At its most recent meeting, members of the Manchester Rotary Club brought in laundry detergent and scissors to donate to the Coffee County School System and the Manchester City School System for the schools to assist students and families in need of these necessities. The Manchester Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of every month at Mercantile Cafe. To inquire about joining the club, contact Taylor Rayfield rayfieldt@k12coffee.net. Photo by Josh...

Folks who enjoy use of the Little Duck River Greenway will have to avoid the section behind the old Riverview Alternative School for about a month as crews work on sewer rehabilitation in the area.  Work the began a few weeks ago has closed that section down for the time being as workers replace some of the sewer main in the area behind that old school and running parallel to the the greenway.  “About eight months ago we entered into a $3 million contract to do sewer rehabilitation all through town,” said Manchester Director of Water and Sewer Bryan...

Manchester Police are searching for a suspect who broke into the Manchester Food Lion during the early morning hours of Thursday, July 11th.  According to Manchester Police Department Chief Investigator Jackie Matheny, someone made entry into the Food Lion between 12:30 and 3 a.m. Thursday and attempted to gain entry  to the ATM machine located near the front of the store. Anyone with information should call 931-728-2099l Here are comments and a suspect description from Matheny:...

The Manchester City School system is gearing up for the start of school as the first abbreviated day for students will be Thursday Aug. 1, with the first full day of school being Friday, Aug. 2. Manchester City Schools includes College Street Elementary, Westwood Elementary and Westwood Middle School. If you aren’t sure what supplies your child will need, we have complete supply lists for each school here:   Westwood Middle School Supply List...

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office investigators are seeking information regarding a burglary and vandalism that occurred at 1325 Floyd Lane, at Greenhaw Baptist. A report filed by Sgt. Chuck Stines states that between 9:30 p.m. Monday July 8th and 1:00 p.m. Tuesday July 9th, unknown person(s) forced their way into the church by breaking a window. In the dining area several miscellaneous snacks were opened and spilled onto the floor and some were apparently consumed. A door was forced open and the suspects entered the sanctuary and removed candy from a bowl located there. Vandalism to the building is estimated...

Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced yesterday that he will not run for US Senate to replace US Senator Lamar Alexander, who announced in December that he would not seek reelection in 2020.  In a letter to the USA Today Network Tennessee, Haslam said, “While I think serving in the United States Senate would be a great privilege and responsibility, I have come to the conclusion that it is not my calling for the next period of my life.”  Pundits now expect a number of Republican candidates to jump into the...

New Manchester Director of Schools Dr. Joey Vaughn is asking the city of Manchester to fund a $4.1 million expansion project at College Street Elementary School.  The expansion would build a new kitchen at the school and add four classrooms. . The project is estimated to cost $4.1 million. Vaughn presented Manchester’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen with a proposal for the city government to fund $2.5 million of the project while the city schools would foot $1,6 million of the bill.  No decisions have been made and more details will be discussed at future board meetings. The Manchester...