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MATTHEW BURNETTE, Staff Writer The Coffee County School Board addressed several items at the Jan. 14 meeting of the Coffee County School Board including finalizing a timeline on the director search and rejecting a district-wide request for new furniture.  The…

S On Tuesday night, the Coffee Middle Red Raiders defeated the Harris Eagles 40-30 in the 3A Area 6 Semifinals, punching their ticket to the Area Championship Game. After beating Harris twice in the regular season and once in the…

Mr. Kenneth Dale Bryant was born on March 13, 1954 and passed from this world at the age of 70 on Jan. 7, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents Grady and Lillian Turner Bryant, and brother, Rickey…

Joyce “Granny-Gran” Bailey, age 90, of Manchester went to be with her heavenly father Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.  She was born Oct. 15, 1934 in Greene County, Tenn. to the late Kenneth S. Gentry and Verna W. (Gosnell) Gentry.  In…

 Michael Ray Floyd, age 67 of Manchester, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at his residence. He was born on Nov. 15, 1957, in Shelbyville, to the late Ray Floyd Jr. and Yvonne Russell Grant.  At the age of…

COX Mr. Tommy Cox passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 at Stone Crest Medical Center in Smyrna. He is the son of the late Lee and Floy Crosslin Cox. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death…

Robert Lawson Hill, age 80 of Pelham, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at his residence. Robert was born on June 23, 1944, in Franklin County, to the late Hugh Lawson and Edna (Watson) Hill. He had a lifelong…

M ‘The detail’s always in the details.’ Bricken and Bowling discuss issues at Chamber luncheon Tennessee State Senator Janice Bowling and State Representative Rush Bricken fielded questions on a variety of topics at the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce’s January…

John Coffelt, Editor Manchester City Schools Director of Attendance and Student Testing Randall Robinson reported to the Manchester Board of Education during the Jan. 13 meeting details of the district’s state test scores. The Tennessee Department of Education released its…

John Coffelt, Editor During the Manchester Board of Education meeting, Director of Schools Dr. Joey Vaughn was asked to discuss his concerns regarding a new iteration of a private school voucher program that is being heavily promoted at the state…