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John Coffelt, Editor North Coffee Volunteer Fire Department has used some of the additional funding that the Coffee County Commission tied to smoke alarm installations to purchase much needed equipment for the station. With the $41,000 allotted to NCVFD, the…

N Named for the red cedar trees that are once again plentiful throughout the 1,139-acre park, Cedars of Lebanon State Park in Lebanon offers up outdoor adventure thanks to a variety of activities and events for all ages. Park Manager…

Attached is a picture of the FBLA members from Coffee County Central High School and from Coffee County Raider Academy who attended the Tennessee Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Chattanooga last week. CHS had 22 national…

P Eleven students from Temple Baptist Christian School in Manchester traveled to Greenville, S. C. to compete in the 45th annual American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) National Competition April 11-13 at Bob Jones University.  These students were chosen at…

John Coffelt, Editor  In response to a series of storage unit break-ins, the Manchester Police Department laid a trap for the perpetrator(s).     Manchester Criminal Investigation Division (CID) obtained a number of GPS trackers, and filled storage units with property equipped…

S  Finish Crethan Hansert Tournament with 1-2 record   Red Raider baseball felt little to no pressure from Warren County in a home/away district matchup that saw Coffee County outscore Warren 21-1 over the two-game series.  Monday, April 17 –…

S Over the past week, Coffee County Track and Field visited two meets at Blackman on Tuesday, April 18 and at Webb on Friday, April 21. At Blackman, Fletcher Barnard won the 1600 Meter Run with 4:50.19. In the 110…

John Coffelt, Editor Manchester Comfort Suites  is dedicated to honor veterans by providing a free night’s stay for those going on a Middle Tennessee Honor Flight to tour the veteran memorials in Washington D.C.  Comfort Suites General Manager Kayla Transue…

John Coffelt, Editor At a county meeting, held April 18 Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) Executive Director Amy Nix during  explained that the center is facing a major fiscal cut due to the loss of two state grants. “We’ve…

John Coffelt, Editor The executive director of the Coffee County Drug Court Foundation Mike Lewis retired from his position on the eve of the release of a scathing comptroller citing major mismanagement within the fundraising arm of the local nonprofit…