Manchester City Schools have notified the community that an employee working for the Manchester City School District has tested positive for COVID-19. MCS states that students who attended registration day on August 3rd would not be considered to have been “in close contact” according to the current guidelines. MCS... Read more
Coffee County Schools is announcing the closure of Coffee County Middle School for the remainder of this week, August 5 through August 7. This decision was reached through an abundance of caution over COVID-19. Parents will be contacted directly if there is any reason for concern with an individual... Read more
State Stimulus Dashboard: Coffee County Received Over $80 Million in CARES Grants.
News August 4, 2020
In a new interactive site from the State of Tennessee, Tennessee’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group is making information available about federal stimulus money distributed in Tennessee. The site allows citizens of Tennessee to view county specific information about stimulus funds sent to Tennessee. The site tracks the allocation of $13.18... Read more
Obituary: Dot Woody
Obituaries August 4, 2020
Dorothy Naomi “Dot” Woody, of Manchester, passed this life on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 at the age of 90. Mrs. Woody was born in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, the sixteenth of eighteen children born to the late Gentry C. Clemons and Allard Naomi Covington Clemons. During her life she worked... Read more
TDOE Announces $2 Million Grow Your Own Grant for Innovative, No-Cost Pathways to Teaching Profession
Education August 3, 2020
Grant will Expand ‘Grow Your Own’ Partnerships to Strengthen Teacher Pipeline in Tennessee Nashville, TN—The Tennessee Department of Education today announced the Grow Your Own Competitive Grant, which makes available twenty grants of $100,000 each to form or expand state-recognized Grow Your Own Partnerships to increase access and remove barriers to the teaching profession. The Grow Your Own Competitive Grant will fund partnerships between Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs) and Local Education... Read more
Gov. Lee Calls Special Session for the Tennessee General Assembly on August 10, 2020
News August 3, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee called for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene on Monday, August 10, 2020 for a special session to address COVID-19 liability protections, telehealth services and laws governing the Capitol grounds. “As COVID-19 continues to present unique challenges, we feel it is in the best... Read more
Obituary: Charlie Luttrell Sr.
Obituaries August 3, 2020
Charles Louis “Charlie” Luttrell Sr., of Normandy, passed this life on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 at Tennova Healthcare-Harton at the age of 69. Mr. Luttrell was born in Tullahoma to the late Martin Luttrell Sr. and Irene Estella Dorsett Luttrell. He served his country proudly in the United States... Read more
Arnold AFB Airmen Support Combatant Commanders
News August 3, 2020
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. — Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members work together day-in, day-out to execute the mission of testing systems that ensure the U.S. military maintains superiority over foes. This mission is often focused on the future fight, but Airmen assigned to AEDC also deploy to... Read more
Motlow President Torrence appointed to American Association of Community Colleges Board
News August 3, 2020
Motlow State President Dr. Michael Torrence has been appointed to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Commission on Institutional Infrastructure and Transformation. The Commission appointment is for three years, from July 1, 2020, until June 30, 2023. The appointment to the AACC board is the latest in a... Read more
Obituary: Mildred “Bea” Taylor
Obituaries August 3, 2020
MANCHESTER – Mildred “Bea” TaylorFuneral services for Ms. Mildred “Bea” Taylor, age 100 years, 6 months, and 24 days, will be conducted on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 11 AM in the Coffee County Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Vernon Wagoner officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro,... Read more