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Charitable Event is set for Saturday
The 34th annual Sportsmen and Businessmen will conduct their fundraising event on November 4, 2017 at the Manchester/Coffee County Conference Center. The fun starts at 5pm and will include dinner, live music by the Sound Dawgs, dancing, a reverse raffle and their one-of-a-kind live and silent auctions. The reverse raffle will have a grand prize of $5,000. Tickets are still on sale for the raffle for $25 each of 5 for $100. The money goes to help people in need and donations are tax deductible. For more information call...
Update on White Nationalists Rallies
Around 200-400 white nationalists arrived in Shelbyville on Saturday for a planned rally, but they were met by 400-600 counter-protesters along with a heavy police front. The streets were full of police officers from across the state including some from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and Manchester Police Department. K-9 units and armored trucks also filled the streets between the two rallies. Officers were also seen on horses and helicopters; drones along with snipers were above the crowd. Reportedly only one arrest was made in Shelbyville. Another white nationalist event was planned for Murfreesboro, but that event was cancelled....
Grundy County Schools Served Subpoena–Coffee Co. Judge to Hear Attempted Rape Case
The Director of Grundy County Schools Jessie Kinsey was served a subpoena last week by Grundy Co. Sheriff Clint Shrum. The subpoena requested records from the Grundy County Schools central office regarding hazing, abuse or sexual abuse over the past five years in the school system. The school system has 30 days to respond to the subpoena. Five football players at Grundy County High School are accused of trying to rape a freshman player earlier this month. Coffee County juvenile judge, Tim Brock, has been selected to preside over the case. The court date of November 15 is still...
Unemployment numbers continue to Drop
State officials say that in September, for the first time ever, the unemployment rate was below 5 percent in every county in the state. This is the second consecutive month that rates have declined in all 95 counties. Coffee County dropped to an historic low, going down from 3.5 in August to 2.8 percent in September. Williamson County had the state’s lowest unemployment at 2.1 percent, while Rhea County had the highest at 4.9...
Westwood Students to Perform Halloween Plays on WMSR
This year seventeen Westwood Middle School 8th graders are excited to present three Halloween-themed radio shows for WMSR Thunder Radio. The shows will air Halloween Night beginning at 8pm. A few of those seventeen are playing more than one role. These students have developed a camaraderie during rehearsals and have pulled together as a team for each performance. Rob Clutter has been a patient teacher during the recording of each show, and the students are delighted with the finished products. They hope the audience on Halloween will be as well! In A Vengeful Corpse, a tale that first aired...
Safe on the Square is Tuesday
Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center is organizing the 10th Annual Safe on the Square, a safe and family friendly trick-or-treating event for children on the historic Manchester Square. This year’s event is Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 from 2:30 PM-5:00 PM. The yearly event is a safe and family friendly trick-or-treating event for area children around the historic Manchester Square. Around 2,000 trick or treaters are expected. The Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center would like to thank everyone including the many businesses who come together each year to make this event possible for our...
MTSU High School Band Competition Canceled because of Rally– Spring Hill to Host New Contest
MTSU has canceled the annual high school band competition “Contest of Champions,” held each year at Floyd Stadium because of the Nationalist Front rally in Murfreesboro. In addition, the university will postpone the Expanding Your Horizons science event. President Sidney McPhee says the decision was made after consulting officials and they felt it was wise to cancel or postpone to “reduce traffic to the surrounding area Saturday and these decisions will allow police and other security personnel to be available elsewhere on campus if needed.” Among the groups rallying in either Murfreesboro or in Shelbyville or in some cases...
Shelbyville Police will NOT Allow Several Items Inside Rally Event Area
Below is a list of prohibited items at the Shelbyville Rally: • No weapons of any kind including firearms, knives, electrical weapons, chemical sprays, or anything that could be considered a weapon • No glass, thermal, or metal containers, including food, liquid or drink cans, bottles, or coolers of any kind • No containers, purses, fanny packs, or backpacks; Only required medical items will be allowed • No poles, sticks, clubs, baseball or softball bats, golf clubs, umbrellas, selfie sticks, or other items that could be used as a weapon • No masks, including gas masks, or any type...
