July 18, 2026
News
Suspect held in rape case
A 55 year-old Winchester man remains in Franklin County Jail on a $200,000 bond after being charged in connection with an April 4 kidnapping and rape incident.
Arrests
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information on arrests made by state and local authorities is taken from Franklin County Jail intake reports.)
No tax increase on Winchester budget horizon
The Winchester City Council has begun its annual budget process with a good prognosis for residents — no property-tax increases.
Early voting gets into full swing Wednesday
With Monday’s voter-registration deadline having passed, the next chapter in Franklin County’s primary election extends from April 15-30 when early voting occurs.
Forbidding reckless gunfire
State Rep. Iris Rudder, R-Winchester, has proposed legislation to make it illegal to recklessly fire a gun in a crowded area, stemming from a July 4, 2025, incident at Twin Creeks Village where a man died after being struck by a stray bullet.
Second drowning at Tims Ford
A 24-year-old Tullahoma man died Sunday, marking the second drowning at Tims Ford Lake this year.
Estill Naz Easter egg hunt big draw
Estill Springs Nazarene Church’s annual Community Egg Hunt on March 28 proved to be a great kicker leading up to Easter Sunday with an onslaught of children on hand vying to collect eggs via a long-standing tradition.
Prater convicted in white-supremacist attack
A Tullahoma man faces a lengthy jail sentence after he entered guilty pleas to setting fire to a historic building in 2019, torching it due to his white-supremacist beliefs.
Arrests
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information on arrests made by state and local authorities is taken from Franklin County Jail intake reports.)