The Manchester Police Department was represented in Chattanooga for the 5K Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. MPD Chief Investigator Jackie Matheny, chief Mark Yother and assistant chief Adam Floied all participated in the event. ...

We reported last week that the Franklin County Fair Board announced that the fair in Franklin County, Tennessee would be cancelled due to lack of vendor participation and community support. However, an outpouring of community support following that announcement has led to the fair board attempting to reorganize and salvage this year’s Franklin County Fair. There will be a meeting Tuesday, July 30th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Franklin County annex building. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. ...

Many area residents have noticed that Interstate 24 traffic in westbound lanes between Manchester and Murfreesboro has been at a crawl today (Friday). This is because of a sinkhole that TDOT crews have been working to repair. According to Kathryn Schulte with TDOT, crews finished excavating the sinkhole at approximately 1 p.m. and are working to repair the closed lane of interstate now. According to Schulte, crews had to dig approximately 11 feet deep, 15 feet long and 13 feet wide to excavate the sink hole. She said that crews anticipate re-opening the closed lane by approximately 5 p.m....

Coffee County Schools has announced that Kelvin Shores will be the next deputy director of schools. Earlier this month, the Coffee County Board of Education named Dr. Charles Lawson as the new director of schools. Lawson chose Shores as his deputy director, the school system announced Wednesday evening. Shores has been the principal at East Coffee Elementary School for the past 16 years, before that he taught math and science in sixth grade at Coffee County Middle School. Shores is a native of Coffee County and graduated from Central High School. Shores will continue to serve as the principal at...

Tennessee’s annual Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend. During tax-free weekend shoppers will not have to pay any state or local sales tax on clothing and school supplies totaling $100 or less per item, or computers totaling $1,500 or less. The 2019 sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 26 and ends Sunday, July 28 at 11:59 p.m.  If you aren’t sure what school supplies your child may need, check the links below: Manchester City Schools Click Here. Coffee County Schools Click...

Coffee County Schools will hold its 5th annual student expo this upcoming Saturday, July 27th at Coffee County Central High School. Doors will open at 9 a.m.  The annual event is designed to provide students in Coffee County Schools from pre-k through seniors in high school with all necessary items to begin the new school year. To take advantage of the expo, students must be present on the day of the event and must be enrolled in Coffee County Schools. Some items of note that will be dispersed are shoe vouchers for the first 500 students, free groceries, free...

The Manchester City Schools We Care event will be this Saturday, July 27th at 8 a.m. at Westwood Elementary School. The event will serve 211 students who were preregistered in April. Each student will receive an age-appropriate backpack filled with school supplies, a new outfit, hygiene supplies and a shoe voucher for the child to hand pick shoes at Shoe Sensation in Manchester. In addition, 10 lucky families will also win door prizes valued at $50 each.  Volunteers and sponsors for the event include the Children’s Advocacy Center, anti-drug coalition, health department, Manchester fire and police, United Way of...

Residents in Franklin County could be facing a 24-cent property tax increase for the 2019-2020 fiscal budget if the county commission there approves the hike at a meeting next week.  Franklin County Mayor David Alexander said the hike is due to lack of funding for the Franklin County School System’s budget, saying that a 24-cent increase in taxes this year will not solve the issue, adding that the county will need to hike taxes another 16 cents next fiscal year to cover the school’s shortfall, according to the Herald-Chronicle. He also added that an annual 8-cent per year tax...