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A job in news media isn’t always rainbows and butterflies. Some may even call me crazy for leaving a 12-year career to run a local news organization. My belief in the importance of local newspapers and local media in general…

(StatePoint) As the sun sets over a forest stream, a beaver family gets to work. For millions of years, these large rodents with bright orange teeth and a flat paddle-shaped tail have been reshaping landscapes by craftily constructing dams that…

John Coffelt, Editor Law enforcement including the district attorney, Manchester Police investigators and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded Monday, July 14 to a body being found behind the I-24 Truck and Auto Plaza on Hillsboro Blvd.  At this time the scene…

S The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office confirms that on July 12, Deputy Miles White was arrested by Murfreesboro Police Department, on charges including Public Intoxication, Resist Stop, Frisk, Halt, Arrest or Search, and two counts of Assault on a First…

(StatePoint) Mientras usted prepara a los niños para volver a las aulas este otoño, la American Medical Association (AMA) tiene siete consejos para ayudar a su familia a tener un año escolar saludable. “Al comprar material escolar y preparar a…

S In regards to a recent controversial post advertising a sale of an inventory of décor items of the Manchester Coffee County Conference Center, Mayor Joey Hobbs addressed some of the concerns voiced across social media.  “I would like to…

Matthew Burnette, Staff Writer While many people steer away from starting a business with friends and loved ones, Trey Frame and Emilie Evans are doing just the opposite with their new lemonade business Lemon Grove Lemonade. “Running a business with…

Sammy Keith Parmley, age 97, of Manchester, passed from this life Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Manchester. Mr. Parmley was born in Coffee County, to his late parents Robert Flynn Parmley and Irene Parks Parmley. He worked as an engineer…

Peggy Lorean Taylor Reed, age 87, of Manchester, passed from this life and went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday, July 5, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Reed was born in Manchester, to her late parents…