Students in Coffee County Schools and Manchester City Schools will now have access to free breakfast and lunch thanks to a nationwide waiver adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture. A la carte items are not included in the free meal program. For students participating in distance learning, they can also receive free meals by contacting their school cafeteria to set up a pick up time. The program will continue as long as USDA funding is available. The program started on Wednesday, Sept....

Manchester alderman Marilyn Howard now has a new title – vice mayor. Howard was appointed Vice Mayor of the City of Manchester during Tuesday’s meeting of the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Vice Mayor is an appointed position within the city and is not elected on the ballot. Howard will hold that seat for one year when committees and appointments are made again next September. Elected in 2018, Howard has two years left on her term as...

Coffee County has now officially surpassed the self-response rate of the last Census that took place in 2010. To date, 70.2 percent of people in Coffee County have self-responded to the 2020 Census. This passed the 70.0 percent of self-response in 2010. Coffee County remains in the top 10 in the state for self-response rates. There is still time to respond – you can respond by calling 1-844-330-2020 or by clicking here.  For every person who is not counted during the Census, Coffee County will miss out on about $11,000 in federal funding. If you do not self respond,...

Coffee County Sheriff’s Department officials are asking for the public’s help locating a stolen truck. According to CCSD officials, someone allegedly took a 2011 white Chevrolet 4×4 Silverado 2500 from the Alice Boynton Rd. area on Monday, Aug. 31. The vehicle has Tennessee tags 7J16H9. The truck has a black roof rack and LED light bar on the front bumper. It has black wheels. If you have any information or have seen this vehicle, contact Coffee County Sheriff’s Department investigator Laura Nettles at 931-570-4425....

Active cases of COVID-19 virus continue to fall across Coffee County and the state, according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Health. As of Tuesday afternoon, there were 272 active cases of the virus in Coffee County, down four from the previous day. Six virus-related deaths have been reported in Coffee County since the pandemic began. In total, 772 people in Coffee County have been diagnosed with the virus. Of these, 494 have recovered and six have passed away. Meanwhile, active cases across the state fell by 652 on...

Manchester City Schools has received a grant  in the amount of $758,554 that will fully fund the system’s “Afterschool Journey” program.  Afterschool Journey is the name of the program, and it will operate each regular day of school from 3-6 p.m. and there will be no cost for families that participate thanks to the grant. According to information provided by Manchester City Schools, this program will offer academic, remedial and enrichment services to between 580 and 650 students at College Street Elementary and Westwood Elementary, providing a safe environment for children who have working parents who cannot be home...

The full Coffee County Commission is set to meet next Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Coffee County Administrative Plaza for a regularly scheduled meeting.  See the complete agenda below: 1. Sheriff Proclaims Commission Open for Business 2. Invocation 3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 4. Roll Call 5. Approve agenda. 6. Public Comments 7. Review and approval of the minutes of previous meeting. 8. Resolution of Memorial, Sympathy and Commendation a. Resolution 2020-21 – Harold Gene Stillings (Deceased) 9. Elections, Appointments and Confirmations a. Notaries b. Chairman c. Chairman Pro-Tem d. Parliamentarian e. Budget &...

There are now 276 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County as of Monday, according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Health. There have been 764 total cases in Coffee County since March. Of these, 482 people have recovered and six people have passed away, leaving 276 active cases. Across the state, there are 284 fewer active cases today than yesterday. There have been 1,704 confirmed COVID-19 related deaths in Tennessee since March and 6,878 hospitalizations. Today’s COVID-19 case count for Tennessee includes an increase in 1,818 new total cases. Of this number, there are 965 positive...