Go ahead and mark your calendars for Saturday, May 16th. Thunder Radio will host the Coffee County Home and Garden Show from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Coffee County Fairgrounds. You can expect over 30 vendors related to your home, financing, home improvement, cleaning, renovating, furniture supply, landscaping, inflatables for the kids and so much more, as well as over $500 worth of door prizes to be given away. The event is free to the public. There are a few vendor slots that remain – interested parties should contact Thunder Radio at 931-728-1320. Click here to like...

With Census information set to be in your mailbox in the next few days (between March 12-20), Census officials want to remind everyone of the many uses of Census information. Accurate Census information and statistics are paramount for industries and communities, because businesses rely on this information for economic development, business decisions and strategic planning. “We want to make sure we have the most complete count possible for Manchester and Coffee County,” explained Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman. “Manchester is growing. Census information is important when decision are made about where certain businesses are going to locate or where they...

Tennessee’s statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January 2020 is 3.3%, according to new data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. January is the third consecutive month Tennessee has recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3%. This also represents a 0.1% drop when comparing the latest data to the January 2019 rate. Tennessee employers added 6,500 new jobs across the state between December and January. During that time, Tennessee saw the most significant increase in the education and health services sector with 2,900 new jobs. The administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector...

A complete analysis of the January 2020 Tennessee labor situation is not currently available due to the March 3 tornado in Nashville. Once the Department’s offices reopen, the analysis will be posted online The Tennessee gas price average has decreased by five cents this week amid concerns about the coronavirus and crude oil prices hitting a 4-year low. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.16 which is three cents less than one month ago and 13 cents less than one year ago. Tennessee is the 10th least expensive market in the nation. Locally in Manchester, gas prices could...

Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center is celebrating 15 years of helping children in our area and there will be a party – you are all invited. The 15-year celebration Party with a Purpose will be held Thursday, April 2 at the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center. Tickets are $50 per person, there will be silent auction and social hour beginning at 6 p.m. and dinner and live auction at 7 p.m. Following the auction there will be a DJ, games and more fun. All money raised goes to support the advocacy center and its mission of helping children in Coffee...

The full Coffee County commission is set to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Coffee County Administrative Plaza, which is located at 1329 McArthur St. and everyone is welcome to attend the public meeting. On the agenda are a few hot-button resolutions, including one resolution rejecting relocation of refugees in Coffee County, and another resolution declaring Coffee County a second amendment sanctuary county in Tennessee.  BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COFFEE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE PLAZA MARCH 10, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m. A G E N D A  (#2)  Sheriff Proclaims Commission Open for Business Invocation Pledge of Allegiance to...

(Above left, Manchester Police Department chief Mark Yother and assistant chief Adam Floied spent time assisting Cookeville Police Department over the weekend. Right photo, storm damage in Putnam County. Photos provided.) Manchester Police Department has now sent officers to assist the Cookeville Police Department during day and night shifts, as that area recovers from a deadly EF-4 tornado that hit the area Tuesday morning, March 3, leaving 18 dead in Putnam County, and many more injured and displaced from their homes. Manchester Police Chief Mark Yother and Assistant Chief Adam Floied were among those who traveled to Cookeville over...

All three area school systems – Coffee County Schools, Manchester City Schools and Tullahoma City Schools – released a joint statement Friday afternoon concerning the coronavirus and steps being taken to prevent any potential spread. The statement is as follows: According to Centers for Disease Control, there is currently no vaccine to prevent Coronavirus disease. The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. It is important that we operate on a system of facts in cases such as this and not let fear or social media drive the discussion and decision-making process. We...