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Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the Week 24 Oct 2014
The Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the week for 24 October 2014 is Emily Whitten. Emily is in fifth grade at College Street Elementary School in Manchester. She is the daughter of proud parents Krista and Clay. She was nominated for this award because she helpful, attentive and set the example for all other students. Emily is plays volleyball, basketball and softball. Her favorite subject is social studies because she enjoys learning about history. Her favorite things to do when not at school is the various sports she plays and reading a good book. Emily was presented with a plaque (courtesy of K&S Trophies of...
Please Vote!! Early Voting Continues
Early voting continues in Coffee County, with a total of over 2,500 ballots completed as of Thursday afternoon. Early voting continues through Thursday, October 30, at the C.D. Stamps Community Center in Tullahoma and at the Coffee County Election Commission office in Manchester with Election Day, November 4th. Included on the current ballot are choices for Governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, as well as the four amendments to the Tennessee constitution and two local referendums, one for the wheel tax and the other for wine in grocery stores. Voters located in the cities of Manchester and...
Beating Breast Cancer in TN: Early Detection Can Save Lives
While October’s observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month soon will come to a close, women across Tennessee are being reminded of the importance of early detection every day of the year. Linda Reddick, founder of the Memphis-based nonprofit Seeds 2 Life, said breast cancer continues to take too many lives, although progress has been made over the years through more awareness and early diagnosis. “The sooner you catch it, the sooner the treatment can present itself,” she said. “The best thing we always tell our ladies is to do self-breast exams. If you’re not sure how to do a...
New Medical Office Opens In Manchester
Earlier this week Seven Springs Orthopedics & Sports Medicine held their open house and ribbon cutting event in Manchester. This event allowed community members to meet the staff of this all new clinic including Manchester’s new full time Orthopedic Specialist, Jason Huddleston. When asked what makes Seven Springs unique, Huddleston stated that Seven Springs offers same day appointments, accepts all insurances, and is open 5 days a week to help the community with their medical needs ranging from acute injury to chronic care. Manchester’s Seven Springs Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic is the newest of 4 Middle TN locations...
Wounded Warrior Project Event To Be Held In Winchester
Those who enjoy good music, dancing and dining will have the opportunity to have the best of all three Saturday evening at a fundraiser to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The event will be held at San Miguel’s on the Square in Winchester. Bands that will perform for listening and dancing, include The Jerry Anderson Ensemble at 5 p.m., South Jackson Street Band at 7 p.m. for ballroom dancing and Michael Rudder’s rock band, Jackwagon, at 9 p.m. Admission is at each attendee’s discretion, according to coordinators, Sgt. Major Larry Williams and Anderson, but $30 per person is the...
Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition Hosting Drug Take Back Day In Manchester
Join the Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition Saturday, October 25th at First Vision Bank in Manchester for the annual Drug Take Back. The coalition is working in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, national take back initiative, the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and Manchester Police. Bring your unused/expired prescription, over-the-counter, or veterinary medications for proper disposal. Call the Coalition office in Manchester for more information at...
Coffee County Will Remain In 6A Football In 2015 & 2016
From a TSSAA release issued on Thursday morning, the Coffee County football team will play in Class 6A for the new classification period which begins in August, 2015. Class 6A features the 31 largest schools in enrollment, plus Maryville High School. Maryville, who was originally classified for Class 5A, but requested a move UP to Class 6A just ahead of Wednesday’s deadline. LaVergne, who was ranked 32nd, accepted Maryville’s vacated position in Class 5A. Coffee County was ranked 30th in average attendance and will likely compete in an 8 team region with the following mid-state teams: (listed in descending attendance numbers) Cookeville(2201 students),...
Canines To Search Manchester Schools
The Manchester Board of Education will be using a portion of a Safe Schools grant that the system recently received to contract with a Loudon, Tennessee company that provides contraband searches using specially trained canines. Funding will be used to randomly search the three Manchester city schools for $300 a month for a total of $2,100 for the remainder of the school year. Interquest Detection Canines will go into the three schools during regular school hours searching for ammunition, alcohol and illegal and abused prescription...
