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Police Pursuit starts in Manchester ends in Rutherford County
On Saturday Allen Zachary Michon-Graves age 25 of Valley View Drive Smyrna was the operator of a vehicle that was reported to be reckless driving westbound on Interstate 24 near the 110 mile marker in Manchester. According to the arrest warrant, Michon-Graves refused to stop for Manchester Police, who activated all emergency equipment and Michon-Graves apparently sped up in an attempt to get away. The man was allegedly observed driving recklessly by police and was operating his vehicle at an excessive rate of speed. The warrant says that not only did he endanger the life of himself, his passenger...
Report: It’s Good to Be a Woman Business Owner in Tennessee
Three Tennessee cities top the list when it comes to their support of women-owned businesses. The findings from a WalletHub study commissioned by American Express OPEN recognized Nashville, Chattanooga and Memphis in the top five out of 100 cities and Knoxville at 15th for their overall “new business friendliness” and female entrepreneurship. Phyllis Qualls-Brooks, executive director of the Tennessee Economic Council on Women, says the recognition in the report represents a validation of efforts in recent years. “It shows that as the economic council and other advocates work to empower Tennessee’s women each day, we are also creating a...
Berryman Named Grand Marshal of Old Timers Day Parade
The Manchester Old Timers Day committee is proud to say that Sally Berryman was chosen as the Grand Marshal for 2016. Those who know Sally know why she is an unstoppable tireless volunteer for so many wonderful causes. She is a great leader for the Humane Society. She investigates animal abuse claims and has dog adoptions that are very successful. She takes animals around to nursing homes every week for residents to play with. This year’s event will be October 7th beginning at 6:30 and all day the...
Election Commission will certify election on Friday
The Coffee County Election Commission will meet on Friday March 11, 2016 at 4 P.M. in the election commission office located in the Administration Plaza at 1329 McArthur St. Suite 6 in Manchester. The purpose of this meeting is to certify the primary elections held on March 1,...
Coffee County CHS Loses a Coaching Icon
The Coffee County coaching community was stunned on Saturday morning with the news of the passing of Coach Phil Bonham. Coach Bonham passed away early Saturday morning at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga after suffering a stroke on Thursday. Coach Bonham, who had retired from the classroom a couple years ago, was currently serving as an assistant track coach at CHS. Bonham came to Central High School in the 1980’s where he served as head girls’ basketball coach and assistant football coach. During his tenure at CHS he served as an assistant boys’ basketball coach and as head girls’ track...
Fire Burns Coffee County Home
On Friday Coffee County Deputy Joey Ricco responded to a call at 2559 Oak Hill Road in the North Coffee area due to a house fire. Upon arriving the house was fully engulfed. Rico was able to speak with one of the home owners and she stated that she was in the house giving one of her dogs a bath and then heard the smoke alarm going off. She then locked the dogs in the bathroom and went to see why the alarm was going off and then noticed that there was smoke coming from the back bedroom. She...
McMinnville Man Arrested in Manchester
On Thursday Christopher R Bowden age 32 of Old Mill Road McMinnville was a passenger in a vehicle that was being questioned for suspicion of reckless driving. The driver gave the consent to Manchester Officer Jamie Norris to search and Bowden allegedly got out of the car with a blue case in his hand and threw it on the seat of the vehicle. A search of the case yielded 4 individually wrapped bags of methamphetamine with an approximate weight of .72 grams. 18 amphetamine tablets, 10 generic Xanax pills and 14 hydrocodone tablets. Also found in a bag was...
Motlow Tops Colleges in Growth
Motlow State Community College continues to lead all Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) institutions in enrollment and full-time equivalency (FTE) growth, based on preliminary numbers for the spring 2016 semester. Motlow outpaced all TBR institutions in the fall 2015 semester, establishing Motlow as the fastest growing college in Tennessee and among the fastest growing in the nation. “A real team effort by our coaches, faculty, and admissions staff has helped us lead the state in enrollment growth two semesters in a row,” said Dr. Anthony Kinkel, Motlow president. “Not only is Motlow State benefiting from a record number of...
