WeCARE brings community together to serve
JOHN COFFELTEditor Over 50 volunteers arrived early at Westwood Elementary School Saturday, July 29 to participate in the annual WeCARE event that provides support for underprivileged students and families in the district. Manchester City School Family Resource Center Coordinator BJ…
Paris, homework and frozen pizza
J Sports writer chronicles studying abroad in the ‘city of light’ Over the summer, I was given the opportunity to travel to Paris, France for three weeks. While working for The Manchester Times, I am foremost a student. To be…
County honored with philanthropy award for TCAT campus donation
JOHN COFFELTEditor The Tennessee Board of Regents presented Coffee County with Philanthropy Award Friday, July 28 for help with the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Coffee County Campus. The county last year set aside just over seven acres in…
Local family opens a ‘new world’ of landscape supply
JOHN COFFELTEditor Local business owners Ashley and Dustin Ray, with their teenage son, Max, and Ashley’s father are the new owners of the shop formerly known to the community as Imhoff’s Landscape Supply. Under the Ray family, the business is…
MDS Foods request for additional land paused
JOHN COFFELTEditor A request by MDS Foods to acquire additional acreage at the Joint Industrial Park for a large-scale expansion was temporarily put on hold by the Purchasing Committee July 25. The plant’s planned expansion will create a production facility…
Farm Bureau to host Annual Meeting Aug. 12
S The Coffee County Farm Bureau will host its Annual Meeting at 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 12 in the Corral Meeting Room, 225 E. Main St., Manchester. All “Agricultural Members” are invited to attend. During the event, all business pertaining…
Coffee County Fair Registration Form Page
It’s Almost Fair Time in Coffee County!!! (REGISTRATION FORMS SEE BELOW) As the Fair draws near, the time is now to register for all the prizes and awards. You can’t participate if you don’t register so register NOW!!!! This Link…
Taking up his Cross
JOHN COFFELTEditor Lexington man passes through Manchester with divine calling Gregory Jones of Lexington, Kentucky is on a coast to coast mission spanning more than four years to share his faith, a journey that recently brought him through Manchester. Jones…
Ultimate Oldies 70s show coming to the MAC
N Tickets on sale for annual fundraiser Tickets are now on sale for The Ultimate Oldies 70s Show scheduled for Sept. 8-9 at The Manchester Arts Center, 128 E. Main St., Manchester. A celebration of the music and icons of…
Football Frenzy: Teams prepare for the season
S Friday night lights at Carden-Jarrell Field are quickly approaching with the season opening in less than a month. But around here, the football fever is strong for everyone in Coffee County and Manchester City all week long. Coffee County…
