John Coffelt, Editor

Local businessmen Alex Rice and Jon Bell will fill two vacant seats on the Coffee County Industrial Board.

Both were confirmed by the Coffee County Commission at the April 11 meeting.

County Mayor Judd Matheny called both outstanding men.

Rice is an executive at CFC Recycling, he also serves on the Tullahoma Planning and Zoning Commission.

Rice said in his application that he can bring different perspective to the board.

Bell, Community President at First Vision Bank, wrote that his experience as a “banker could help in discussions with perspective businesses from the financial standpoint.”

 The nine- member Industrial Board is chaired by David Bond and meets the third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. 

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.