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S On Wednesday afternoon, Coffee County senior Leah Kate Sullivan signed her letter of intent to play golf and further her education at Bryan College. Sullivan cited the school’s Christian…

MATTHEW BURNETTE, Staff Writer Two Coffee County Raider Academy teachers were recognized at the Feb. 4 Coffee County School Board meeting for their heroic actions saving a student from choking…

John Coffelt, Editor Long time restaurateurs Bill and Laura Medley opened this week Medley at the Oaks in the location of the former Oak Restaurant. “We are doing the same…

John Coffelt, Editor The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted During the Feb. 4 meeting to offer two names that would fill vacancies on the Coffee County 911 Communications…

S Coffee County completed a season sweep of Lincoln County on Tuesday night in Fayetteville as the Lady Raiders outdueled the Lady Falcons 56-45 to claim the 4A District 9…

John Coffelt, Editor The Manchester Historic Zoning Commission disapproved during the Feb. 6 meeting the part of the site plan that for an LED sign for a proposed Peoples Bank…

Dorman Lee Knowles passed away on Feb. 2, 2025, at home on Amelia Island, Fla., at the age of 93. Mr. Knowles played football and boxed while attending Red Bank…

Sonni Hodge was born on April 26, 1971 in Iuka, Mississippi, the daughter of Jennie McAnally Gross and the late Jimmy Gross. On Nov. 19, 2010, she was united in…

DICUS Mrs. Martha Louise Swindle Dicus, age 100 of Manchester, passed away just after midnight on February 9, 2025 at McArthur Manor in Manchester. Martha was born June 10, 1924…

John Coffelt, Editor Manchester’s growth is within acceptable parameters, according to Mayor Joey Hobbs’ report to the Manchester Water and Sewer Commission on Feb. 6 Hobbs said over three years…