Early voting for the Aug. 6 election begins one week from Friday. Early voting for the Aug. 6 election will be July 17 through Aug. 1 Registered voters in Coffee County can appear and cast their ballot for the candidates of their choice at the following locations: Coffee County Election Commission at 1329 McArthur St. from 8 until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or 8:30 a.m. until noon on Saturdays. Residents in Tullahoma can vote at CD Stamps Center at 810 South Jackson St. in Tullahoma from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or 9 a.m. to...

 Coffee County Schools, Manchester City Schools and Tullahoma City School systems have all released a joint statement and plan to return to school in the upcoming fall semester – plans that include different tiers based on percentage of county population with COVID-19. The “pathway to re-entry” plan calls for typical classroom schedule with the Coffee County active case count less than 0.5 percent of the county total population, which is 56,520. This means there would need to be over 282 active cases of the virus to alter school schedules.  As of Wednesday, there were 34 active cases of COVID-19 ...

As of 2 p.m. Thursday, there are 36 active cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. Since testing began in March, there have been a total of 134 positive tests in Coffee county. Of these, 98 have recovered, leaving 36 active cases. Meanwhile, across the state there are approximately 22,860 active cases. There have been 684 confirmed deaths and 3,088 hospitalizations. There have been 972,276 tests administered, which means of everyone testing – about 5.88% are testing...

According to the Tennessee Department of Health, there are now 34 active cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County. Since testing began in mid-march, there have been 132 total cases in Coffee County. With 98 cases recovered, that leaves approximately 34 active cases. Meanwhile, there are approximately 22,171 active cases in the state of Tennessee. There have been 660 confirmed deaths since mid March, and 3,023 hospitalizations since the middle of...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many things this year. One of those disruptions came in the form of taxes – don’t forget that the deadline to file and pay your 2019 federal income taxes is Wednesday, July 15. Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service postponed the tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15 due to the pandemic. The deadline will not be extended further, meaning the deadline to pay without penalties and interest is July 15. If you need an extension to prepare returns, you will need to file a Form 4868 by July 15 to...

On Monday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two publications, detailing the volume and nature of hate crime in Tennessee, along with one detailing violence directed toward the state’s law enforcement officers. Among the findings of ‘Tennessee Hate Crime 2019’:  Overall, the number of incidents indicated as bias-motivated decreased by 36% from 2018 to 2019.  Property crime offenses accounted for 21.5%, with the remainder of bias-motivated crimes being those designated as being ‘Crimes Against Persons.’  Assault offenses were the most frequently reported bias-motivated offenses in 2019.  Race/Ethnicity/Ancestry bias was the most frequently reported known bias...

The Thunder Radio political debate is one week away – it will be held Thursday, July 16. This is one day prior to the start of early voting in Coffee County. However, unlike past forums held by Thunder Radio, due to COVID-19 concerns and limittions for crowds, this year Thunder Radio has decided it would be best to host the forum on radio only. Candidates for Manchester Mayor will be on the air taking questions form 6—6:35 p.m. on July 16. Meanwhile, candidates for Manchester alderman have been invited to follow. The phone lines will be open for public...

The annual Warren County Fair has been cancelled for 2020. The fair board decided Monday that the fair will not be held this year. According to the Southern Standard, the fair board said, “Having carefully considered all options available to us, as well as the uncertain realities that we currently face, we have reached the painful decision to cancel this year’s fair.” This is just the latest in fair cancellations. Other fairs that have cancelled include the Tennessee State Fair and the Wilson County Fair. The Coffee County Fair plans to continue forward with the 2020 fair, which will...