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Coffee County Lannom Library to Open to the Public

Local September 29, 2020

Coffee County Lannom Memorial Library will be opening our library to the public on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 under guidelines that will allow for the safety of public health. The following are guidelines set forth by the Coffee County Library Board. 1. All patrons who enter the building are... Read more

Coffee Co. 4-H to Host Drive-in Trivia Night

Local September 29, 2020

Coffee County 4-H is hosting a free drive-in trivia night on Monday, October 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Administrative Plaza Parking lot (1331 McArthur St., Manchester). Participants will stay in their cars and use a smartphone to participate in the game. Topics will vary, but the featured category... Read more

Motlow State joins MTSU and Columbia State in $300K USDA Grant

Education September 28, 2020

Attracting future students to agriculture and MTSU’s Fermentation Science program — that’s the objective of a new U.S. Department of Agriculture grant collaboration between Motlow, Columbia State, and MTSU. It’s a three-year, $300,000 grant proposed by MTSU’s Tony Johnston, who is partnering with Motlow Chemistry Instructor Nathan Fisher and... Read more

Obituary: Carol Madison

Obituaries September 28, 2020

Carol Madison of Manchester passed this life on Friday, September 25, 2020 at her residence at the age of 75. Funeral Services are scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2020 at 3 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends and family beginning at 1 PM. A native... Read more

COVID-19 in Coffee County: September 28th, 2020

News September 28, 2020

The Tennessee Department of Health reports a total of 1,255 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County as of September 28th, 2020. Currently, there are 227 known active cases, 1,015 recoveries, and 13 COVID-19 related deaths. The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 192,995 as of September 27,... Read more

TDH Joins New CDC Suicide Prevention Program

News September 28, 2020

Tennessee One of Nine Programs Funded for Suicide Prevention NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health today announced receipt of a $750,000 funding award for suicide prevention efforts over the next five years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program includes a focus... Read more

Frosted Forages; Poisonous to Cattle

Local September 28, 2020

By County Extension Director, Stephen Harris October begins this Thursday and a frost is likely in the next few weeks. I’ve been trying to find the average date for the first frost in Coffee County. I have found dates from October 8 to October 28. Anyway, frost is a... Read more

Obituary: Mike Gonzales

Obituaries September 27, 2020

Hugh Michael “Mike” Gonzales, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday, September 25th, 2020 at his home at the age of 68. Mike was born in Tullahoma to the late Johnny Garcia Gonzales Sr. and Bessie Maude Parks Gonzales. He worked as a Computer Room Supervisor with Sverdrup and... Read more

COVID-19 in Coffee County: September 27th, 2020.

News September 27, 2020

The Tennessee Department of Health reports a total of 1,254 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County as of September 27th, 2020. Currently, there are 241 known active cases, 1,000 recoveries or ‘inactive’ cases, and 13 COVID-19 related deaths. The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 192,995 as... Read more

Two AEDC Aeropropulsion team members receive special recognition

News September 27, 2020

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. — Two Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members within the Aeropropulsion Test Branch at Arnold Air Force Base have received special recognition by the Air Force. Steve Arnold, technical advisor for Aeropropulsion, was selected as the Air Force Materiel Command Science Engineering and Engineering Management... Read more