John Coffelt, Editor

During the budget discussion for the Manchester Water and Sewer Department at the April 10 Water Commission meeting, Mayor Joey Hobbs discussed a plan to move billing into the city Finance Department.

This move, if approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, would allow the Director of Water and Sewer more time to focus on maintaining and repairing the distribution, collection and treatment systems. Water billing employees would be under the leadership of the Finance Director.

“It makes since that billing goes where finance goes,” Hobbs said. “Money is money. Bringing money in, taking it out and all those things makes more sense when it is all in the same building.”

John has been with the Manchester Times since May 2011. John has won Tennessee Press Association awards for Best News Photo and placed in numerous other categories. John is a 1994 graduate of Tullahoma High School, a graduate of Motlow State Community College and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Middle Tennessee State University. He lives in Tullahoma, enjoys painting, dancing and exploring the outdoors.