A Winchester Police Department officer is in need of help from the community after suffering substantial injuries in an off-duty motorcycle accident. WTVF reports that officer Cody Allen was riding a motorcycle behind his pregnant wife, who was driving her car. His wife began experiencing contractions and pulled over. When Allen pulled over, his motorcycle hit gravel and he was thrown from the bike. Allen is expected to miss work for at least 12 weeks after undergoing surgery. He is married with two children and a third on the way. A GoFundMe has been set up to help the...

Coffee County was spared of severe storm damage when heavy rains and storms rolled through the area Wednesday and Wednesday night. But rainfall totals reached 1.41 inches for the day, according to TVA rain gauges. That brings the total rainfall in Manchester to 9.19 inches of rain in the last 30-day period in what has been an exceptionally wet fall so far. Rain chances are minimal over the next four days, according to the National Weather Service, with temperatures expected in the low 80s, giving the area a chance to dry...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be selling a pink patch and hat with the patch during October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. All proceeds from the sales go to Casting for Recovery (CfR), a nonprofit organization that exists to take women affected by breast cancer fly fishing, The cost for the patch is $10 and $20 for the hat. These items have been donated for purchase, thanks to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation s 100 percent of the purchase price will go to Casting for Recovery. The items may be purchase online at shop.gooutdoorstennessee.com. Casting for Recovery (https://castingforrecovery.org/)...

What was deemed a big hit last year in terms of Halloween fun is returning. With the absence of the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center Safe on the Square event for the second year in a row, businesses have put together a large-scale Halloween event that will be held Friday, Oct. 29 at the parking lot of the old Southern Family Market building. Everyone is invited to attend the free event. There will be decorated trunks, candy, a costume contest, outdoor movie, food trucks and more fun from 6-9 p.m. The event is being put on by Reese’s Genes...

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce has organized a Job & Resource Expo for Wednesday, October 13, at the Manchester Coffee County Conference Center, located at 147 Hospitality Blvd.. This is a multi – county, employer, and resource event. Multiple employers will be on hand, as well as colleges and technical career centers. Priority service will be given to eligible veterans. The fair and expo is from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.  Black Rifle Coffee Company will be on hand serving coffee, a food truck will be on site and water will be...

The state of Tennessee has a new license plate design after 300,000-plus people cast their votes. Roughly 42% of voters chose the blue plate with an outline of the state around the word “Tennessee” over the other three designs. The new plate will be available online and in-person beginning January 3, 2022 when people renew their vehicle registration. Up to 100,000 of the plates will be produced per week to meet the initial demand. Under state law, the license plate is redesigned every 8 years if funds are approved in the General Assembly’s annual budget, according to a release...

United Way of Highway 55 will host an event for the first time since the pandemic began in March of 2020. Last year was a struggle for all nonprofits to organize a safe fundraiser and continue fund flow. United Way of Highway 55 partners with local nonprofits every year through their thorough allocation process. Last year they partnered with 16 local nonprofits and allocated $40,000. This year the committee chose 19 nonprofits in the 3 counties UWHWY55 serves: Coffee, Moore, and Warren Co. Every year the goal is to raise more, to give more. All funds raised here, stay...