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Pet Adoptions in Manchester on Aug. 25
Tractor Supply Company in Manchester is hosting pet adoptions, a pet supplies drive and more on Saturday, Aug. 25 as part of “Out Here With Animals,” its monthlong event for animals of all kinds and the people who care for them. The Coffee County Humane Society will on site Aug. 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., community members and their dogs, cats, pigs, goats and more are invited to make their way to the Whispering Pines Shopping Center to support local pet adoptions. The Manchester community and their leashed, friendly animals are invited to check out Tractor...
Motlow Receives Donation
Motlow State Community College recently received a $4,500 donation from customers of the Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District through the District’s “Project Hometown Help.” The donation is for the Automation and Robotics Training Center that is under construction at the Motlow McMinnville campus. Funds from the Hometown Help voluntary program, which come from an automatic rounding up of participating customers’ bills to the next highest whole dollar amount, are used to advance education, assist economic development, promote local charities and provide relief to the disabled and elderly for payment of natural gas...
Manchester Health, Education and Housing Facility Board meeting
The Manchester Health, Education and Housing Facility Board will meet September 5, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at the office of Keeton & Perry, 401 Murfreesboro Highway, Manchester, Tennessee, to consider adoption of a Debt Management Policy, as required by T.C.A. 9-21-101, et...
Leading Candidate Named for New Director of Schools in Tullahoma
After a study session of the Tullahoma City School Board, the leading candidate to become the new director of schools is John C. Carver, who has served in a consulting capacity with Maury County Schools since 2016. He served as a superintendent in Iowa from 2009-2016 before coming to Maury County. Director Dr Dan Lawson announced last year that he would not be seeking an extension to his contract with the school system. Lawson accepted a position as a Professor with Lee University in Cleveland,...
UPDATE– Missing Boater’s Body Found in Tims Ford Lake
The body of a missing boater was recovered from Tims Ford Lake. According to Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency officials, Christopher S. Hale’s body was found around 5pm, Monday. Emergency personnel responded to a 911 call in the early morning hours of August 19, near the Bluegill Grill on Tims Ford Lake. According to witnesses, 41-year-old Christopher S. Hale, of Shelbyville, TN, entered the water and disappeared. Mr. Hale was not wearing a lifejacket. The TWRA, Franklin County Sheriff’s department personnel along with Franklin County and Coffee County Rescue Squads searched for Hale for many hours until he was...
1,776 Tennesseans Died from Drug Overdoses in 2017
Tennessee Department of Health data show 1,776 Tennesseans died from drug overdoses in 2017, the highest annual number of such deaths since reporting began. Prescription opioids are still the most common drugs associated with overdose deaths in Tennessee. TDH data show almost three fourths of drug overdose deaths in Tennessee in 2017 were associated with opioids. There were 1,268 overdose deaths associated with all opioids; of those, 644 were associated with prescription opioids for pain, which include drugs such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine and codeine. Prescription opioids for pain were associated with more overdose deaths in 2017 than any...
Manchester Parks and Recreation to Receive Grant
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner on Monday announced a series of grants totaling more than $15 million to help fund parks and recreation projects in Tennessee communities. “Easy access to parks, trails, walking paths and other recreational facilities can make a good community a great community,” said Haslam. “These grants provide the resources needed to help make Tennessee an even more desirable place to live, work and raise a family.” TDEC will award approximately $13.5 million in Local Park and Recreation Fund (LPRF) grants to 51 communities as well as...
Coffee County Fair Facilities Improving
The Coffee County Fair has been carrying on family traditions for 160 years. There are so many events to enjoy at the Coffee County Fair for all ages. There are carnival rides, beauty pageants, great food and more! Come out this year to join in the fun at the fair September 15-22, 2018. There have been lots up upgrades going on at the fairground facilities like new paint and repairs in various areas. They are working on upgrading the food booths. Big news this year is that the 2018 “Fairest of the Fair” winner gets a $1,000 scholarship prize....
