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Wreaths across America and Coffee County Asking for Help
Wreaths across America has placed Remembrance Wreaths on the graves at Arlington National Cemetery at Christmas for 25 years. Now Coffee County joins more than 1,200 other sites nation-wide participating in this program to honor our deceased military veterans interred at Oakwood and Citizens Cemeteries in Tullahoma and Hurricane Cemetery in Coffee County, with a plan to expand to other Coffee County Cemeteries in the future. The Coffee County Republican Women are taking on this project with 100 percent of all funds collected locally being used to order and place wreaths on veteran’s graves. $15 sponsors one wreath –...
Christmas Parade is Nov 25 in Manchester
The City of Manchester’s Christmas parade will take place on Saturday, November 25th at 6:30 pm. Parade line up will start at 5:00 pm. The theme for this year’s parade is Christmas Movie Magic. Following the parade, there will be a Christmas tree lighting on the square at 7:30 pm. The 25-foot tree is presented by the John Roberts Auto Group and Manchester Tourism. Manchester Vice-Mayor Ryan French tells us more about the city’s plans and the tree itself: http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Ryan-French.mp3 To register an entry for the parade, please contact A.J. Fox at the Manchester Parks and Recreation Department at...
Another Old Scam Hits Coffee Countians Again
This time of year, there seems to be a lot more scam artist that are out to steal your money. Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves has issued a warning about an old scam making the rounds in Coffee County again. “It has been here in the past, but it seems to have started again,” the sheriff said this week. The scammers call an individual sometimes poising as a deputy from the sheriff’s department. “They say that they are a deputy and that the person they are calling has failed to show up for jury duty,” the sheriff said. The...
Five Grundy County Students Charged with Attempted Aggravated Rape Appear in Court
Wednesday was the first court appearance for five students at Grundy County High School charged with the attempted aggravated rape of a younger player. The five football players; a freshman, three juniors and a senior are accused of trying to rape a 15-year-old teammate in the Grundy County High School football field house sometime before 6 a.m. on Oct. 11. During court on Wednesday, Coffee County Judge Tim Brock, who is hearing the case, placed a confidentiality order on the case. That means details on what happened at the hearing may be limited. The original judge in the case,...
Husband Arrested for Murder of his Wife
In a joint investigation conducted alongside the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a Grundy County man in connection to his wife’s homicide. On May 1, 2016, at the request of 12th District Attorney General Michael Taylor, TBI Agents joined the investigation into the death of Samantha Chandler, shortly after deputies found the body of the 26-year-old woman off Ross Creek Road in Gruetli-Laager. On Monday, authorities presented facts gathered during the investigation to the Grundy County Grand Jury, which subsequently returned an indictment, charging 29 year-old Daniel...
Grundy Co. School Board Member’s Truck is Vandalized
A Grundy County school board member’s truck was vandalized after Monday night’s school board meeting, according to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said the school board member was driving home when his truck stopped running, that’s when he noticed the vandalism. The word “rapist” was spray painted across the passenger side door and an unidentified substance was put in the gas tank to keep it from running. The incident report also stated there was an odor coming from the gas tank. The school resource officer is looking through footage from the high school, where the school board meeting...
Sign-Ups for Christmas Boxes from the Sheriff’s Dept. Starts Nov 27
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department will start taking sign-ups for the Christmas boxes beginning Monday November 27, 2017. If you want to sign your children up for this program, you will need to come in person to the sheriff’s department at 76 County Jail Lane in Manchester. You will need to bring the child’s birth certificate or court documents showing you have full custody of your child or children. You will also need to bring proof of residency that you live in Coffee County, such as an electric or water bill with your name on it. You cannot be...
Foundation Scholarship Donors Honored by Motlow
The Motlow College Foundation recently held a reception to thank Foundation scholarship donors and to honor scholarship recipients for the 2017-18 academic year. Students and their families, along with many scholarship donors, were joined by Motlow administration, faculty and staff in a show of appreciation and celebration of both parties. For information about creating scholarships for Motlow State students, contact Lane Yoder, executive director of the Motlow College Foundation, at lyoder@mscc.edu or...
