What could have been a disappointing conclusion to high school has turned out to be a happy ending for two Central High School foreign exchange students. Seniors Caio Guimaraes from Brazil and Sigrid Eek from Norway were told last Thursday (Read the original story here) that they wouldn’t be walking the line with their classmates because they had not earned a diploma from CHS. But as it turns out,
The Coffee County Rescue Squad will host an open house in celebration of its 50th year from 1-5 p.m. Saturday. The event will be at the rescue squad building, 2270 Murfreesboro Hwy. in Manchester. Call 931-728-1785 for more information. Food and entertainment will be on hand for the open house. Free hot dogs, snacks and drinks will be available as well as music from Jeff Batson, the National Guard
Longtime educator and administrator Joey Vaughn has been selected as the new principal at Coffee County Central High School. Vaughn replaces John Bush, who is finishing out the school year after announcing his resignation after two years on the job last month. “I am honored to have been chosen to work with students, families, staff and faculty at Coffee County High School,” Vaughn told the Manchester Times. “It is
With 50 years combined experience in molded plastics, tool-making and machinery, entrepreneurs Eric Hamilton of Mt. Juliet and his partner Jeff Brunelle, from North Carolina, are jumping into Coffee County’s injection-molding industry with both feet and a style of their own. Their startup, called Top Tenn, is located in the historic PCA pajama factory building on East Coffee Street in Manchester, which they recently purchased and are now busy
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty, along with Van-Rob Manchester officials announced this week the company will add 104 jobs to its manufacturing facility on Volunteer Parkway in Manchester. Van-Rob, a Tier One supplier to the major automobile manufacturers, will create 104 new jobs and invest $16.8 million at its Coffee County facility. “I want to thank Van-Rob for its continued investment in
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
Graduation is fast approaching at Central High School. I may be a bit premature in my graduation column, but we are starting to work on our special graduation edition of the paper around here so it’s on my mind. (Parents, try not to drip tears on the paper. Ink smears.) Of course recollections of my graduation come flooding back. A flood would have cooled things down, that’s for sure.
The Facebook realm is a dangerous one. No one knows that better than me. Now we can add Coffee County Commissioner Barry West to the club. Commissioner West’s comment on Facebook last week insinuating the best thing to do with Muslim’s is to just take aim at the end of a shotgun (I’m sure you’ve seen the story by now either on our website, The Huffington Post, The Tullahoma News,
I always assumed, wrongly, that I didn’t have to participate in the wedding planning phase. My job is to show up on the right date, to the right location, say the right name at the alter and then take over when wedding night arrives. I guess I was living in a TV show. As it turns out, I’m expected to not only be involved in the planning process but
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Coffee County’s Ta’Neesa Buchanan dashes to the finish line at the state
Three Coffee County Central High School sports teams entered sectional competition this
Hickerson Elementary School officially opens student walking track STAFF WRITER John Coffelt
Staff Writer John Coffelt The local workforce received a one-day manpower boon