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Raiders fall to Independence in region loss

B Coffee County football came into Friday night’s game at Independence looking to remain undefeated in region play after last week’s home win over Franklin. The Eagles had other plans, jumping out early to send the Red Raiders back to…

CHS girls’ soccer scores late, beats Cascade

B The Coffee County girls’ soccer team upped its recent winning streak to four straight Thursday evening. Traveling to Cascade, the Lady Raiders came out on top 1-0 to continue their recent turnaround. Scoreless at halftime and through much of…

Westwood remains perfect, downs Cannon

B Westwood football wrapped up its regular-season schedule with an undefeated record Thursday evening. Hosting Cannon County for their homecoming game, the Rockets took off early on the way to a 38-8 victory. “We came out, we took care of…

CHS volleyball falls to Lincoln County

B The Coffee County volleyball team made the trip to Fayetteville to face off against Lincoln County Tuesday evening. The Lady Raiders were unable to pick up a set win, falling 3-0 on the match by scores of 25-21, 25-9…

Banjo and Bluegrass Championship coming to Manchester

Matthew Burnette, Staff Writer In the latter half of the 1980s, Manchester residents Joe and Joyce McCullough, both bluegrass musicians, began putting on a bluegrass competition at the Coffee County Fairgrounds. Now, nearly four decades later, their grandson Joey Gipson…

EMA director to retire in November

S Director of Coffee County Emergency Management Agency Allen Lendley announced his retirement effective Nov. 30.     “It is with a profound mixture of gratitude, humility, and nostalgia that I formally announce my retirement from my role in Emergency Services…

Free prostate screenings for Manchester men

Matthew Burnette, Staff Writer Unity Medical Center and the Dava Foundation are partnering to offer free prostate cancer screenings to the Manchester community on Saturday Sept. 20 to raise awareness about prostate health and early detection. The screenings will take…