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S On Thursday, Jan. 5, the Lady Raiders traveled to Lincoln County for non-district play. Coffee County was originally scheduled to host Cane Ridge on Tuesday, Jan. 3, but the game was canceled because of inclement weather.  At Thursday’s contest,…

S After more than 10 years at their Hillsboro Boulevard location in Manchester, Dotson’s Country Market has a new home just down the street at 1306 Hillsboro Boulevard. Co-owner Kathy Stamey said the business leased their previous location at 738…

N  Event serves as a fundraiser for CCCHS Competition Cheer Squad Despite a constant rainfall, the annual CCCHS Cheer Cow Patty Drop fundraiser returned to Carden Jarrell Field Saturday, Jan. 7 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Christy…

James Alex “Grouch” Jones, 80, of Manchester, passed away Jan. 2, 2023 at his residence.  He was born September 27, 1942 in Miami, Florida to Hoke Smith Jones and Vera Scoggins Jones. He grew up in Miami playing with his…

Mr. Ernest “Bud” Giles, age 90, passed from this life Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Manchester. Mr. Giles was born on June 30, 1932, in Marshall County, to his late parents Kitt and Eddie Lou McElhaney Giles. He was a…

GANN Graveside services for Mr. Robert L. Gann, age 90 of Manchester, were conducted at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at Shady Grove Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until noon at Manchester Funeral Home on…

Mrs. Birdie Pearl Jernigan Stepp, age 94, of Wartrace, passed from this life on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Manchester. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Preston Stepp of 48 years and parents, Estle and Dorothy Jernigan;…

John Coffelt, Editor A morgue, a hazmat-response trailer and other pricy emergency-response equipment requires shelter, but the current plan of placing some of those Emergency Management Agency items in the mothballed Coffee County Jail workhouse could jeopardize the certification of…

John Coffelt, Editor On New Year’s Day local Children’s Minister Jessica Jernigan parked on the office side of First United Methodist Church. She was running a bit behind and had a lot of items to carry in to her class,…

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced Tuesday that Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, ODESZA, Paramore, Lil Nas X, Baby Keem, Tyler Childers, Vulfpeck and  more are heading to The Farm.  Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has shared the lineup for this year’s…