October 6, 2026
John Coffelt
Culver’s coming to Manchester
JOHN COFFELT Editor The Manchester Planning Commission approved the site plan Sept. 21 for a Culver’s restaurant that will be located adjacent to Chick-il-A on the Hillsboro Highway. Culver’s representative Mike Houseman, Vice President of Wolverine Construction, said construction on…
CCCHS to implement weapons detection starting Sept. 22
MATTHEW BURNETTEStaff Writer The Coffee County School System announced on Sept. 16 that they will begin implementingweapons detection systems at Coffee County Central High School starting on Sept. 22. “Coffee County Central High School is committed to maintaining a safe,…
DA announces murder charge in infant mauling
Staff Report Grand jury indictments have been handed down related to the Dec. 3 dog attack on a 3-month-old in Tullahoma. On Dec. 3, Tullahoma Police Department officers were dispatched to 905 E. Warren Street in reference to a…
Buller featured on posthumous Dolly release
Staff Report Local artist Becky Buller is one of the featured artists on the recent release of the song “Bound to Ride” by Dolly Parton and the First Ladies of Bluegrass. The song, provided to YouTube by Compass Records, also…
O’Charley’s closes down
KYLE MURPHY Staff Writer O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar in Manchester, along with several other locations, will close its doors after almost 20 years in business. The news of the closure spread online in the last 24 hours, with reported staff…
City says no art on front of art center
JOHN COFFELTEditor The Manchester Historic Zoning Commission rejected a mural project that the Manchester Arts Center requested to be located on two bricked-in windows near the center’s front doors at the Sept. 3 meeting. However, the Commission approved the mural…
TBI Special Agents investigating officer-involved shooting
Staff report Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday night at Lakewood Park. Preliminary information indicates that at around 7:45 p.m., deputies with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department were attempting to serve…
Former litigation resurfaces amid First Amendment case
Prior records request suit dismissed with prejudice JOHN COFFELT Editor A Coffee County Chancery Court petition by a county resident seeking to compel the state for a collection of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation records was dismissed with prejudice…
Man indicted for cutting state park trees to improve view
Staff Report A Nashville man has been indicted following an investigation by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Crime Unit (ACU) into the illegal cutting of trees within Savage Gulf State Park. A Grundy County Grand Jury indicted Charles Trost…
Dolly Parton passes away at 80
Staff Report Music icon, actress, philanthropist and the Smoky Mountain Songbird Dolly Parton has passed away at the age of 80. Parton’s death was announced Tuesday afternoon on her social media accounts in a video from her nephew Bryan Seaver…