The Coffee County Fair continues Tuesday night! If you plan on riding some rides, it is $20 handstamp day from 6 p.m. until closing. Also on Tuesday night will be the Nick’s Kids Show at 5, 7 and 8:30 p.m. the Wool and Wollies Show at 5 p.m., the Junior Sheep Show is at 6 p.m. and there are some more beauty pageants. The Junior Miss Coffee County for 6-8 year olds Contest will be at 6 p.m. and the Junior Miss Coffee County for ages 9-12 will be at 7:30...

Vietnam veterans will receive a proper “welcome home” this Thursday, in a special ceremony at Fort Campbell Army base. Organizers say the event aims to celebrate and thank service members, many of whom were scorned when they first came home from the war decades ago.  Memphis resident and Vietnam veteran Harold Beaver is traveling to Fort Campbell to participate, and said this kind of commemoration is long overdue.  “When we got back to the states, people at that time, they were still, you know, spitting on us,” Beaver said. “They were doing things that just showed dishonor, because we...

A travel alert for those of you who frequent Benson Rd. In Coffee County, which connects Asbury Rd. and Buck Jones Rd. The Coffee County Highway Department will be paving Benson Rd. This week. if you do travel that area, be aware and travel with caution as there will be heavy equipment, trucks and men working in that area. Travel times could also be slightly...

The Tullahoma community is mourning the loss of Marliana Noel “Marli” Tate, who passed away Monday, Sept. 9. She was a 12-year old, seventh-grade student at East Middle School. Visitation with the family was held Thursday at Tullahoma Funeral Home. The Tullahoma News reported that Tullahoma Director of Schools John Carver insinuated on Thursday that Tate’s death “potentially involved an internet challenged gone awry.” “We don’t really know all the ins and outs about what happened, but we do know that it could have involved some kind of teenage internet challenge-type thing on YouTube or something,” The News cites Carver...

The Shelbyville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating two individuals wanted in connection with an armed home invasion. Wanted are John Lewis Rippey, a while male last seen on foot in the area of Jack Pickle Rd. in Bedford County on Friday, Sept. 13. Police are also searching for Julius Dominick Guinn, a black male. His location is unknown, according to Shelbyville PD. Anyone with information should contact detective Nathan Everhart at 931-684-5811.              ...

Tullahoma City School System is attempting to reach a separation with Director of Schools John Carver. Carver’s tenure with Tullahoma schools has been brief. The school board announced the intent to hire him in August of 2018, and he took over from outgoing director Dan Lawson in November of 2018.   “The Board of Tullahoma City Schools announces today that we are currently in negotiation of a separation agreement with Director of Schools John Carver,” said Tullahoma School Board Chairman Pat Welsh in a statement released early Friday afternoon, Sept. 13. “TCS has a storied history of excellence in...

The Coffee County Fair is officially open for business! The 162nd annual fair got underway Saturday with beauty pageants, but the entire fair gets underway Monday (Sept. 16), including midway entertainment, exhibits and food. On the midway Monday night is “Fun Night,” tickets for rides starting at 6 p.m. Other events of note happening Monday – the Nick’s Kids Show will be at 5, 7 and 8:30 p.m. And the Little Miss Coffee County Contest for ages 4-5 will be at 6 p.m. Monday night at 6 will also be the Open Sheep Show. Looking ahead to Tuesday, it...

There is a new scam to be aware of. This warning is coming from the Tennessee Department of Revenue and the Tennessee Department of Commerce and the scam is targeting Tennesseans who may be facing unpaid taxes.  In this scam, the scammer wants their intended victims to pay an “offer of compromise” to them which will realistically not help address any unpaid taxes. The letter has an official look, with a large notice of delinquency letterhead. The letter goes on to say that the state taxing authority has filed one or more liens against you for either a lack...