioner of Safety Ross Simmons.

Investigations continue in two local homicides

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tsi staff reports news@tsinews.com Area law enforcement officials are still seeking help from the public in solving two separate murders that happened this month.

More complaints filed against congressman

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wayne hudgens, wftz news@tsinews.com The Tennessee Health Department says it has opened a complaint file against 4th District Congressman Dr. Scott Desjarlais. In mid-October, the Washington, D.C. watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or “CREW” filed an ethics complaint against the Jasper Republican.

Poll: Most in TN don’t want party detente

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press release news@tsinews.com With Democrats holding the upper hand in Washington but Republicans dominating Tennessee’s political leadership, neither Democrats nor Republicans in the state think their party should give ground, the latest MTSU Poll indicates.

World in a week

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For what it is worth? This is a new addition to The Saturday Independent with brief blurbs and headlines from around the world with a local flavor.

Husband arrested in Valentine murder

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charlie boyd news@tsinews.com A Manchester woman has been killed in an apparent domestic violence attack at her home. Carla Pearman, formally Carla Dillard, of Manchester, was found in her bed inside her Murfreesborro home on Valentine’s Day.

Preparing for a Columbine

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chip ramsey news@tsinews.com The recent school shooting in Newtown, Conn. has “re-energized” nationally the need for police and school officials to prepare for the worst.