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N Crowds gathered to welcome Southern Tennessee Primary Care to the community with an open house and ribbon cutting Thursday, Aug. 17 at the facility located at 1911 McArthur St. “We opened up on June 1, and we have three…

JOHN COFFELTEditor City brush disposal costs to increase The City of Manchester will soon see a $22.50 increase in its cost to dispose of collected brush and tree limbs starting in September. While the cost per load of brush currently…

JOHN COFFELTEditor Historic bridge dates to 1907 Roughly one month after a community meeting aimed at saving the historic Old Stone Fort Bridge, the group that now numbers over 2,000 members is ramping up its efforts by appealing to local…

RYAN Mr. Michael James Ryan, age 69, passed from this life Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Winchester. Mr. Ryan was born in Sycamore, Ill., to his late parents Robert Joseph Ryan and Annie Louise Butler. He and his wife, Virgie,…

James Noble Wilkins, Sr. age 88, of McMinnville, died Saturday, July 29, 2023. Born Aug. 16, 1934, in Dearborn, Michigan, he was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War, and a member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. He was…

S On Friday, Aug. 18, the Red Raiders opened their season visiting Franklin County. Coffee County won over Franklin Co. 10-7.  After each team got a chance with the ball, Coffee came just yards away from a touchdown when an…

Billie Earline Brown, age 70 of Decherd, passed away on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton.  She was born on Jan. 14, 1953, in Wayne County, Mich. to the late Virginia Marietta Kirk. Billie was a 1971 graduate…

Mr. Lloyd Allen Downs, age 79, of Manchester, passed from this life on Friday, July 28, 2023, in Manchester. Mr. Downs was born in Bloomingdale, N.Y., to his late parents Walter Downs and Ethel Fletcher Downs. He was a member…

Clyde Douglas Jones, age 86 of Manchester, was born on September 25, 1936, to the late Lemul Estel and Loda Loene Jones, in Manchester. He attended the Bible Church on Spring Street in Manchester, and he was a fabricator at…

Lamar Edward “Buddy” Foster, age 22 of Manchester, passed away on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.  He was born in Winchester on Oct. 9, 2000.  Lamar was currently employed by the City of Manchester in maintenance for the Parks and Recreation…