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Planning recommends 180-day moratorium on subdivisions
The Coffee County Regional Planning Commission recommended during the Feb. 25 meeting a 180-day moratorium on new major subdivisions in the A1-agricultural districts of the county. The proposed moratorium addressing…
County to explore mandating rural water upgrades
A hot button issue on social media, the lack of fire flow to hydrants in much of rural Coffee County, spilled over into the Feb. 18 Health, Welfare and Recreation…
Obituaries for Feb. 26
ANGUS Harold Wayne Angus, known affectionately as “Tinker,” passed away on Feb. 20, 2025, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, at the age of 60. A native of Bedford…
Raiders topple Pioneers in District Consolation Game
S A big defensive effort in the third quarter propelled the Red Raiders to a 59-46 victory over a reeling Warren County squad in the 4A District 9 Consolation game…
Spears tabbed as next Lady Raider Volleyball Coach
S On Tuesday afternoon, Coffee County Central High School announced that Jon Spears will be the next head coach of the Lady Raider volleyball team. Spears will become only the…
FELTS
Barbara Joan Felts of Tullahoma, Tennessee passed from this life on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, at her residence in Tullahoma at the age of 78 years. A native of Murfreesboro,…
FARRIS
Ronald “Ronnie” L. Farris, age 75, of Manchester, passed away at home after a brief illness on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 surrounded by family. Mr. Farris was born in Cooke…
Bricken’s school safety bill creates grants to purchase metal detectors
S State Rep. Rush Bricken, R-Tullahoma, introduced the Protecting Tennessee Schools and Events Act, which establishes a pilot program offering grants to distressed and at-risk school districts for purchasing portable…
Ground Zero Wrestling offers training that matters
MATTHEW BURNETTE, Staff Writer Randall Jennings started Ground Zero Wrestling in March of 2024 to help some local wrestlers get extra practice time in and to offer a program for…
Lawsuit claims DCS wrongfully took children
S Two years after a Georgia family was detained and their children taken away by DCS following a traffic stop at Exit 114 in Manchester, Coffee County and a host…
