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Sept. 2 deadline to enter Coffee County Fair pageants, baby shows
The deadline is fast approaching to enter into the Coffee County Fair beauty pageants, baby and toddler shows.
The deadline to enter and avoid a late fee is Sept. 2.
Print and mail in entry forms with birth certificate and entry fee. If you can not print, a form can be printed at the fair office at 99 Lakeview Dr..
All entries can be turned in at the office as well. Entries must be postmarked by Sept. 2 to avoid late fees and Sept. 7 postmark is the absolute deadline. Your child will not be registered unless all required items needed are turned in.
Forms are below and the entire Coffee County Fairbook can be found here.
No Bonnaroo, no problem. The Other Fest happening this weekend in Manchester
With the cancellation of the 2021 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival that was set to take place Sept. 2-5 in Manchester, community leaders and businesses have quickly teamed up to make the best of a tough situation.
“The Other Fest” is coming to Manchester this weekend – hosted at different restaurants and featuring a few musical acts who were supposed to play at Bonnaroo. Shows will be held at Common John Brewing Company, Praters BBQ and Bites of Europe – all in Manchester.
The Other Fest is organized by Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Unsigned, South Central TN Tourism and others. Bonnaroo artists, vendors, food trucks and patrons are all certainly welcome to share in the experience. Tickets are $20 and are very limited and can be purchased at theotherfest.com or by clicking here.
Artists are being added by the hour. So far, those scheduled to play include Andy Frasco, Big Something, Kid Politics, Jade Million, Phenix Red, Steady Rotation, , Them Guys, Justin Williams and Andy Walker, with more expected. Frasco was slated to play Thursday at Bonnaroo in “That Tent,” Big Something was scheduled for “This Tent” for Thursday,
Sponsors include: Cherokee Distributing, Corona, Coors Light, Steve Jernigan with Coffee Co Realty, Snap Fitness, Transformation Wellness and Martial Arts, TN Printworks, Howard Mortgage Group, Peoples Bank & Trust Company, Traders Bank AND Thunder Radio, your official home of Radio Bonnaroo! Details below and constantly changing.
Sherri Ann Wilhelm Hollis
Mrs. Sherri Ann Wilhelm Hollis, age 65, of
Manchester, TN, passed from this life on Sunday, August 29, 2021, in
Manchester, TN.
Mrs. Hollis was born in Tullahoma, TN, to her late parents James Price
Wilhelm and Nova Leona Keele Wilhelm. She worked for Arnold Air Force Base
in maintenance for all her life. She was of the Cumberland Presbyterian
faith. Mrs. Hollis was a very creative and crafty person, mostly through
scrapbooking, writing music, cards, etc. She also loved sports (mostly
basketball) and was an avid Harry Potter and Andy Griffith fan. Mrs. Hollis
was one of the most caring people you would ever meet and she never met a
stranger. She absolutely loved and adored people and loved her family very
much, including her dog, Roxy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by a daughter, Leslie Brown, and sister Betty Joyce Wilhelm.
Mrs. Hollis is survived by her husband of 20 years, William Michael Hollis;
brother, James (Betty) Wilhelm; step daughters, Natalie Hollis and Emily
Hollis; granddaughter, Lauren (Justin) Gosnell; great granddaughter,
Leighton Dawn Gosnell; niece, Jamie Wilhelm (Wesley) Gaines and their
children, Samuel Clay Gaines and Charlotte Ellison Gaines; several cousins,
friends, and family.
Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, from
4:00pm until 8:00pm at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN. Funeral
services will be conducted on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 11:00am in
the chapel of Central Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Barron officiating.
Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma, TN.
Central Funeral Home is serving the family, 931-723-7774,
centralfuneralhome.com
Two armed and dangerous females wanted out of Franklin County
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate two female suspects in reference to a burglary that occurred early Tuesday.
A report filed by the Sheriff’s Office stated that at approximately 7:51 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, two females, identified as Baylie Whitson and Taylor Strumpf, were seen in the immediate area of Lisa lane, where a burglary had just occurred.
Both suspects were observed leaving the area in a blue Dodge truck. Both suspects are considered armed and dangerous and the public should not approach them. If anyone sees the suspects or has knowledge of their location you are asked to contact Inv. Nick Watson at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 931-962-0123
VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raiders make comeback in 3-2 win over Franklin County
Coffee County scraped by in a tough road test Tuesday, beating Franklin County 3-2 in a best-of-five match in Winchester.
The Lady Raiders remain unbeaten in district play with the win.
After winning the first set, the Lady Raiders fell behind 2-1 before making a run to pick up the 3-2 win. Coffee County won: 25-21, 13-25, 22-25, 25-15 and 15-10. CHS sealed the match with a kill from senior Lauren Brandt.
Coffee County is set to host Tullahoma at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. That match can be heard live on the Thunder Radio Capstar Bank Stream.
Charles Jeffrey “Jeff” Enis
Charles Jeffrey “Jeff” Enis, passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021, after a heroic, life-long battle against depression. He was born November 20, 1968, to Charley and Joyce Enis of Manchester, who survive him. He was a 1987 graduate of Coffee County Central High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Maintenance from Middle Tennessee State University in 1991. He worked as an aircraft mechanic for five years. He then earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee-Memphis in 2002. He worked at Huntsville Hospita in Huntsville, AL, for two years and at Walgreens in Manchester for 13 years. He was currently employed at McMinnville Drug Center in McMinnville, TN.
