Duane Sherrill

While SpaceX launches are common, the Tuesday, Oct. 13 launch from Cape Canaveral had early risers looking to the skies as the Falcon 9 rocket bearing a robotic Dragon capsule created a celestial wonder that lit up social media from the East Coast all the way to Middle Tennessee.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has taken the first step in repealing the equal funding ordinance that they just put into place, voting on first reading to repeal.

The 9th annual Oktoberfest on the grounds of South Jackson Performing Arts Center started a bit soggy, but Mother Nature relented, allowing the yodelers and polka bands to have a fun day.

The city of Tullahoma has fired Senior City Planner Samuel Luthi after a series of incidents ranging from allegedly being late for work and falling asleep on the job to an alleged domestic incident at his home.

In a sometimes contentious two-day hearing in which the court officer called for order in the court six times, Judge Robert Carter heard arguments as to why he should or should not throw out the criminal cases against former Tullahoma Alderman Jenna Amacher, who is accused of lying about her place of residence in her qualification papers to run for Coffee County Clerk last year.