Active COVID-19 numbers in Coffee County are at 302 as of Monday afternoon, according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Health. This is a drop of 19 cases from the previous day. Since testing began in March, 548 people have tested positive for the virus in Coffee County. Of these, 243 have recovered and three people have passed away. Meanwhile, across the state active cases dropped by about 981 on Monday. There were 10 additional deaths across the state to bring the confirmed death total to 1,194, and 35 new hospitalizatons, bringing the total hospitalized to 5,339 since...

Gas prices, on average, dropped three cents across Tennessee over the last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average  is now $1.89 which is five cents less than one month ago and nearly 50 cents less than one year ago. “As we move into the second week of the August, it is pricing out to be the second cheapest start to the month in more than a decade,” said Megan Cooper, spokesperson, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Gas prices have high potential to push cheaper, especially with many school districts planning for virtual learning. This could drive demand down...

The enumerators for the United States Census (otherwise known as door knockers) will finally start hitting the streets after a delay due to COVID-19. According to Census officials, door knockers will hit the streets beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 11 here in Coffee County. If you have yet to self-respond to the 2020 Census, you can expect workers to visit your home in an attempt to get the most accurate count possible. All door-knockers will have proper badge identification with a phone number to call for verification. You can still complete your Census online by clicking here and avoid a...

With active COVID-19 cases climbing and now officially above 0.5 percent of Coffee County’s population of 57,000, all three school systems in the county are preparing to enter what will be called “hybrid learning.” All three systems made announcements Friday stating that a “probable shift” to hybrid learning was coming soon. Hybrid learning means students will receive a combination of on-site and distance learning. For Manchester City Schools, the system plans to likely shift to a hybrid schedule on Wednesday, Aug. 12. For Manchester City Schools, Pre-K – 2nd grades will continue to attend school on the traditional schedule...

Active COVID-19 virus cases in Coffee County hit 321 on Sunday, Aug. 9, according to numbers provided by Tennessee Department of Health. Since testing began in March, there have been 545 confirmed cases in Coffee County. Of these 221 have recovered and three people have passed away. This leaves 321 active cases in Coffee County. Across the state, there were approximately 38,730 active cases as of Sunday afternoon. Since testing began in March, 5,304 people have been hospitalized and 1,223 people have passed away in...

Coffee County now has 285 active cases of COVID-19 virus, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. This number puts Coffee County just above 0.5 percent of the county’s population, which is the cutoff that Coffee County Schools, Manchester Schools and Tullahoma Schools announced would lead to a hybrid learning plan for the schools. The cutoff number is approximately 282. Coffee County Schools and Manchester City Schools announced last week that should a hybrid plan be enacted, some students will attend on Mondays and Wednesdays and others on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students not in the building would participate in...

Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman won a third term as mayor Thursday night, narrowly fending off challenger Steven Jones by just 61 votes. Norman was able to pick up 962 votes to Jones’ 901. Those numbers are unofficial until certified by the election commission. “I just want to thank the community for everything and now we want to get back to work and bring the community together and start working hard for Manchester,” Norman told Thunder Radio news. Manchester voters also awarded all three incumbent Manchester aldermen another term. Chris Elam, Bob Bellamy and Ryan French all won another term...

Quick work by local law enforcement and help from citizens led to the arrest of a suspect who allegedly robbed the Manchester Dollar General late Wednesday afternoon According to authorities, Joseph Davis McInnis entered the Dollar General at 918 Hillsboro Blvd. (near Food Lion) at approximately 7:33 p.m. Wednesday and threatened the clerk with a black pistol. He left the scene with cash from the business. According to Manchester Police Department officials, officers and investigators were able to respond to the scene quickly and put out information to the public  that included photos and a description of the suspect...