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Tax Free Weekend This Weekend
The State of Tennessee’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday is held every year on the first Friday in August and ends the following Sunday night. This year’s tax-free holiday weekend began at 12:01 a.m on Friday and ends Sunday at 11:59 p.m. During this time, Tennesseans can enjoy tax-free purchases on certain clothing, school and art supplies and computers. According to Florence Hull of Clayton Family Shoe Store in Tullahoma, this weekend is one of the busiest week-ends of the year. Hull has increased her staff for the week-end and actually got in the “no tax” spirit all week long...
A Major Pot Find is Burned off in Grundy County
Grundy County Sheriff’s office personnel spent a large part of Thursday sending thousands of marijuana plants “up in smoke.” The plants were part of a late Wednesday bust of a major pot growing operation off Taylor Road in Gruetli-Laager. The plants were destroyed at the sheriff’s office parking lot as the smoke from the fire forced the closure of a nearby street. Estimates of the street value of the marijuana plants appear to be several millions of dollars and may be among the largest pot bust in the state of Tennessee. Thanks to WRCB-TV in Chattanooga for their help...
Serious Motorcycle Wreck on Wednesday
A serious motorcycle accident on Wattendorf Highway at I-24 on Wednesday afternoon. Ryan Rathmann, a 37 year old Cowan resident, was seriously injured as the motorcycle that he was operating collided with a Ford Ranger Pickup operated by Nicholas Galyner of Manchester. According to the preliminary accident report, Galyner was traveling northbound on Wattendorf Highway and attempted to cross the center line to merge onto the onramp to I-24 at mile marker 117. Rathmann was traveling southbound on Wattendorf Highway when he collided with the Ford Ranger truck. Rathmann suffered serious injuries, including a broken arm and broken leg. ...
Suspects Flee from Authorities on I-24 in Rutherford County
Two suspects were pursued after they fled from a traffic stop about 10 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 24, a Rutherford County Sheriff’s supervisor said. Deputy Travis Perusse of the Interstate Crime Enforcement Unit stopped the driver of the 2014 black Ford Explorer for a traffic violation near the 85-mile marker eastbound, said Lt. Chris Haynes. While talking to the driver and passenger, one jumped into the Explorer and drove away while the second one ran toward the tree line, the lieutenant said. Perusse tried to stop the driver but he and other deputies and detectives were unable to catch...
Raider Academy Ribbon Cutting
The Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting presentation at the recently remodeled Raider Academy on Thursday. The Raider Academy is the new home in Coffee County for freshmen high school students has enrolled almost 550 students for the current school term. Principal Angela Mankin Gribble spoke to the large crowd on hand and thanked the businesses that helped make the summer remodeling job a success. Following a red carpet entrance, Mankin handled the ceremonial ribbon cutting and gave a tour of the facility. The Raider Academy is located in the former Coffee County Middle School building...
Early Voting Update
Saturday is the last day to early vote for the August 7th state primaries and county and municipal general elections in Coffee County. Turnout this season has been remarkably strong as 4,653 voters had cast their early ballots through Thursday. Voters may cast ballots at 2 locations, the Election Commission office in the Coffee County Administrative Plaza at 1329 McArthur Street in Manchester and the C. D. Stamps Center located at 810 South Jackson Street in Tullahoma. The Election Commission office is open from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM today and 8:30 AM to Noon on Saturday. C.D. Stamps...
Manchester Schools Set to Open Friday
The 2014-2015 school year begins on Friday for the Manchester City School system as student and teachers will report for an abbreviated day at 8 AM. The Manchester City Schools are expecting over 1,300 students in the system this school year. The system serves the community with 2 elementary schools along with Westwood Middle School. Dr. Keith Brewer, Director of schools for the system, says that students will be present from 8 AM to 9 AM on Friday, with the first full day being...
Farmers Markets Continue to Grow with Technology’s Help
As more and more Tennesseans seek out farmers markets for their produce, Tennesseans can now find the nearest farmers market within seconds through a new mobile app. The Pick Tennessee mobile app is a free and easy app that can help you find farms, farmers markets, foods and fun closest to you, wherever you are. It allows you to search by item (for example, “apples”), by region of the state, or by season. Pick Tennessee will get you where you’re going through direct GPS mapping. Some of the great farm direct and local items you can find on this...