Jeff was an intelligent man and had many certifications and accomplishments, but his greatest attributes were his generosity, servant’s heart, and love for his family and friends. He loved resolving his pharmacy patients’ medication and insurance problems for them. Jeff often paid for people’s prescriptions out of his own pocket when he knew they couldn’t afford it. Jesus is his Lord and Savior, and Jeff was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, where he attended with his family. He loved children and served in children’s ministry for several years, ministering to them with a sense of fun and a listening ear. He was a thoughtful and loving husband and a fun and doting dad to his children. He cherished time with his family, and loved watching his babies grow into teenagers. He was exceptionally proud of them. He was simply an exceptional man.
In addition to his parents, Jeff is survived by his loving wife, Donna Baskin Enis, and his children, Garrett and Lila of Manchester; sister, Jennifer and brother-in-law Bobby Todd, also of Manchester; sister, Angela and brother-in-law Rex Gilley of Virginia Beach, VA; father-in-law and mother-in-law, John and Bonny Baskin and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Buck and Ginelle Baskin, all of Manchester; maternal aunts and uncles, Brenda and Tommy Pennington of Tupelo, MS, and Elizabeth Umfress of Vestavia Hill, AL; paternal aunt and uncle Norma and Paul von Doehren of Elk Grove Village, IL; niece Jessica Gilley, and nephews Nathan and Jadon Todd and Owen and Luke Baskin; life-long friends Scott Swinney and Mike Martin, both of Manchester; and a host of friends and church family.
A celebration of Jeff’s life will be scheduled for a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations in Jeff’s memory to The Gideons International or Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.
We, the family, would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and the pastoral staff at Trinity Baptist Church. You made extraordinary efforts and provided us support and kindness at a very difficult time.
God bless every one of you.
Mental illness is no different than physical illness. If you are suffering, you are not alone. Don’t feel ashamed, and don’t suffer in silence. Reach out to someone who can help you receive help.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Enis family.
Deborah Jean Carrick “Debbie” Viviers
Deborah Jean Carrick “Debbie” Viviers, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Sunday, August 29 th , 2021 at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital at the age of 59. Debbie was born in Canton, Ohio to the late Lester Carrick and Donna Peterman Carrick who survives. She was a graduate of MTSU and was the founder, owner, and tournament director of United Southern Girls Fastpitch. In addition to her father, Debbie was preceded in death by one sister, Bobbie Grenier. She is survived by her mother, Donna Carrick; two daughters, Leslie and Haley Carrick; her nieces and nephews whom she loved, and raised as her own, Matthew, Samantha, Meghan, and Abigail Grenier; two sisters, Lisa (James) Rainey, and Luann (Tami) Carrick; and one brother, Rick (Shane) Carrick. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 2 nd , 2021 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00pm. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 3 rd , 2021 at 11:00am with Kraig Wall officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
BREAKING: Bonnaroo 2021 has been cancelled
Extensive flooding at the site of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has forced Bonnaroo to cancel the 2021 festival.
Heavy rains last week, combined with more downpours over the past 24 hours from the remnants of Hurricane Ida have waterlogged the festival site. Organizers began scrambling Monday, cancelling Tuesday entry in hopes of avoiding a messy entrance. Late Tuesday, organizers opened a refund window in hopes of getting enough campers to refund that it would open up space on the grounds.
This will make the second consecutive year without the festival in Manchester after the 2020 festival was cancelled due to COVID-19. Bonnaroo did announce that it will return in June of 2022.
All tickets will be refunded. If you purchased tickets through Thunder Radio, those will be refunded through Front Gate Tickets.
Also, Manchester City Schools announced it is closed on Wednesday due to heavy traffic expected – they will remain closed. Coffee County Schools remain closed this week due to COVID-19 concerns.
Below is the full statement from the festival:
“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 incredibly saturated on our tollbooth paths, and the campgrounds are flooded to the point that we are unable to drive in or park vehicles safely. We have done everything in our power to try to keep the show moving forward, but Mother Nature has dealt us a tremendous amount of rain over the past 24 hours, and we have run out of options to try to make the event happen safely and in a way that lives up to the Bonnaroo experience.
“Please find ways to safely gather with your Bonnaroo community and continue to radiate positivity during this disappointing time. WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE FARM IN JUNE 2022! All tickets purchased through Front Gate Tickets will be refunded in as little as 30 days to the original method of payment.”
Sept. 2 deadline to enter Coffee County Fair pageants, baby shows
The deadline is fast approaching to enter into the Coffee County Fair beauty pageants, baby and toddler shows.
The deadline to enter and avoid a late fee is Sept. 2.
Print and mail in entry forms with birth certificate and entry fee. If you can not print, a form can be printed at the fair office at 99 Lakeview Dr..
All entries can be turned in at the office as well. Entries must be postmarked by Sept. 2 to avoid late fees and Sept. 7 postmark is the absolute deadline. Your child will not be registered unless all required items needed are turned in.
Forms are below and the entire Coffee County Fairbook can be found here.
Manchester City Schools to close Wednesday due to expected Bonnaroo traffic
Manchester City School System has announced that it will close schools Wednesday, Sept. 1 because of increased traffic volumes expected.
“Due to expected increased traffic volume because of weather related changes to Bonnaroo entry, Manchester City Schools will be closed Wednesday, September 1,” said Dr. Joey Vaughn. ” Students will return on September 7. There will be no extended care. “
City schools were already supposed to be closed Sept. 2 and 3 due to Bonnaroo and Sept. 6 due to Labor Day. Heavy rains from remnants of Hurricane Ida forced Bonnaroo to close entry to festival grounds, on Tuesday, increasing confidence for heavier traffic on Wednesday.
Manchester City Schools consists of Westwood Elementary, Westwood Middle and College Street Elementary. Coffee County School system is already closed for this week.