BY NADIA RAMLIGAN, TN PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE Hearing experts warn cranking up music using earbuds can lead to hearing loss. Dr. James Lewis, associate professor of audiology and speech pathology at the University of Tennessee, said many people listen to music while they are running a lawn mower or exercising in a loud gym. He explained listening to music over loud background noise can set the stage for ear damage. “That’s pretty hazardous,” Lewis stressed. “Because what you tend to do when you’re in a noisy environment, and you’re trying to listen to your music through headphones, you tend...

Manchester residents have teamed up to begin a collection of items for victims of recent floods in Eastern Kentucky. A trailer will be dropped off Monday, Aug. 8 in the Southern Family Market parking lot to be filled. The items will be driven to the Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department for distribution. Items needed include: Water Tooth paste Tooth Brush Deoderant Feminine products Diapers Baby Formula Soap Shampoo Razors Towels Shaving Cream Pet Food Cleaning supplies (trash bags, gloves, brooms, brushes) No clothing is being accepted at this time. In addition to collection items, anyone wishing to make monetary donations...

Beginning May 3, 2023, all persons must have a REAL ID license to access certain federal facilities, military bases and board commercial flights within the United States. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) began issuing REAL IDs on July 1, 2019 and has issued 2,259,820 REAL ID credentials to date. Alternate Documents instead of a REAL ID that will be accepted? A passport or other acceptable alternative form of identification found here can be used in place of a REAL ID credential. What documents are needed to apply for a REAL ID? To apply for a REAL ID, customers will need to bring one proof of U.S. citizenship or legal presence, a valid Social Security Number, and two proofs of Tennessee residency. In addition, if there has been a name change, a certified legal document supporting the...

Secretary of State Tre Hargett is warning Tennessee business owners to be aware of a scam that has resurfaced and is once again targeting businesses with a deceptive mailer from a company that goes by TN Certificate of Existence Filing Company. “Our Division of Business and Charitable Organizations has recently received multiple complaints from business owners regarding this misleading mailer,” said Secretary Hargett. “We have seen scams like this before with the same deceptive language implying that a business must have a Certificate of Existence in our state. That is simply not the case. Business owners don’t need to...

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is pleased to announce that Kimberly A. King has achieved All-American status as both a Post and District Commander. To achieve either, Commanders must meet strict requirements in their role to include exceptional leadership; authentic accomplishment in membership growth; and strong support of VFW’s core programs. King, a Legacy Life Member and Commander of VFW Post 10904 in Manchester, Tennessee, is one of the 270 VFW Post Commanders worldwide to earn the title of All-American Commander. She was the only female VFW Commander to be awarded a dual All-American award for her efforts with both the Manchester...

Sheriff Chad Partin Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin had many obstacles in his way to a second term in office. He cleared the final ones on Thursday night. Partin easily defeated Independent challengers Brandon Tomberlin and Danny Ferrell to win another four-year term as Coffee County Sheriff. It is the second win in the past few months for Partin, who easily outpaced Republican challenger Alethia Rawn in the May primary. Thursday night totals for Partin were impressive – racking up 5,252 total votes. The next closest challenger was Tomberlin, who serves as Manchester City Police Chief Investigator, who picked...

Teresa Henegar McFadden has been serving as Coffee County Clerk since 1994. After a resounding victory on Thursday, she will get to serve four more years. McFadden (Independent) faced a Republican challenger in Melissa Northcott Anderson and easily won another term with 5,537 votes to 3,010. Meanwhile, Coffee County Road Superintendent Benton Bartlett fought off a challenger in the republican primary in May and held strong again on Thursday, defeating democratic challenger Ronnie Dale Watts 6,009 to 2,335. This will be Bartlett’s third term as road superintendent. He was first elected in 2014. All totals are unofficial until certified...

We knew there would be at least three new Manchester aldermen after the August 4 election. We now know who they are. There were three seats vacated by the end of a term with only one incumbent seeking re-election. Meanwhile, another seat was vacated with a resignation. The three open seats will be filled by Joey Hobbs (747 votes), Donny Parsley (727 votes) and incumbent Mark Messick (712 votes). Those new aldermen will serve four year terms. Meanwhile, the fourth seat will be filled by Julie Anderson (664 votes). She will serve a two-year term, which is the remainder...