John Coffelt Editor

Manchester Parks and Recreation’s Jacob Tully and Jonathan Schomburg string lights on the city tree that will be lit at the tree lighting ceremony following the Manchester Christmas Parade, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 25. Not pictured are also Chris Hoover and John Jernigan who helped assemble and decorate the tree.

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.