Bonnaroo released Monday the results of a recently completed economic impact study that shows that the festival and its avid patrons put more than $50 million into the local Manchester and statewide Tennessee economies last year. The study reports that the festival generated $36 million in direct expenditures (monies injected into the economy by Bonnaroo attendees during their travel to and from the festival) and an additional $15 million
Superfly and A.C Entertainment are proud to announce that the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has confirmed an exceptional comedy lineup to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the festival’s hugely popular Comedy Theatre. In keeping with tradition, Bonnaroo, which will take place on its 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN, from June 13 – 16, will host a vibrant and diverse collection of national headlining comics at its inimitable air-conditioned venue,
By John Coffelt,Staff Writer Nineteen seventh-grade students at Westwood Middle School Middle School are getting some pretty intensive flight training each week during a new after-school program sponsored by Arnold Engineering and Development Complex’s STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Center. The students, made up of an equal mix of boys and girls handpicked for the program by Westwood science teacher Deb Wimberley, are the first locally to participate
Bonnaroo released Monday the results of a recently completed economic impact study that shows that the festival and its avid patrons put more than $50 million into the local Manchester and statewide Tennessee economies last year. The study reports that the festival generated $36 million in direct expenditures (monies injected into the economy by Bonnaroo attendees during their travel to and from the festival) and an additional $15 million
Whether or not some students are forced to pay more for their prom tickets than those with good grades has ignited a debate surrounding the Central High School prom. Tickets at CHS jumped to $40 per ticket ($80 per couple) for this year’s junior-senior prom, which is significantly more than most surrounding high schools. Members of the prom committee told the Manchester Times the reason for the spike is,
W ithin a stone’s throw of curvy Oak Hill Road, Ava Floyd’s childlike innocence suddenly turns to caution. With an ear-to-ear smile and a relatively outgoing personality, the 5 year old slows down when she nears the edge of the road in front of her family’s rural home. It’s easy to sense in her demeanor that it was on that road that her life changed forever. “I’m scared