September | 2020 | Coffee County News

Tennessee Hunter Education Giving Option for Online Completion During COVID-19 Pandemic

News September 20, 2020

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is offering an option to complete Tennessee Hunter Education all online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The course can be completed by using the online course, Hunter-Ed.com, with no in-person portion required. The online course found at https://www.hunter-ed.com/tennessee/ allows Tennessee students (ages 9 and up),... Read more

Obituary: Bruce Wade Neal

Obituaries September 20, 2020

Bruce Wade Neal of Tullahoma passed this life on Friday, September 18, 2020 at the age of 62, at his home, surrounded by his family and friends. Bruce was born in Tullahoma to the late Robert and Lilly Virginia Teague Neal. During his life, Bruce worked as the owner and... Read more

Gov. Lee and FSAG Actions Have Protected Tennessee Jobs, Avoided Major Tax Increase

News September 18, 2020

Tennessee unemployment continues to decline, more jobs become available NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group (FSAG) proactively invested Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars into the state’s unemployment trust fund, protecting employees and businesses across the state. Based on newly-released projections from the University of Tennessee’s... Read more

COVID-19 in Coffee County: September 18th, 2020

News September 18, 2020

The Tennessee Deparment of Health reports a total of 1,057 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County as of September 18th, 2020. Currently, there are 214 known active cases and 831 reported recoveries or “inactive” cases. There are more deaths to report, leaving the total count of COVID-19 related... Read more

Westwood Middle: Updated September Calendar

Education September 18, 2020

09/01 Tuesday Soccer (H) White Co. @6pm.09/03 Thursday Volleyball (A) CCMS @5pm.Thursday Football (A) Forrest @6:3009/04 Friday G. Soccer (A) Huntland @5pm.Friday STAFF DEVELOPMENT09/07 Monday NO SCHOOL – Labor Day09/09 Wednesday G. Soccer (A) Fayetteville @4:30Wednesday Volleyball (H) Tullahoma MS @6pm.09/10 Thursday Football (H) Eagleville @6:3009/15 Tuesday G. Soccer... Read more

TDEC Offers Teachers Toolkits for Earth Science Week

Education September 18, 2020

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), in partnership with the American Geosciences Institute, will distribute a limited number of Earth Science Week toolkits to science teachers across the state as part of Earth Science Week Oct. 11-17. “We are pleased we can offer teachers across... Read more

Obituary: Robert Todd Journey

Obituaries September 18, 2020

ichard “Todd” Journey of Tullahoma passed this life on Wednesday, September 16 at Tennova Healthcare-Harton at the age of 51. A “Celebration of Life” gathering is scheduled for Sunday, September 20, 2020 from 2-4 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home. Todd, a native of Vienna, GA, was the son of... Read more

Concerned Citizens Calling for Commissioners to vote “No”to Proposed Zoning Change

News September 17, 2020

Several citizens of Coffee County have reached out to Coffee County News, expressing concern over the “the Waterson application requesting the creation of ‘Q-1 special Quarrying District’.” Property owner Sid Sandstrom tells CCN , “the application will, remove any and all provisions regarding mining activities, quarrying activities, and related... Read more

Obituary: Timothy Ray Earp

Obituaries September 17, 2020

Timothy Ray Earp, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 at The Water’s of Winchester at the age of 60. Mr. Earp was born in Hammond, Indiana to the late Betty Sue Allen Earp and Denzil Ray Earp who survives. During his life he worked as... Read more

UT Chancellor Plowman & Company and Local Representatives visit UTSI

News September 17, 2020

TULLAHOMA, TN – The University of Tennessee Chancellor Dr. Donde Plowman, Dean of the Tickle College of Engineering Dr. Janis Terpenny, Department Head of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, MABE Dr. Matthew Mench, and the Vice President for Research at UT Dr. Deborah Crawford on Monday August 31st to... Read more