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Commission declines to hear update on ouster
T he Coffee County Commission voted down for now a second time a motion to address an ongoing investigation into ouster proceedings against a sitting county commissioner.

VFW patriot essayists recognized at county commission
VFW patriot essayists recognized at county commission

Former Manchester Fire Chief passes
F ormer Unites States Marine and Fire Chief Julian Samuel “Sam” Miller, age 74, passed away Friday, March 6.

Brown recognized for helping save family from fire
W hat started as a small puff of smoke rising in the distance from a home on Powell Drive could have cost a local family their lives if not for the decisive action of a Manchester Police officer.

Manchester VFW Post 10904 receives Governor’s Volunteer Stars Award
M anchester’s Veterans of Foreign Wars All-American Post 10904 recently received the 2025 Governor’s Volunteer Stars Award (GVSA) for nonprofit organization, for the East Tennessee Region.

‘Tired of fighting the same fight everyday’
Mayor addresses sewer woes, pledges long-term planning

Library closed because of reported mold
T he Capital Outlay Committee took immediate action to close the Coffee County Manchester Public Library Thursday, March 6 after Library Director Pauline Vaughn presented members with test results showing elevated mold spores present at the facility.

Fisherman discovers body on Normandy Lake
G ame wardens with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) responded Sunday afternoon, March 8, at approximately 3:30 p.m., to a report of a possible missing boater on Normandy Lake in Coffee County Tennessee.

City to seek injunction concerning excessive records requests
D uring its March 3 meeting, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to move forward in the process of filing an injunctive relief lawsuit against a member of the public related to the volume of records requests made to the city.
