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Storehouse Food Pantry asking for donations to help serve community
The storehouse food pantry is seeking donations and you can help. The Storehouse Food Pantry began in May of 2018 after realizing the great need for food and the struggle that families in Manchester and the surrounding areas are facing every day. Each week the Storehouse Food Pantry served over 100 families to help meet the food insecurity problem. But the program now needs your help. You can help feed a family of four for a monthly gift of $30 per month. This gift would give a box of meat, dairy every week. To make a monthly donation of...
Unemployment rate up slightly
Data released late last week by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development indicates unemployment did increase in Tennessee’s 95 counties during June of this year, but only slightly. Tennessee’s statewide unemployment increased to 3.4 percent, which is up 0.1 of a percentage point from May. In February of this year Tennessee hit an all-time low unemployment rate of 3.2 percent and remained there for three months. Nationally, June saw unemployment increase from 3.6 to 3.7 percent in June. In Coffee County, unemployment is a 3.9 percent for June. Which is up a full percentage point from May’s...
Manchester Fire Department battles early morning Friday fire
Manchester Fire Department personnel spent four hours fighting a fire in the early morning hours of Friday, July 26 on Emerson Street in Manchester. According to Fire Chief George Chambers, crews responded at approximately 1 a.m. Friday and were confronted with heavy smoke and flames coming from the garage and roof area of the home. “Crews made an aggressive exterior attack on the fire and brought it under control quickly,” Chambers said in an email statement. “When additional personnel arrived on scene, crews continued firefighting actions to get to the seat of the fire in the roof area above...
Coffee County Government MEETINGS THE WEEK OF JULY 29, 2019
MEETINGS THE WEEK OF JULY 29, 2019 Monday, July 29 4:30 p.m. – Personnel & Compensation Committee Thursday, August 1 5:00 p.m. – Capital Outlay...
Sinkhole snarls I-24 traffic Friday
Traffic on Interstate 24 was snarled most all day Friday, July 26, as TDOT crews worked to repair a sinkhole that opened up and closed a westbound lane near mile marker 90. According to Kathryn Schulte with TDOT, crews finished excavating the sinkhole at about 1 p.m. Friday and crews had to do approximately 11 feet deep, 15 feet long and 13 feet wide to get the hole excavated. Crews worked to repair the patch of Road and it reopened a little after 8 p.m. Friday...
Coffee County, Manchester City Schools receive TDOE grants for CTE programs
The Tennessee Department of Education is pleased to announce that 96 school districts across the state have been awarded a total of $3.7 million to support the implementation of high-quality career-focused programs and instruction for Tennessee students. Locally, the Coffee County School system received grant funds for CTE Equipment and Industry Certified Exam Fees. The City of Manchester received funding for a middle school CTE program at Westwood Middle and CTE equipment. Funds from the Perkins Reserve Consolidated Grant are awarded annually to districts to start and improve career and technical education (CTE) programs, with priority given to rural...
Tullahoma announces chair of Get Fit! Tullahoma Council
In Tullahoma, mayor Lane Curlee has announced that Dr. Danielle Henson will be the chair of the Get Fit! Tullahoma Council. This council is a group of concerned volunteers banding together to help improve health and encourage residents to move more, eat smarter and live drug free. The council meets once a month at DW Wilson Community Center. You are welcome to attend the next meeting, which will be from 11:45 am. To 1 p.m. August 20th. 33 percent of adults in Coffee County are obese, and that is compared to 26 percent nationally. Tobacco use in Coffee County...
Coffee County 4-H accepting t-shirt designs
The Coffee County 4-H is now accepting designs for a county t-shirt. This shirt will be worn by 4-H members to contests when appropriate or any other time they are representing Coffee County 4-H. You can submit your design ideas to Anna Duncan at this email address: aduncan@utk.edu. Submissions should be made by August 2nd. Designs should use no more than two colors, the shirt color does not count as one of those colors, must incorporate the 4-H clover and it cannot be covered, and it must include the words “Coffee...
