School Districts to Move Away from “Path to Re-entry” Model
In preparation for the beginning of the school year, the three school districts in Coffee County collaborated to create the Pathway to Re-entry 2020-21. Data utilized to determine whether districts were in minimal, moderate or significant spread was the active case count percentage within Coffee County. Now that the... Read more
Coffee County Health Department to Alternate Testing Hours Friday Due to Inclement Weather
The Coffee County Health Department will conduct free COVID-19 testing on an alternate schedule this Friday due to the impending inclement weather threat. This Friday only, testing will occur from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m at the Southern Family Market building at 2050 Hillsboro Blvd in Manchester. Read more
How Tourism in 2019 Affected Coffee County
According to the 2019 Economic Impact Report for the state of Tennessee, Coffee County ranked number 21 out of the 95 counties in the state, generating $104.46 million in direct expenditures. Tourism in Coffee County produced over 800 jobs, and over $20 million in payroll. Local tax revenue generated... Read more
Coffee Pot Game Moved to New Date
The annual Coffee Pot game will be moved to this Thursday, August 27th, due to concerns over the weather. Incoming rain caused by hurricanes in the gulf are set to bring possible heavy rain that could lead to flooding. In order to avoid this impending weather threat, the decision... Read more
Hands on Science Center goes Virtual with Take Home Science Kits
The Hands on Science Center, located in Tullahoma, is currently closed to the public due to COVID-19. Although there will be no visitors to the center, the Hands on Science Center is “still anticipating an exciting year by reinventing HOSC and going virtual this year,” by bringing the educational... Read more
Pageants and More Eliminated for this Year’s Coffee Co. Fair
The Coffee County Fair Association announced that, although the fair is set to happen this year, pageants will not be a part of this year’s festivities. “Our biggest question has been that of pageants and if they will take place this year. Unfortunately, the answer is no. We hesitated... Read more
Motlow Foundation Golf Tournament Sept. 11 at Bear Trace
The 27th Annual Motlow College Foundation Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11, at the Bear Trace Golf Course at Tims Ford State Park. Sponsors for this year’s event are The Accord Group LLC, FirstBank, Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home, Foundation Trustee Don Midgett, Tennova Healthcare-Harton, Franklin County Industrial Development... Read more
Airman delays retirement, helps AEDC meet COVID-19 challenge
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. — Master Sgt. Joshua Suggs was nearing the end of his military career, with terminal leave planned to begin May 1 and retirement Sept. 1. That was before COVID-19. With the pandemic surging in the United States, Suggs demonstrated the Air Force core value... Read more
Arnold AFB Combating Trafficking in Persons program manager urges awareness
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. — Trafficking in persons, or TIP, is the second largest criminal activity in the world, according to the Arnold Air Force Base Installation Policy on TIP. TIP is defined on the DOD Combating Trafficking in Persons website as: “The use of force, fraud or... Read more
Manchester Mom Files Legal  Complaint Against School Mask Mandate
Beginning August 12th, Coffee County Schools made the announcement that all students, staff, and visitors inside school buildings would be required to wear face covers, to stem the spread of COVID-19. You can read more about the mask mandate here. Manchester parent, Heather Murchison, felt the call for a... Read more