Stories from Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Wartrace fire chief Adam Smith resigned under pressure Feb. 10, saying in his resignation letter that a disagreement with newly appointed mayor Cindy Drake “made this decision inevitable and necessary.” The move had been discussed by town firefighters before Feb. 10 but was not presented in a public forum until Feb. 20 at a Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting...

A suspect described as the “Mule Kick Burglar” has confessed to 18 business burglaries in Shelbyville and Bedford County and a total of 58 burglaries across a multi-county area of southern Middle Tennessee, law enforcement agencies from several counnties said Monday...