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JOHN COFFELTEditor Working to avoid a budget amendment within weeks of the start of the fiscal year, the Coffee County Budget and Finance Committee approved the allocation of $3,500 to the South Central Tennessee Tourism Association. Speaking of behalf of…

Sandy Christian Miller, age 71, of Belvidere, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 20, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Sept. 5, 1952, as the cherished daughter of the late Vaughn and Rachel (Beitia) Christian. Sandy…

Mrs. Nina C. Slater, age 93, of Manchester, TN passed this life July 20, 2024. She was born Dec. 27, 1930 in Rhea County, Tennessee to the late Fred W. Crawley and Easter Crawley Thornburg. In addition to her parents,…

Donna Jean Daniel, age 67, passed from this life Thursday, July 25, 2024, at her residence. Mrs. Daniel was born in Woodbury, to her late parents Robert Edgar Wilson and Mary Lily Pearl Rackley Wilson. In addition to her parents,…

JOHN COFFELTEditor Members of the Finance Committee during a special call meeting on July 26 said they want to have the 2024-25 budget passed before the new aldermen are sworn in later this month. The three aldermen who will be…

N – Party representatives comments are presented in order alphabetically by last name. Local political party chairmen Greg Sandlin and Mike Stein sat down with The Times to discuss the recent events and changes to the national political landscape, and…

JOHN COFFELTEditor Local businesswoman Wendy Barton-Hillhouse closed an important chapter of her life this last weekend with the closing of the Good Karma Café located in the historic Henley Building on the Manchester square. “It was an amazing place,” Hillhouse…

S The CCCHS golf team opened the high school sports season with a pair of fourth place finishes at the Lawrence County Golf Invitational on Monday, July 29. The Red Raider boys were led by Jack Stowe, who shot a…

JOHN COFFELTEditor The Manchester Board of Zoning Appeals granted variances at the July 15 meeting on three separate requests. Marcus Corlew was granted a variance on his Teakwood Drive development to allow him to build with 40 feet of road…

J During the July 17 Coffee County Industrial Board discussed among other items the impact that the proposed 335-acre mixed use development slated for the McMinnville Highway will have on the area. In addition to over 386 residential lots, the…