Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee continues to advance the state’s reopening plan under the Tennessee Pledge, as the Economic Recovery Group issued updated guidelines today for restaurants and retail, along with new guidelines that enable attractions and larger venues to reopen with social distancing and capacity restrictions on or after... Read more

The confirmed positive case count for the state of Tennessee as of May 20th is 18,532. There have been a total of 309 deaths, 1,515 hospitalizations and 11,783 recovered. Coffee County has 62 confirmed cases thus far, 39 recoveries, and 1,828 negative lab tests. There are currently 23 known... Read more

Read Manchester Sonic Drive-in’s Statement here: “To Our Sonic Customers, Yesterday morning our management team was notified that an employee had tested positive for COVID-19. Our owners and management staff immediately closed down the operations of the drive-in. This was a planned preparation should an occurrence of COVID-19 take... Read more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. — Seven Hroncich, left, an instrument technician, Robert Bradford, center right, an electrician, Kevin Thompson, right, test operations engineer, Tim Mullins, an outside machinist, and others prepare for a test run in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Arcs Test Facility Control Room, May 5,... Read more

Sonic Drive-In located in Manchester has been closed today for deep cleaning after it was reported that a team member tested positive for COVID-19. Sonic Corporate Press team and Vice President Christi Woodworth told Coffee County News, “The local franchisee who owns and operates the drive-in is working with... Read more

As of May 19th, the confirmed COVID-19 case count for the state of Tennessee is now 18,378, up 367 from yesterday. 4 more deaths have been reported bringing the total to 305, with 1,498 hospitalizations so far. Coffee County has had a total of 63 positive cases thus far,... Read more

29 Hospitals Receive Grants to Mitigate COVID-19 Financial Impact NASHVILLE, Tenn. –  Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the final distribution of $10 million in Small and Rural Hospital Readiness Grants to support smaller hospitals that are facing financial strain due to the ongoing response to COVID-19. “Our small and... Read more

The Tennessee Department of Health reports a total positive test county at 18,011 today, up 623 from yesterday. This number includes 301 deaths and 1,489 hospitalizations. So far, the state reports 9,886 individuals have been deemed recovered from the novel coronavirus, up 234 from yesterday. Coffee County has a positive... Read more

Federal Program Extends Benefits to Claimants Who have Exhausted Eligibility NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has completed building the third pandemic unemployment program provided through the federal CARES Act signed into law by President Donald Trump. TDLWD is now processing Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation... Read more