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Mr. John Anthony “Tony” Jones, age 80, of Manchester, passed from this life on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Smyrna. Mr. Jones was born April 9, 1944, in Tullahoma, to his late parents Ova Bell Burt and Jack Jones. He…

S The Westwood Lady Rockets and Rockets each suffered a conference loss on Monday night at Joel Vinson Gymnasium. Lady Rockets The Westwood Lady Rockets controlled the game through the first three quarters, compiling a halftime lead of 20-17 and…

M The historic Manchester Town Square was full of onlookers, young and old, on Nov. 9 as the city recognized its large veteran population. The morning started with a parade that went from Raider Academy to just past the town…

John Coffelt, Editor The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen agreed during the Nov. 5 meeting to share the costs of a matching grant with the Coffee County Industrial Board that if approved will provide up to $5 million toward…

S On Monday night, the Coffee Middle Lady Raiders extended their season-opening winning streak to seven while the Red Raiders dominated defensively on the road at North Franklin. Lady Raiders The North Franklin Gatorettes kept it close in the first…

S The 2024 Red Raider football season came to an early end in a 22-10 loss to the Mount Juliet Golden Bears on Friday night at Roger Perry Field. Coffee County would receive the ball first, but the Red Raiders…

S On Thursday night, the Lady Rockets kept their perfect conference record alive with a 39-37 win, but the Rockets suffered their first conference loss of the year 61-48 at Cascade. Westwood Lady Rockets The Lady Rockets had the edge…

S The Coffee Middle Lady Raiders improved their perfect record to 6-0 with a 39-19 win over the South Lady Trojans while the Red Raiders extended their winning streak to five after a 38-21 victory on Thursday night. CCMS Lady…

BAUMSTIEN Mae Winton Baumstein, of Manchester, passed this life on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at her home at the age of 99. Mrs. Baumstein was born on April 19, 1925 in Warren County, Tennessee to the late Andy Jones Winton…

S  Manchester Funeral Home and Coffee County Funeral Chapel will merge in the coming weeks to create one funeral home. Funeral Director Kenny Hargrove said the funeral home felt it was very important to keep the history of the name,…