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Community celebrates Hispanic heritage

J Members of the community celebrated their Hispanic culture with the third annual Festival Hispano Sunday, May 5 at Coffee County Fairgrounds. Organizer Stacy Morales of the Hispanic Services, an outreach organization located just off the square, said that the…

Sewer overflows prompt self-imposed moratorium

JOHN COFFELTEditor A letter from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has been sent to the city of Manchester dated April 30 that instructs the city to enforce a self-imposed moratorium on certain new connections to the system. The…

Local boy killed in accident

S Grayson Ivan Payne, age 6 of Manchester, was killed in an accident on April 29 on Interstate 24. Payne was born on Aug. 4, 2017, in Winchester, to Savannah Frances Cayton and the late Casey Aleister Payne. Payne was…

Bakehouse celebrating first anniversary

N It has been one-year since bakehouse officially opened its colorful pink door, offering up an array of tasty treats for community members to enjoy. Located at 116 S. Spring St. in Manchester, owner Brianne Melcher said the bakery will…

Saner and Nogodula win CTC Doubles Title

S This past Saturday, Coffee County Middle School’s Isabelle Saner and Jenslee Nogodula placed first in the Central Tennessee Conference Tennis Doubles Championship. The two of them placed first during the regular season for Coffee County, earning them a first…

Crosslin signs with Lindsey Wilson College

S On Tuesday, the CCCHS Wrestling Team announced that senior member Sara Crosslin signed her letter of intent to wrestle at Lindsey Wilson College. Crosslin was a member of the Red Raider Wrestling Team for four years and had a…

Betty Lou Rayburn Plemons

Manchester resident and Coffee County, native Betty Lou Rayburn Plemons, age 86, was born October 14, 1937 and died May 6, 2024 at her residence following an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Church of Christ, she was…