The American Legion riders’ group will have their monthly fundraising dinner on Saturday. The Spaghetti dinner will be held this Saturday from 5 to 7 PM. The cost is $8.00 per person and will be held at the Veterans Building 130 Shelton Road in Manchester. This month’s dinner will donate to the Tennessee Honor Flight which takes our heroic Veterans to Washington DC to see the memorials they sacrificed for to ensure freedom. The American Legion riders group hopes that everyone will come out and show their...

It may still feel like summer, but with fall around the corner, doctors are already encouraging patients to get this year’s flu shot. American Academy of Pediatrics is urging parents to get their kids vaccinated as early as possible, starting at the age of 6 months. That warning comes on the heels of last year’s flu season, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said was one of the most severe on record. The illness left thousands of children in the United States hospitalized, and 179 children died of flu-related causes. Officials said about 80 percent of the...

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Consumer Insurance Services Section announces that $3.2 million has been returned so far to Tennesseans through the Department’s restitution efforts in 2018. TDCI consumer insurance services investigators mediate complaints between policyholders and insurance companies. These efforts may result in denied claims being overturned or additional benefits being identified and paid to consumers. Through the first eight months of 2018, TDCI efforts have resulted in$3,206,507.73 being paid to consumers. By comparison, $6.5 million was returned to Tennesseans in all of 2017. So far, the Department has received 2,041 complaints or inquiries in...

Allegations that the Department of Labor is not enforcing stipulations around wages and working conditions are coming to light. It’s the subject of a lawsuit filed by the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), which accuses the DOL of not ensuring the agriculture industry abides by guidelines established for workers with H-2A visas. “So, what that leads to is just workers being paid less, both guest workers coming from Mexico and other countries, as well as U.S. workers that are working in those jobs,” explains Justin Flores, FLOC’s vice president. An H-2A visa allows a foreign national entry into the...

700 cyclists are setting out to raise $600,000 toward a world free of MS by riding up to 150 miles over two days. Bike MS: Bike to Jack & Back will depart from Page High School in Franklin on Saturday, October 6. For the first time ever, cyclists will cross the finish line at the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg. Finishers, their friends, families and fans, will have the opportunity to enjoy a tour of the distillery and a BBQ dinner that evening. Those participating in day two will ride from the distillery back to Franklin on Sunday, October...

As promised by then candidate Chad Partin, Student Resource Officers (SRO) started at all schools in the Coffee County school system on Tuesday. The new sheriff has named Kenny Sullivan as the SRO at East Coffee, Kelly Smith with take over at the 9th Grade Raider Academy, Hassan Petersen is at Deerfield Elementary, Jason Dendy has been assigned temporarily at Hickerson until a permanent person is found, David Grouch has been assigned to New Union, John Krause will be the SRO at Hillsboro, Eric Clem took over at the high school in August after Charlie Taylor moved back to...