Bonnaroo representative Sam Reed spoke Tuesday to the county Budget and Finance Committee asking the county not to pass an event tax that the committee has recommended and will be on Tuesday, Sept. 14 full Commission meeting agenda. 

Manchester Water and Sewer Board brought up the dormant topic of the proposed Exit 105 water and sewer line extension during the September meeting, during which the board discussed a $55 million expansion of the city’s wastewater plant.

The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed the first reading of an ordinance that regulates the keeping of fowl in the city limits.

 Manchester Fire Department participated in a 9-11 memorial stair climb at Workout Anytime Manchester. 

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Two motorcycle riders were airlifted to Vanderbilt following a car versus cycle crash on Aug. 26 at the Murfreesboro Highway and Woodbury Highway intersection. 

Last week Coffee County Sheriff’s Department responded to an animal control call on JD Neil Road to check the welfare of a dog and two cats that had been abandoned without food or water in the late summer heat.

Manchester Board of Education heard details Thursday from Architect David Brown about the plans for a Westwood Middle School buildout that will cost an estimated $1.49 million dollars.

While the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is canceled for the second year in a row, a local festival has taken its place this year.

Vegan food vendors Whitley Avis, from Virginia, and Oscar Luna, from California had big plans for this past weekend, but like so many who swell the city of Manchester to be the seventh largest in the state, those plans were dashed when the festival made the tough call to cancel the festival …

I often have trouble deciding on the topic for this article, but this week it was easy. I was driving back from looking a hay field with severe damage from fall armyworms when I received call from Terry Turner. He told me that he had fall armyworms in his lawn and my article needed to be abo…

Manchester Police Department asked the Safety Committee during a special call meeting Tuesday, Aug. 24 to approve the purchase of four new police vehicles.  The

Coffee County Industrial Board Director and Assistant Director have announced that they will leave their positions with the county.

While the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is canceled for the second year in a row, a local festival will take its place.

Batesville Casket Company management and the local union have reached an impasse in their talks concerning the labor contract that will expire Sept. 7 

To disappoint over 80,000 fans and possibly jeopardize the financial stability of one of the top festivals in the country is not a decision that organizers make lightly. Yet it was one that Bonnaroo planners announced late Tuesday afternoon and closed down the festival for a second year in a row.

The Tennessee Department of Transportation will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways for the Labor Day holiday travel period.  Construction crews will stop all lane closure activity at noon on Friday, September 3rd, until 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7th. This …

Tuesday afternoon Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has announced it is canceled. The announcement follows  We are absolutely heartbroken to announce that we must cancel Bonnaroo. While this weekend’s weather looks outstanding, currently Centeroo is waterlogged in many areas, the ground is in…

County 4-H attends State 4-H Congress

Bonnaroo Music festival held the annual legislative tour Friday, briefing legislators at the state and local level on safety protocols for this year’s festival.

Manchester Board of Education approved at the August meeting a spending plan that the district will submit to the state concerning how millions of dollars of funds are directed through the three series of ESSSER Funds.

Hometown singer Jason Petty will bring his “Hank Williams: The Lonesome Tour” tribute show Aug. 21-22 at the Arts Center of Cannon County.

The Coffee County area has seen a dramatic increase in the number of cases of COVID-19.

 Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced key appointments to the Board of Parole and judicial positions across the state in Aug. 13. 

A man faces drug trafficking charges after he was busted with 468 grams of marijuana and thousands of dollars cash in his possession.

Former state Representative Judd Matheny released the following statement announcing his intent to run for Coffee County Mayor: 

The first week of school was not without its controversy for Tullahoma High School.

The lawsuit brought against the city by the former planning and codes director should be dismissed, so says the city.

 Get an inside look at the behind-the-scenes joy and heartbreak of seventeen dancers auditioning for a new Broadway musical in the Teen Actors Guild production of “A Chorus Line (High School Edition),” coming to the stage at the Manchester Arts Center, Aug. 6 through 15. 

Manchester City Schools WeCare Event served 225 students “special” handpicked backpacks, appropriate aged school supplies, shoe voucher, hair cut coupon, new outfit, underwear, socks, family size hygiene pack, detergent, other cleaning supplies for all of our families at Westwood Elementary …