September 25, 2026
Matthew Burnette
Take it slow at Southern Sundays
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer From the smell of a scented candle in the air to the cozy atmosphere, Southern Sundays, a new home décor store located at 320b Murfreesboro Hwy., immediately strikes you as a place where you can slow…
Coffee County Fair starts this Friday
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer For the 169th time, the Coffee County Fair is offering over a week of fun for all members of the family starting this Friday, Sept. 4. Festivities begin that night with a rodeo, tractor pull and…
The perils of an unorganized shopper
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer While most find themselves in the grocery store standing wide-eyed experiencing palpitations at the price of a bag of Doritos or waxing poetic to whoever will listen about how inexpensive things used to be, chances are…
Outgoing Board members recognized by school system
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer Three outgoing members of the Coffee County School Board were recognized at the Aug. 10 meeting by Director of Schools Scott Hargrove for their service to the school system. Chairperson Freda Jones and Board members Jennifer…
Coffee County Bank adds Lankford in role designed to serve commercial customers
After 10-plus years in commercial merchant services, Ryan Lankford joins Coffee County Bank and Coffee Bank & Trust in new Treasury Banking Advisor role Caring for commercial customers is Ryan Lankford’s number one priority in his new role as Treasury…
Picky, picky
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer You probably wouldn’t be able to tell it just by looking at me now, but there was a time in my life where I fell into the category of what the most qualified scientists and child…
Taking the ‘Long Way Home’
Andrew McBride grew up in a family of farmers. Both of his parents have been involved in farming in one or the other for the majority of their lives. His two brothers were both State FFA officers, and the family…
The 10th of August: A day that will live in infamy (a guy can hope)
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer August 10, 1993 was a historic day. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming only the second woman at the point to be confirmed…
Like mother, like daughter: A quartet of Manchester City School employees show that a passion for education might just be hereditary.
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer While apples are often a symbolic gift for educators, a pair of mother-daughter duos in the Manchester City School System are also proving that they don’t fall far from the tree. The 2026-2027 school year marks…
Chord Collective striking a collective chord
MATTHEW BURNETTE Staff Writer If you find yourself driving past Normandy Presbyterian Church on a late Tuesday afternoon and hear the faint but familiar sound of electronic instruments, it’s not a new contemporary worship service. It’s the sound of the…