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N It has been 127 years since Joseph Lodge began his first cast iron foundry in the small town of South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Opened as the Blacklock Foundry in 1896, it would create jobs for the region and enjoy success…

N New system scheduled to go live in July The Coffee County Schools Board of Education will begin recording and streaming its regular board meetings at Central Office so they can be made available to more members of the public.…

J The district champion Raiders advanced to the Region Tournament this past weekend. However, the team fell in both games ending their season. Friday, May 12 – Walker Valley In the opening game of the Region Tournament, Coffee held a…

S Coffee County High School Softball won over Walker Valley in the region tournament Monday, May 15. This win means Coffee County will host the region championship Wednesday, May 17. The Monday night game failed to see any runs until…

S Coffee County Middle School Softball won over Warren County in a rescheduled Sectional Championship game Monday, May 15. In the matchup, Coffee defeated Warren County 2-1. The Lady Raiders scored in the third inning and held that as the…

JOHN COFFELTEditor A divided Board of Mayor and Aldermen failed to pass the first reading to approve the 2023-24 budget at the May 10 special call meeting due to a split over Manchester Coffee County Conference Center funding. The budget…

J The efforts of Class of 2023 were recognized during the annual Senior Awards Program, Thursday, May 11 at Coffee County Central High School. “This is a measure of the work that you have done,” Principal Paul Parsley told the…

N Manchester Parks and Recreation looking to replace Hunter Gattis Memorial Playground Manchester Parks and Recreation is hoping to move forward with replacing the Hunter Gattis Memorial Playground at Fred Deadman Park after having to recently close a section of…

S For the second consecutive year, Manchester’s Old Stone Fort Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars, All-American Post 10904 has taken First Place in the State of Tennessee for Community Service. Because the 84 VFW Posts in Tennessee are not categorized…

John Coffelt, Editor Christian Learning Center has been providing early childhood care for well over a generation. Director Angie Gann said that First United Methodist Church’s preschool has been going for over 60 years. “We are infant, which is six…