For the first time in four weeks, gas prices across the state held steady instead of increasing. Gas prices in Tennessee, on average, are the same as last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.23 which is nearly 12 cents more than one month ago and nearly four cents more than one year ago. Average prices in Coffee County are on par with the state average at $2.23 per gallon of regular unleaded. The National gas price is $2.46. “Even though gas prices held steady across the state this week, it’s likely that Tennesseans can expect to...

SNOW PATROL, MONDAY, Feb. 8 Thanks to Spring Street Market – your bread and milk experts at 801 S Spring St. In Manchester. Cannon County — CLOSED Coffee County Schools – 2 hour delay Franklin County — 2 hour delay Grundy County — CLOSED Warren County — CLOSED ** if your school system is not listed, you should assume it is on regular schedule. This list will be updated as information is received. Refresh often....

Populations numbers, statistics and data from the 2020 Census is scheduled to be released to the public on March 31. However, one statistic is already available – Coffee County did exceptionally well in regards to its response rate. Out of Tennessee’s 95 counties, Coffee County had a self-response rate of 71.4 percent. That was good enough for 7th best in the entire state, and just 0.1 of a percentage point behind Dickson County for 6th. “This was a very concentrated and organized effort on behalf of our county by the Census Complete Count Committee,” explained Coffee County Mayor Gary...

Residents of Coffee County who have received COVID-19 vaccination continue to increase. Currently, approximately 8.08 percent of the Coffee County population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination. Of these, 1.94 percent of the population has received the necessary two-doses of the vaccine. These numbers are on par with the state. The Tennessee Department of Health reports that 8.36 percent of the population has received one dose. If you live in Coffee County and would like to sign up to be on the waiting list to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, click...

Manchester City Schools and Coffee County Schools have teamed up for another Mobile Food Pantry that will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, at First Baptist Church in Manchester. This is a first come, first serve event, and is for families who have children enrolled in either of the two school...

A joint investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of a Palmer man on a murder charge. On or around November 11, 2020, the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the disappearance of Scottie Dewayne Tate (DOB 04/21/1972) of Palmer. Investigators developed information that led to the discovery of the victim’s body on Anderson Road on November 20th. At the request of District Attorney General J. Michael Taylor, TBI Special Agents joined deputies in the investigation, and investigators developed information that identified Derrick Anderson as...

Tullahoma Police Department is warning the public of a new scam that is being perpetrated in the name of the Tullahoma PD. In this scam attempt, the caller poses as a representative of the department and then ask for money in support of COVID-19 relief efforts. The Tullahoma Police Department says: “We want the citizens of our great city to know that we will never solicit money via phone or by any other means. If you are a recipient of one of these calls please let us know.” Never give out personal information over the phone and do not...

Manchester City Schools and Coffee County Schools have teamed up for another Mobile Food Pantry that will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, at First Baptist Church in Manchester.   This is a first come, first serve event, and is for families who have children enrolled in either of the two school...