There will be a mobile food pantry on August 13th at 9 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Manchester. The food pantry will be for families who have children enrolled in Coffee County Schools or Manchester City schools. This will be a first come first serve...

With schools starting back, H&R Block has some tips regarding education related tax benefits. If you are an educator, student, or have a student dependent, take note of the following points to get the most tax benefit from your education expenses: -Elementary, middle, and high school teachers and certain other educators are eligible for up to $250 deducted from their taxable income for the money spent on unreimbursed classroom supplies. So keep your receipts!! -Many expenses to attend colleges, universities, vocational, and technical schools qualify for tax credits. In order to claim a credit for amounts spent for books...

The Tennessee Department of Health is recognizing National Immunization Awareness Month this August. This comes at a time when Tennessee is seeing an increase in the COVID-19 vaccination as more Tennesseans are choosing to become vaccinated against COVID-19. Total vaccinations increased 47 percent from July 12 to August 2. Over the last week, 94 of the 95 counties across the state have experienced an accelerated rate of vaccine administration. TDH also continues to see an increase in vaccines among all demographics.• 3 percent increase in total population with at least one dose in the last month• 30.8 percent of...

Schools in Tennessee have new rules to follow when it comes to a number of issues, but one item that has stood out in recent weeks revolves around a number of subjects that are not allowed in Tennessee classrooms.The Department of Education’s “Prohibited Concepts in Instruction” list actually names certain topics that are to be off limits for teachers.Some of the off-limit topics include the subject of race and sex, which states that educators can not teach that one race or sex is superior to another. Another off-limit subject states that a teacher cannot promote or advocate the violent...

Evictions are expected to get underway in Tennessee, after the state says the CDC overstepped their boundary on issuing an eviction moratorium. WGNS’ Ron Jordan has the news… https://bw-wgnsce-site.s3.amazonaws.com/media_library/evictionstn.mp3 The Legal Aid Society recently released information on eviction notices being served and highlighted that approximately 167,000 households in Tennessee are behind on rent and face eviction. Source: Partner Station...

Hillsboro Homecoming Associations 21st Annual Rumble on the Hill Truck & Tractor Pull is set for this weekend in Hillsboro.  Admission is $15 for adults and children 6-12 are $5. Children under 6 are free. Gates open at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 6 and Saturday, Aug. 7, and tires spin at 7 p.m. both nights.  The pull is located at 7926 Hillsboro Highway in Hillsboro. Call 931-596-2749 for more...

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, led her colleagues in passing the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of Committee. “While the brave men and women of our armed services defend our freedom, we must push for the resources they need to fight and win,”said Senator Blackburn. “To get this done, I ensured that the Committee-passed bill text reflected the goals of our service members and their families, as well as the needs of the many Tennessee-based scientists and engineers who support our national security mission at home and abroad.” “Senator Blackburn...

Coffee County will host an “Out of the Darkness” walk to support suicide prevention.   “Out of the Darkness” is a national movement that has been around since 2004, holding hundreds of community walks across the country. These events help to create a platform where people can feel comfortable about opening up about their mental health. This movement encourages everyone to walk together to support each other and the ones that we have lost. The Coffee County walk will take place on September 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Rotary Park. Registration is free and open to anyone wishing...