When you walk into a cave: The Caverns reports substantial impact since 2018
Matthew Burnette, Staff Writer When The Caverns’ founder Todd Mayo stepped into a cave nearly twenty years ago, there was no way to predict that one day he would be the owner of a unique destination music venue or the…
FORD
Hazel Ford, age 93, passed form this life on Aug.3, 2025 at her home in Manchester. Hazel was the daughter of the late William Jennings Todd and Everette Dean Hargrove Todd. She grew up on a 200 acre farm in…
CLABOUGH
Carolyn Faye Clabough, age 86, of Manchester, passed from this life Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Manchester. Mrs. Clabough was born in Alcoa, TN, to her late parents Dowe Decatur Christopher and Lola Thomas Christopher. She worked as a dental…
KILBY
Jewel Irene Kilby, age 94, of Manchester, passed from this life Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 in Nashville. Mrs. Kilby was born on Feb. 17, 1931, to her late parents Grady Brixey Elliott and Kate Vivian Strawn Elliott. She worked as…
Obituaries for Aug. 6
Berryman Sara “Sally” Gump Berryman. Born April 16, 1942 Johnson City, Tenn. Died Aug. 3, 2025 in Manchester. Life was really good. She loved “all God’s creatures” two-legged and four-legged (except snakes). She had a great love. She was truly…
It’s about to get hot at the MAC with the opening of ‘Hadestown’
S Anaïs Mitchell’s “Hadestown: Teen Edition,” from Millennium Repertory Company’s Teen Actors Guild, opens Friday, Aug. 8, at the Manchester Arts Center. It’s a Greek myth about love, choices, and finding hope in hard times, told in a fresh and…
5 Facts About Sexual Dysfunction in Women and How to Get Help
(StatePoint) Forty-two percent of women experience sexual dysfunction — and Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) — characterized as frustrating low libido, is the most common form of it. It is estimated that about one in 10 women have this condition.…
High School Golf: Raiders best Rebels and Falcons in home opener
S Coffee County Central played host to their first home golf meet of the season at WillowBrook Golf Club on Monday afternoon, picking up a pair of team wins over visitors Franklin County and Lincoln County. In the boys competition,…
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Paving Work Prompts Lane Closures on Interstate 24 in Coffee County
S Drivers traveling along I-24 in Coffee County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will temporarily impact traffic. Tuesday, August 5, 2025, and Wednesday, August 6, 2025, from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm local time each day,…
Harmon, Raiders ready to prove themselves in 2025
S With a new coach and new region, the Coffee County Red Raiders are hoping to build a consistent winner following a respectable showing in 2024. After a poor, 2-8 performance in the 2023 season that saw a coaching change…
