Arnold Engineering Development Complex announced they will begin a phased approach in returning to full capacity beginning June 1st. AECD officials state that leadership has “developed a plan to return to full capacity based on a 4-phased approach that is based on up-to-date data and readiness, mitigates risk of... Read more

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) plans to increase patrols and utilize a variety of traffic safety enforcement tools to reduce the number of serious injury and fatal crashes across the state during this year’s Memorial Day holiday period. The THP will conduct saturation patrols, seat belt and sobriety... Read more

This Monday, Tennessee Health Department Offices will close in observance of Memorial Day. TDH has announced this will include COVID-19 assessments, which will resume Tuesday, May 26th. As a reminder, Coffee County Health Department in Manchester also announced new altered hours of COVID-19 assessments. The Coffee County Health Department... Read more

Today, Governor Bill Lee provided an update on Tennessee’s efforts regarding COVID-19. Gov. Lee’s conferences can be viewed here. Visit tn.gov/covid19 for up-to-date administrative action. Key Updates Testing Strategy Continues to Meet Goals Tennessee continues to be a national leader in COVID-19 testing. Tennessee has already tested 2.5% of the state’s population and... Read more

NASHVILLE – Newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development revealed the state’s highest-ever unemployment rate amid the COVID-19 health emergency. The preliminary seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for April 2020 is 14.7%, which is an unprecedented spike of 11.4 percentage points when compared to March’s... Read more

MANCHESTER, Tenn. – The Coffee County Manchester Health Department has established new COVID-19 assessment sites hours for county residents that feel they need to be tested.   Coffee County Manchester’s COVID-19 assessment site hours are now: COFFEE COUNTY MANCHESTER HEALTH DEPARTMENT 800 PARKS ST. MANCHESTER, TN 2 P.M. –... Read more

Gordmans parent company Stage Stores announced May 10th that they have voluntarily filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company stated in a letter to customers that they “will simultaneously solicit bids for a going concern sale of the Company or any of its assets and initiate an orderly wind-down of... Read more

The Tennessee Department of Health reports a total of 18,961 confirmed cases across the state as of May 21st. There have been a total of 313 casualties and 1,539 hospitalizations. Coffee County reports a total of 63 cases as of today, as well as 41 recoveries, leaving 22 known... Read more