Manchester Rotary Club was awarded $5,000 in grant funds, with a $5,000 match, by the Rotary District Grant Foundation Program. The grant funding will be used to support two summer youth initiatives, Manchester Parks & Recreation’s Day Camp to provide opportunities for children in need and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department School Safety Cadets Summer Camp. “We are thrilled to support the efforts of the inaugural School Safety Cadets Camp. This interactive opportunity provides many of our young leaders, who may not have been able to participate otherwise during the summer, the ability to experience and learn about law...

A biotechnology company that makes compostable food-service ware and a nine-year-old who organizes river cleanups were among those honored at this year’s Tennessee Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Awards. Knoxville-based Genera Energy was recognized for its partnerships with regional farmers to grow agricultural crops such as switchgrass and wheat straw, which the company then uses to make sustainable fiber. Vice President for Business Development Sam Jackson says natural fiber-based plates, bowls, cups and take-out containers will be ready by early next year. “So, we’re making a usable fiber out of our agricultural materials, but it’s in a much more sustainable,...

The Coffee County School Board has scheduled interviews for their top five Director of Schools applicants. All interviews are open to the public. They will be held from 4 PM to 6 PM, with a two-hour meet and greet following the interview. All interviews will be held at the Coffee County Board of Education, 1343 McArthur Street, Manchester, TN 37355 Interview Schedule: Dr. Charles Lawson was interviewed earlier this week Thursday, May 30: Dr. John Ash Wednesday, June 19: Dr. Keith Cornelius Thursday, June 20: Mrs. Kim Aaron Friday, June 21: Mr. Scott Hargrove For questions, please contact school...

Join Manchester’s Coffee County Veterans Association for its annual Memorial Day remembrance on Monday. The event begins at 11 a.m. on the Manchester Square. The public is encouraged to attend and bring your school-age children! They need to see, first-hand, that the freedoms we all enjoy are not free, but were fought for with the blood of patriots and the tears of their loved ones. Kimberly King is the Commander of the VFW Post 10904 and the Chairman of the Coffee County Veterans Association she sends this special invitation to the community to attend… http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kimberly-King-Memorial-day-2019.mp3 Come early for a...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department along with Manchester and Tullahoma Police departments are reminding people to not to leave children inside unattended vehicles. With the temperatures expected in the low 90’s over the next few days, law enforcement reminds you that leaving children in a vehicle can lead to death. As the temperature inside a vehicle can escalate by 15 degrees in just 10 minutes and with the hot temperatures and high humidity death can come very quickly. Even if you leave the windows rolled down some, the temperatures inside a vehicle can become deadly. Please take children in...

Graduation will be held Friday night (May 24) at 7pm for Coffee County High School seniors. A crowd estimated of over 5,000 will watch graduates accept their diplomas behind Raider Academy in Manchester at Carden-Jerrell Field. Around 400 seniors will take their next step toward a future full of expectations as they will hear from fellow classmates; Valedictorian George Gannon and Salutatorian Isabel Watkins. Many of the grads will take a break from school for a short period before heading off to college, and others will jump right into the workforce or military. The 2019-2020 school year begins in...