Severe storms rolled through middle Tennessee Friday as remnants of Hurricane Laura sped through the area. National Weather Service confirmed Saturday that two EF-0 tornadoes touched down Friday, including one in Warren County that was west of Viola, and another in Putnam County. This was the first ever tornado recorded in Warren County for the month of August. Damage appeared to be minimal. NWS did post a photo of crop damage caused by the twister. (Photo below: Damage of crops caused by Friday Twister. Photo posted by NWS).  ...

Coffee County Schools have announced a return to a more traditional learning setting beginning the day after Labor Day (Sept. 8) According to director of schools Dr. Charles Lawson, the current plan is to maintain the A/B hybrid schedule through Friday, Sept. 4. After Labor Day, all students except those on parent-choice virtual or students who are quarantined and isolated should be able to return to their schools four days each week: Monday through Thursday. Friday will remain a distance learning day for all students through fall break. “Our community is not close to being finished with this pandemic...

Manchester City Schools have announced that they will return to traditional school schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 8. “On Tuesday, September 8, Manchester City Schools will return to a traditional school schedule.  We began the year with our Pathway to Re-entry 2020-2021 and it helped our district open the school year effectively.  As we have moved into the first semester of school and developed procedures to address COVID-19, we believe it is in the best interest of our students to return to in person instruction,” the system announced on Friday. “While we will continue to monitor active COVID-19 cases in...

There are 280 active cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County as of Friday according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Health. This is one less case than the previous day. There have been six reported deaths that are COVID-19 related in Coffee County. Across the state active cases fell by 289 Friday, continuing a downward trend for the past two...

All three area school districts – Coffee County Schools, Manchester City Schools and Tullahoma City Schools – released a statement Friday announcing that each system will be going away from the “Pathway to Re-Entry” that they were following to begin the school year, allowing for each district make decisions regarding school based on localized information. The statement is as follows: “In preparation for the beginning of the school year, the three school districts in Coffee County collaborated to create the Pathway to Re-Entry 2020-2021. Data utilized to determine whether districts were in minimal, moderate or significant spread was the...

Active cases of COVID-19 virus remain 0.5 percent of the Coffee County population on Thursday, according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Health. As of Thursday, there are 281 active cases in the county. There have been six reported COVID-19 related deaths in Coffee County, according to TDH. Across the state, active cases saw a slight uptick Thursday with 150 new active cases. However, active cases remain on a downward trajectory in Tennessee over the past two weeks. Since March, there have been 1,627 confirmed COVID-19 related deaths in Tennessee and 6,677...

Local officials continue to urge Coffee County citizens to complete their 2020 Census. As of Thursday, Coffee County has a 69.8 percent self-response rate. This is tied for seventh out of Tennessee’s 95 counties and is just 0.2 percent shy of the self-response rate of the entire 2010 census. “This is an important Census for us here in Manchester and Coffee County,” said Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman. “It is vital for our infrastructure, our schools and our ability to get grants that everyone respond to the Census.” One study has revealed that for every person who is not counted,...

Because of concerns with inclement weather, the Coffee County Health Department COVID-19 testing site at 2050 Hillsboro Blvd. (the former Southern Family Market building) will operate on adjusted hours for Friday, Aug. 28. The site will only be open from 9 a.m. until noon on Friday and will not operate evening...