Veteran-owned and operated Black Rifle Coffee Company is proud to announce the opening of its Manchester, Tennessee, roasting facility as part of the company’s $6 million investment in that state. Combined with their Utah facility, the Tennessee plant will ensure that consumers all over America receive the freshest coffee available, roasted to order and delivered right to their door. “As our company grows, so does our need to be close to our customers,” said Evan Hafer, the CEO and founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company. “Opening the roasting facility in Tennessee gives us the ability to deliver the highest-quality...

Last week the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a male subject lying near an outside building at Layne’s Funeral Home in Palmer. When deputies arrived, they identified the man as 27 year-old Tyler Nunley from Palmer. Employees of Layne’s Funeral Home also discovered the building had been burglarized. Deputies found Nunley in possession of the missing items as well as items from Privett’s Monument Company next door. Nunley was arrested and is being held in the Grundy County Jail. Sheriff Clint Shrum says more arrests could follow in the coming...

The Tennessee Department of Education released the state’s 2018 TNReady school-level results Thursday, along with school and district student growth data. The TNReady scores show that nearly 700 schools – more than 40 percent of schools in Tennessee – saw improvement across the majority of their grades and subjects in 2018, and 210 of those schools saw improvement across all grades and subjects. Additionally, 88 school districts – about 60 percent – met or exceeded student growth expectations. There were 11 school districts that demonstrated the top level of growth in all tested subjects. The administration of the TNReady...

The Tullahoma Sports Council is proud to be the recipient of a major donation from Tullahoma’s Jimmy and Mary Louise Stewart. The Stewarts donated $100,000 to the Tullahoma Sports Council to fund the Tullahoma Sports Hall of Fame, which will honor accomplishments on and off the field, enshrine the great sports legends of Tullahoma, and educate the youth on the value of sports. “We see the Tullahoma Sports Hall of Fame as a platform to connect athletes, coaches, officials, sports fans, and supporters by acknowledging life achievements implemented through sports” said Tullahoma Sports Council Chairman, Jim Bratcher. “One of...

The Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center continues to lose tax payer money. For fiscal year 17-18 the center lost $366,692. Which, by the way is more than $46,000 over the approved deficit. The conference center is also late in reimbursing the county for payroll checks. Coffee County and Manchester governments split the cost of the center. This includes the regular budget and the overrun. The Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center has been open since 2002 and has lost around $3 million over the last 16...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips on Thursday released the statewide unemployment rate for July 2018, and for the third consecutive month the statistic has held steady at 3.5 percent. Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has not only remained unchanged since May, it mirrors the 3.5 percent recorded during the same time period in 2017. Companies also continued the trend of new job creation across the state. Between June and July, Tennessee employers bolstered the state’s economy by adding 2,500 new nonfarm jobs. Over the year, nonfarm employment in Tennessee...