The Coffee County government website has been updated and was launched on Thursday. Mayor Gary Cordell says he proud of the site and it is a much user-friendlier site. He added, “Coffee County is a wonderful place to live and visit. The county includes an excellent interstate, highway, rural road system, natural beauty and a productive economy.” Government Websites by CivicPlus® created the new coffeecountytn.org. Each county office has its own...

Coffee County firefighters battle two fires and the cold temperatures on Tuesday. The first fire was early Tuesday morning at a residence on Limbo Dr. in Hillsboro. The home of Rita Weddington was destroyed by the fire. No one was reported as injured in the devastating blaze. All volunteer fire departments were called back out around 4:30pm on Tuesday afternoon for a structure fire at 401 C Anderson Road in the New Union area. The home received minimal damage according to a witness. No injuries...

The Coffee County Election Commission will meet on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 4:00 PM in the Election Commission office, Administrative Plaza, 1329 McArthur Street, Suite 6 in Manchester. The purpose of the meeting will be to call for the Manchester and Tullahoma Municipal elections. City elections, county general and the state primary will be held on August 2, 2018. County primary elections will be held on May 1,...

In 2017, gas prices in Tennessee averaged $2.18, which was the highest annual average in three years. The upward trend has continued into 2018 as gas prices had the most expensive start to the year in four years. Tennessee gas prices averaged $2.26 on January 1st, averaging 13 cents more than the year before. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said that after a quick jump at the pump last week, prices are almost stable right now across the southeast, and should begin to take a downward turn soon. Gas prices normally decline during January and February as gasoline demand hits...

The University in the South in Sewanee is suing a Broadway production company for royalties of a play which the university says it is legally owed. The university is the official keeper of the estate of famed American playwright Tennessee Williams, and the lawsuit says that means it’s owed six percent of the royalties of Rudinplay’s recent production of “The Glass Menagerie” over a 30-month period. The university filed the suit last week in federal court in Chattanooga. The suit reads in part, “”This is an action for breach of contract stemming from Rudinplay’s willful and ongoing refusal to...

The Motlow State Community College Emergency Medical Service (EMS) program is looking for a few good women and men who want to become paramedics and emergency medical technicians. The College is currently accepting applications for the 2018-19 paramedic class; deadline for application to the program is March 1, 2018. “We are excited to begin the process for the next class,” said Drew Hooker, EMS director at Motlow. “We have successfully graduated the past three classes with the highest pass rates in the state. Our instructors are dedicated to producing the best quality paramedics possible to serve the citizens in...

The Coffee County election process will crank up in full force on May 1. Primaries will be in May, the county general election and state primary in August and state general in November. County elections in 2018 will be held for: mayor, all 21 commissioners, trustee, sheriff, county clerk, circuit court clerk, register of deeds, road superintendent, road commissioners and constables. City elections in Manchester and Tullahoma will also be held in August. Citizens picking up papers to qualify to run in county-wide elections are: Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell will seek re-election and former mayor Democrat David Pennington...