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Coffee County continues to be among tops for Census response in Tennessee
Coffee County continues to show high self-response to the United States Census through online, mail and telephone avenues. As of Tuesday, the self-response rate of Coffee County is at 65.6 percent. That is good enough for fifth best response rate in the entire state of Tennessee. Coffee County has remained in the top five for self-response since the census began accepting responses in March. Williamson County leads the way in Tennessee with a self response rate of 71.6, about six percent ahead of Coffee County. Coffee County is ahead of the state response rate of 58.6 and the national...
Active cases of COVID-19 down in Coffee County; percentage of positive tests decline
As of 2 p.m. Monday, there are now 15,544 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee. This includes 251 deaths and 1,344 hospitalizations. There are 8,038 cases classified as recovered, leaving 7,506 active cases – this is about 49 more cases than the previous day. There have been 273,277 total tests performed in Tennessee, meaning about 5.69 percent of those tested are testing positive. This is down slightly from the previous day in terms of percentage of positive results from those tested. In Coffee County, there are 54 confirmed cases of the virus and 28 recoveries. This means there are...
CHS student registration is Thursday, May 14
Coffee County Central High will be registering all students for classes over the next several weeks starting with rising sophomores on Thursday, May 14. Students will come in for registration based on their last name and upcoming grade level. Students will meet in the cafeteria with their assigned counselor. Students are required to remain six feet away from the next person in line. Although not required, students are allowed to have one parent or guardian attend for registration. Siblings or multiple parents will not be allowed in order to ensure social distancing and safety. Click here for a link...
Refusal to return to work could cost benefits
Federal guidelines the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development follows to administer the Tennessee Unemployment Compensation (TUC) program state an individual must be willing and able to work to receive unemployment benefits. Not returning to work when there is available employment may be considered a “refusal of work” and could potentially disqualify claimants from receiving TUC benefits. The federal CARES Act provides provisions for individuals who have traditionally been ineligible for state unemployment benefits, but those provisions do not apply to employees apprehensive about returning to work because of health concerns. Under federal law, workers who have been...
Gas prices go up for first time in 10 weeks
The Tennessee Gas Price average is up this week after declining for nearly 10 consecutive weeks. The state gas price average is now $1.60 which is six cents more expensive than last week, four cents less than one month ago and 98 cents less than one year ago. Average price in Coffee County is $1.67 per gallon of regular unleaded as of noon Monday. “Tennessee motorists are seeing the first increases at the pump since late February,” said Megan Cooper, spokesperson, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “The boost in demand as the state begins its phased reopening is...
TBI investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Coffee County
At the request of 14th District Attorney General Craig Northcott, TBI Special Agents are investigating the circumstances that led to an officer-involved shooting Saturday afternoon in Coffee County. Preliminary information indicates the incident began at approximately 3:00 PM, when a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was dispatched to a crash along I-24 West in Coffee County. Upon arrival, the trooper observed a car in the median, near mile marker 120. While the trooper was working the crash, the driver walked over to the car and retrieved a gun. For reasons still under investigation, the man fired the weapon, resulting in...
COVID-19 WEEKEND UPDATE: Active cases up, percentage of positive tests down
As of 2 p.m. Sunday, there are now 14,985 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee, with 243 deaths and 1,325 hospitalizations. There are 7,528 cases classified as recovered, leaving 7,457 active cases across the state of Tennessee. This is 215 more active cases than the 2 p.m report released on Thursday, May 7. Percentage of those tested with the virus continues to decline, however. As of Sunday, 261,869 tests have been performed – this means only 5.7 percent of those tested in Tennessee have returned a positive result. This is down from 6.4 percent of those tested positive receiving...
Manchester City Hall set to reopen Monday
The City of Manchester will resume public operations at City Hall and other City facilities Monday, May 11, under the guidance of Governor Lee’s Tennessee Pledge. More re-openings are expected in the weeks ahead as city facilities make necessary adjustments to operate in compliance with guidelines issued by Governor Lee. “Like other cities and communities across our state, the COVID-19 virus has forced us to readjust our routines to a new normal,” the city said in a press release. “Gov. Lee’s Tennessee Pledge guidelines allow local governments to begin phased operations and eased restrictions. “We want to encourage citizens...
