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City to make repairs to animal shelter; waiting on county direction
Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen agree that repairs need to be made to the city’s animal shelter. Outgoing alderman Bill Nickels made a motion to allocate funds to repair the facility. Other aldermen wanted to wait and see what the Coffee County government eventually does about its animal control situation with new commissioners and a new county mayor are sworn in next month. Currently the city and county share an animal control facility at 156 Freedom Dr. The county has previously signaled its intent to move to a new location but has been unable to finalize plans and...

Unity Medical cuts ribbon on new Rural Health Clinic
Staff with Unity Medical Center, along with community members and the Manchester Chamber of Commerce gathered at the hospital’s recently completed “Rural Health Clinic” Wednesday for a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Located across from Unity Medical at 482 Interstate Drive, the Rural Health Clinic consolidates an entire network of family practices, and also houses women’s health and cardiac services as well as sleep services. The project took about 18 months from concept to completion. To learn more, call 931-728-4718 or visit the Unity website...

Tullahoma PD welcomes new officer
Tullahoma Police Department has announced the hiring of a new officer. The newest officer to the department is Megan Grenier. “We are all working toward a common goal, and your contribution is integral to our mission,” TPD said in a social media post. Photo below: Pictured from L to R: Lt. Ferrell, Officer Grenier, and Chief...

Raz’n Kids Consignment continues through Friday in Manchester
The Raz’n Kids Fall/Winter Consignment Sale is slated for Aug. 10-12 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds in Manchester. Hours are 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 and 12. There will be a public half price sale from 7:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, Aug. 13. The sale will feature kids clothes, junior girls and women’s clothing, young men’s clothes, bicycles, shoes for all ages, sports cleats, infant toys, baths and pack and plays. There will also be home decor, movies, board games, books, purses, backpacks and Halloween costumes. The Coffee County Fairgrounds can be found at 99 Lakeview...

Manchester releases job description for police chief position
Thunder Radio news reported last week that Manchester Police Chief Mark Yother intends to retire at the end of the month. Now the City of Manchester has released a job description posting for the position with the guidance of Municipal Technical Advisory Service. The official job description is below: The City of Manchester, Tennessee is seeking a new Police Chief. Manchester is only one hour from theNashville International Airport. It offers a great quality of life for its community of 12,212 residents and acity school system. Is has five exits along Interstate 24 and many great restaurants for its...

Motlow partners with TN Valley Robotics to train educators in robotics classroom integration
Motlow State Community College partnered with Tennessee Valley Robotics to provide elementary, middle, and high school educators from across middle Tennessee with enhanced robotics training for incorporation into various classroom subjects. The training took place on August 2 at Motlow’s Automation and Robotics Training Center in McMinnville. This partnership was made possible by the Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) Grant Motlow initially received in 2019. Funds from the Grant directly support workforce development efforts. “Mechatronics and robotics are the core of the GIVE Grant for Motlow,” said Dr. Kaneal Alexander, Motlow’s GIVE Grant Coordinator. “The mission of Tennessee...

Tullahoma PD needs help identifying driver allegedly involved in theft
Tullahoma Police Department has released an image of a pickup truck they say was involved in the theft of a trailer back on August 1. The pickup appears to be a white, long-bed Chevrolet single cab. The alleged theft occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 1. (see photo below) Anyone with information should call detective Kyle Pyrdom at 931-455-0530 ext. 112 or email...

Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen to swear in new board members at special called meeting Aug. 18
City of Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen have announced a special called meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 to swear in the recently elected aldermen and mayor. Three new aldermen were elected Aug. 4 – Joey Hobbs and Donny Parsley to 4-year terms and Julie Anderson to a 2-year term. Alderman Mark Messick was re-elected to a 4-year term. Also, Mayor Marilyn Howard ran unopposed and was elected to a 2-year term as city mayor. All will be sworn in on Aug. 18, along with three re-elected city school board members. The meeting is open to the...