The City of Manchester has announced that the annual 4th of July Fireworks will be held on Saturday, July 4th, beginning at 9 p.m.. However this year there will not be the regular party that is normally held at Rotary Park. However, citizens can view the fireworks from any viewing location of their choice around town with music synchronized on their radio at 107.9 FM (Thunder Radio). “We are excited to be able to host the celebration with Thunder Radio, although it may look and sound different than in years past,” said Mayor Lonnie Norman. “We’ve decided to move...

As of 2 p.m. Thursday, there are now 25,120 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee This includes 401 deaths and 1,855 hospitalizations. There are 16,643 cases classified as recovered, leaving 8,477 active cases in the state. This is about 26 fewer cases than the previous day. Meanwhile, in Coffee County, there are now 78 confirmed cases of the virus with 58 recoveries. This leaves 20 active cases, which is 2 more than the previous day. Win free vaccines and pet checkup!Win a free checkup for your furbaby and vaccines from Animal Health Clinic! Free to enter! Click Here to...

New unemployment claims are trending down in Tennessee, but still remain unusually high. For the week ending May 30, there were 22,784 new claims filed. This is down from 26,000 the week before that and is the fourth straight week below 30,000 after seven straight weeks of 30,000+ clais, including the first week in April when over 116,000 filed claims. In total, there have been 581,405 new claims filed since the week of March 15. Tennessee has paid out $285,711,045 through Federal Cares funding . Nationally, 1.9 million filed new claims last week, bringing the total of claims to...

Unity Medical Center is proud to announce that Dr. Heather Carter will be joining Manchester Family Medicine on July 1, 2020. Manchester Family Medicine is one of Unity Medical Center’s Rural Health Clinics, located at 1615 McMinnville Hwy. “We are excited to have Dr. Carter joining us at Manchester Family Medicine,” stated Martha McCormick, CEO at Unity Medical Center. “During our search for a new provider, we wanted to find someone who shared our views on patient care and that would strive to provide quality care for the members of our community. Dr. Carter is a perfect fit and...

As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, there are now 24,822 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee. This includes 388 deaths and 1,829 hospitalizations. There are 16,319 cases classified as recovered, leaving approximately 8,503 active cases, which is 44 more than the prior day. There have been 470,779 total tests performed. This means about 5.27 percent of people testing are testing positive. Meanwhile, Coffee County has 74 confirmed cases of the virus with 58 recoveries. This means there are now 16 active cases in Coffee County, two fewer than the previous day’s count. Mold or water in your home, basement or...

Tennessee’s health care workers and first responders who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic response have a new resource to help them grapple with stress, anxiety, sadness or depression related to work. Lizzie Harrigan, chairwoman at the Mental Health Active Response Team, one of the organizations that helped develop the service, said it offers an avenue for health care workers to express emotions they otherwise might not have an outlet for. “We know that they’re going home to their families, and maybe they don’t want to take some of these concerns and feeling home to their...

United Way of Highway 55 today announces the funding of sixteen local nonprofits. On May 26th, United Way of Highway 55 allocations team, made up of local community and Board members, reviewed applications and conducted interviews with each agency. The sixteen nonprofit partners are located and/or serve in Coffee, Moore, and Warren Counties. The 2020-21 partners include: • Child Development Center • Coffee County Schools Family Resource Center • Community Development Center – Families • Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center • Partners for Healing • Shepherd’s House • Imagination Library of Coffee Co • Haven of Hope • CASA...