Old Timers Time in Manchester

Old Timers Day begins Friday night in Manchester and will run throughout the day on Saturday. The theme of this year’s event is “Honoring Our Hometown Heroes”.
Being honored this year will be Manchester Police Department Captain Dwight Vandergriff, Manchester Fire Department, Emmett “Casey” Wright, Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Pam Freeman, 911 Communication Center director Dianne Argraves, Coffee County Rescue Squad’s Neal Simmons, Coffee County Ambulance Service’s Tommy Grey, New Union Volunteer Fire Department’s Jeff Tomes, Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department’s Gene Nickles, Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department’s Keith James, a member of Summitville Volunteer Fire Department and North Coffee Volunteer Fire Department’s James Teal.
Manchester’s Old Timers Day parade Grand Marshall is local personality Sally Berryman. The parade begins at 10am Saturday. All activates are on the square.