CCCHS hires new head baseball coach
S On Monday afternoon, Coffee County Central High School announced that Jerry Pruitt will be appointed as the new Red Raider Baseball Coach. Pruitt had previously served as an assistant baseball coach at Coffee County Middle School for the last…
Randolph makes TSWA All-State Track Team in discus, shot put
S On Friday July 5, TSSAA 3A Discus State Champion Xavier Randolph was named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State discus and shot put teams. Randolph enjoyed a record breaking season in his senior year at Coffee County Central…
Campbell, Carden named to NFCA All-Region Team
S Last month, two Lady Raider softball players, Paisley Campbell and Willow Carden, were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Team. Campbell, a junior last season, played a mix of catcher, second base, third base and flex and…
Body found at Normandy
S Story update: The victim has been identified as Hunter Smithson, 28, of Manchester. Coffee County Sheriff Department announced the name after press time on Monday. Coffee County Sheriff’s Department announced that a body of a white male was discovered…
Sam’s Soapbox: What are the most iconic NASCAR paint schemes?
S In NASCAR, and other motorsports, sponsorships are an important piece to a race team, as they provide the financial fuel that helps them compete. To stand out on Sunday, sponsors need to create a paint scheme that not only…
First Horizon Park: A Solid Minor League Park
S On Thursday, June 20, I attended a game at one of Tennessee’s newest ballparks, First Horizon Park, which provides a great game day experience, but with a few flaws. Home of the Nashville Sounds, the Triple-A affiliate to the…
Love & Whiskey
N Nearest Green’s Fawn Weaver talks new book It was a full house at the Humble Baron’s iconic horseshoe shaped bar at the Nearest Green Distillery as distillery founder Fawn Weaver took to the stage for the “Love & Whiskey…
WEST
Betty Jean West, age 90, of Manchester, passed away on June 26, 2024, after a battle with Alzheimer’s, and ultimately under Compassus Hospice care. She is preceded in passing by her husband, Alfred West, daughter Diana Turner Trail, stepdaughter and…
HENLEY
Melba Freeze Henley, age 74, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024, after a short battle of cancer. She was a graduate of Morrison High School. She was an active member of Way of the Cross Baptist Church in Winchester.…
Obituaries that ran July 3
FULTS Barbara Kay Fults, age 72, of Manchester, went to be with her Heavenly Father, Sunday, June 23 surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 31, 1952, in Evansville, Indiana to the late Carl and Lillian (Day)…
