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JOHN COFFELTEditor A committee of local police chiefs is in the works to address the logistics of a Public Safety Committee, according to County Mayor Judd Matheny. A standing Public Safety Committee was proposed at the Aug. 17 meeting of…

JOHN COFFELTEditor Several of the county’s rural volunteer fire department representatives approached the Health Welfare and Recreation Commission at the Sept. 27 meeting with concerns about how the new digital radios that the county has switched to function. The new…

BRISTOL Teresa Bristol age 66, of Beechgrove passed away Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro.  She was born in Joliet, Illinois to Gonzalo and Bettie Bristol. Teresa was the owner of Dance Club DJ’s. She is survived…

  Mr. Leonard Edward St. John, age 84, of Morrison, passed away Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Woodbury.  He was born April 4, 1939, in Woodbury, to the late William Leonard St. John and Vernie Basham St. John. Edward was…

Mary Frances (Teal) Wiegand, age 95 of Burlingame, Calif., died on Friday, 26 May 2023, at home from complications arising from ovarian cancer. Mary Frances was born on Sept. 16, 1927 to Horace L. and Annie Teal in Manchester. She…

  Barbara Jane (Causey) Morton, age 80, of Manchester, passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Bailey Manor in Manchester. Ms. Morton was born Dec. 9, 1942, in Loris, South Carolina to the late Mr. Nathan Causey and Mrs.…

  Mr. Martin (Marty) Eugene Hatfield, age 78, of Manchester, passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at his home in Manchester. Mr. Hatfield was born Aug. 24, 1945, in Springfield, Illinois to the late Mr. Chester Hatfield and Mrs. Angela…

  Mr. John C. King, age 61, of Manchester, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, after a long and courageous battle against cancer.  He was born in Manchester, the son of the late Kenneth and Josephine (Ballard) King. Mr.…

J While still suffering a loss, the Red Raiders still managed a positive from their defeat Friday night: an end to their shutout streak. Coffee County Football fell 31-7 to Rockvale on Friday, Sept. 29. In the first quarter, the…

J Lose in five sets to Spring Hill On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Coffee County Volleyball celebrated their senior night. The girls won over Shelbyville 3-0. Two days later, on Thursday, Sept. 28, Coffee fell 2-3 to Spring Hill. Tuesday, Sept.…