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What once promised to be a “dream-come-true scenario” for Manchester – possibly having a Kohl’s department store locate near Home Depot on U.S. 41, has turned into a finger-wagging political circus since the project came to a standstill late in 2011. Reports published by The Saturday Independent have fueled the theory that the Manchester City government was slow, sluggish or lazy in its attempts to bring the giant retailer to
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has arrested Carolyn Bell Jones, 60, of Coffee County, for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from her employer while she was working as the company’s bookkeeper. She was taken into custody Wednesday after being indicted earlier this month by the Coffee County Grand Jury. She is charged with one count of theft over $60,000. The TBI began investigating possibility of missing funds after the owners
By Marian Galbraith Staff Writer After a tense hearing with the Coffee County Ambulance Authority and attorneys on both sides, Trans Med Inc. owner Jamie Henderlight was given the green light to continue providing non-emergency ambulance services in Coffee County. Despite what Authority members deemed an “unfortunate” breakdown in communication, they agreed that Trans Med’s quality of service had never been a problem, but expressed frustration and disappointment that a
Longtime Coffee County School Board member Ricky Milburn passed away Sunday. He was 66. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Milburn, who spent over 30 years as a member of the Coffee County School Board, had been battling health complications. He died at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. According to his obituary information, Milburn held a degree in industrial technology and entered the Army Corp of Engineers as
After seven seasons at the head of the Coffee County Central Lady Raider soccer program, Rhonda Winton is stepping down. Winton – an assistant coach for one year and head coach for the past seven – cited family reasons and work obligations as her main reasons for leaving the program. “I want to spend more time with my family,” Winton said in an e-mail to the Manchester Times. “They have
CoffeeCountyCentralHigh Schoolwill be the newest location to host a U.S. Baseball Academy Spring Training program. The program participants will range from first grade through high school and will be conducted by CHS baseball head coach Chase Jones. The program will be held on Sundays March 18, and 25; April 1, 15, and 29, as well as May 6. “I am thrilled the U.S.BaseballAcademysaw the need for a camp like this
Strong defensive play allowed the Coffee County Central Lady Raiders to top the Warren County Lady Pioneers 34-24 Friday night in McMinnville. “The girls play really well defensively tonight. Our pressure defense allowed us to score enough points to hold onto the victory,” stated CHS head coach David Muckle. The Lady Raiders trailed 4-0 early in the contest, before a 3-pointed by Ginny Clayborne with 5:10 remaining in the first
In Spanish, Casa means home. For Raymond Woods, a volunteer for CASA Works, Inc. – a children’s court appointed advocacy group, safe homes are what he has helping build for Coffee County children for over 10 years. “You see situations not just people, families – things that are so bad, that they are just hard to comprehend,” Wood said. Wood is one of the 30 volunteers that work for CASA
A welder with Highways Inc. of Brentwood, prepares to cut away one of the large girders supporting the old Highway 41 bridge, currently being replaced as a part of a $5.06 million project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Built in 1931, the bridge (above), officially dubbed TN 16SR0020011, but known to many as the green bridge, was rated as sound but “functionally obsolete” by state inspectors as
What county schools are doing to help with a silent need Tonight, three children in the Coffee County Schools district will go to sleep not knowing for sure where they will spend the next night. Thirty-three more are in families with no house to call their own – that depend on the generosity of others to offer them a warm place to sleep. “Most of the [county’s homeless] aren’t out
Teen Actors Guild invites teens ages, 13 – 19, to participate in their Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball from 7 – 11 p.m. on March 2 at the Manchester Arts Center. “Teens, gather your creativity and put together your own elegant costume and join the fun,” suggests organizers. Prices are $3 for a single, $5 for a couple. Tickets can be purchased from any Teen Actors Guild member or leave a
New non-fiction Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior: Navigating the Transition from combat to Home – including combat stress, PTSD, and mTBI, 616.852 HOG, by Charles W. Hoge, addresses a generation of combat veterans returning from two major conflicts. This book, by the expert on physical and psychological combat injuries, helps returning combatants learn to incorporate the instincts learned in combat into everyday life. With approachable language, it shares the
New Fiction 77 Shadow Street, F KOO, by Dean Koontz takes place at in a turn-of-the-century palace, the dream home of an old-world tycoon. But 77 Shadow Street has a marred history of madness suicide mass murder and legends of things worse. All of this stopped in the mid-1970s when the house was renovated unto an apartment complex. Until now. Master storyteller, Koontz brings back the haunted house genre
In Spanish, Casa means home. For Raymond Woods, a volunteer for CASA
A welder with Highways Inc. of Brentwood, prepares to cut away one