The Warren County Sheriff’s Department is issuing a warning to everyone in the area regarding counterfeit bills. The department is encouraging everyone to take extra precaution when receiving cash for business transactions because counterfeit bills have been located. The department said it has received reports of fake bills actually being passed in the area. Anyone with information or concerns should contact the Warren Co. sheriff’s department by calling  668-7000. In Coffee County, alert authorities at...

Traffic from the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival began causing some issues on Tuesday (June 14, 2022), especially on roads near the festival grounds. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department issued the following statement on social media: Due to the Bonnaroo Event take all necessary precautions to avoid the following roads: New Bushy Branch (closed) Shed Road (closed) Ragsdale Road ( at times will be blocked) If you live in the area use Taylor Road to Hwy 55. The section of Ragsdale from Taylor will be high in event traffic We will assist all we can to get you to...

Gates for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival open on Tuesday, June 14 for select patrons who chose to enter on that date. Bonnaroo attendees will continue filtering into the festival grounds all week. Meanwhile, ticket will-call pickup will be located at Coffee County Central High School from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, this includes will-call for people who purchased discounted local tickets through Thunder Radio. This year’s attendance is expected to be about half of the normal capacity. According to event organizers with C3 Presents, this year’s attendance will be down versus the usual crowds...

Tennesseans will be able to purchase food and food ingredients without paying sales tax for the entire month of August. This year’s state budget allocates for the entire month to be exempt from state sales tax at the grocery store. The holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31. During this period, food and food ingredients may be purchased tax free. Food and food ingredients purchased from a micro market or vending machine remain subject to sales tax. Food and food ingredients are defined as liquid, concentrated, solid, frozen, dried...

The Tennessee state average for gas prices set new record highs this weekend after increasing nearly 14 cents over the course of last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $4.64 which is 47 cents more expensive than one month ago and $1.76 more than one year ago.   The price per gallon in Coffee County comes in at $4.65, which is a penny over the state average and 36 cents below the national average, which has hit an all-time high of $5.01. The most expensive gasoline in the nation is out west, $6.43 in California. “For the second week in a row, Tennesseans saw record-breaking prices at...

AAA PRESS RELEASE With forecasts predicting temperatures in the 90’s for portions of the state this week, AAA is urging motorists to keep their children, pets and vehicles safe during what is expected to be some of the hottest weather so far this summer.  “In just 10 minutes, a car can heat up by 20 degrees and become deadly,” said Megan Cooper, spokesperson, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “We are urging parents and caregivers to not underestimate the risks that excessive heat can pose and to understand that hot car deaths are preventable.” According to NoHeatstroke.org, on average, 38 children...

Several people showed up at the Manchester Arts Center Saturday (June 11) for the Paint the Town event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Check out photos below. See the full Facebook gallery by clicking...

When the gates to Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival open on Thursday, June 16, it will have been 1,096 days since the festival last took place. With COVID-19 cancelling the 2020 festival and remnants of Hurricane IDA cancelling the 2021 event at the very last minute, it has been a long time since musical fans have descended on Manchester for a weekend of music and fun. That ends on Thursday. The annual festival will actually begin opening gates for tiered entry on Tuesday, June 14. Locals can expect more congested traffic in town for a few days. However, this...