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S The Coffee County Historical Society will next meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Coffee County Courthouse located at 101 W. Fort St., Manchester. The event will include a presentation by Bonnie Gamble about the operation of…

JOHN COFFELTEditor The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen tabled an ordinance at the Jan. 2 meeting that would establish an impact fee on new construction in the city. The fee as first presented proposed a $2 per square foot…

S The Women’s Center at Vanderbilt Tullahoma – Harton Hospital (VTHH) welcomed the first baby of 2024 at 9:11 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024. Macie Jae Williams arrived weighing 8 pounds and 4 ounces and 19.25 inches in length. Macie…

S On Tuesday night, the Lady Raiders and Red Raiders opened their district schedule with home wins over Shelbyville Central. Coffee Central Basketball was back at The Patch for the first time since Dec. 9 and as both teams returned…

Sadie Esther Reed, age 87, of Manchester, passed from this life Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Manchester. Mrs. Reed was born in Manchester, Tennessee, to her late parents George Wesley Taylor and Lillie Mae Ritchie Taylor. She was a homemaker…

Mrs. Sue Bartlett Simmons, age 76 of Hillsboro, was born on March 17, 1947, in Manchester, to the late Robert and Willie Johnson Bartlett. She was an LPN for Dr. Glenn Davis in Manchester for many years, and she was…

Howard Ewin Ridner, of Manchester, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 at his home at the age of 79. Mr. Ridner was born in Manchester to the late Jim Lee and Minnie Baltimore Ridner. During his life, Howard worked…

The obituaries that ran in this week’s print edition.     REED Sadie Esther Reed, age 87, of Manchester, passed from this life Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Manchester. Mrs. Reed was born in Manchester, Tennessee, to her late parents George…

Drivers traveling on I-24 in Coffee County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have an impact on traffic. As part of the bridge replacement project on I-24 at SR 2 in Coffee County, Tennessee Department of…

Kyle Murphy, staff writer Can’t stop the festival shindig as Bonnaroo officials have announced that Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone and Fred Again.. will be headlining this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The lineup was given away Tuesday…