Tennesseans will be able to purchase food and food ingredients without paying sales tax for the entire month of August. This year’s state budget allocates for the entire month to be exempt from state sales tax at the grocery store. The holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31. During this period, food and food ingredients may be purchased tax free. Food and food ingredients purchased from a micro market or vending machine remain subject to sales tax. Food and food ingredients are defined as liquid, concentrated, solid, frozen, dried...

This is the final week if you plan to early vote for the upcoming August 4 general election and state / federal primaries. The final day for early voting is Saturday, July 30. An additional 123 voters went to the polls on Saturday, July 23, bringing the total of early votes cast to 2,764. Of those, 1,192 are rural county voters, 1,008 are Tullahoma voters and 564 are from Manchester. This makes about 7.8 percent of registered voters who have voted early. Monday, July 18 has been the heaviest day of early voting so far, with 535 total votes...

Online registration is now open for those who need to enroll their students in the Coffee County School System – which is comprised of Deerfield Elementary, New Union Elementary, East Coffee Elementary, North Coffee Elementary, Hickerson Elementary, Hillsboro Elementary, Coffee Middle School, Raider Academy and Coffee County Central High School. Online registration is open through July 31. Anyone with questions should contact their child’s school directly. Some important information to know: Any student who was enrolled in Coffee County schools on the LAST day of school in May is automaticallyenrolled in the next school year. All Manchester City Schools...

The Tennessee gas price average fell below $4.00 per gallon on Friday for the first time since May 5. Gas prices across the state fell, on average, nearly 18 cents over last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.93 which is nearly 60 cents less expensive than one month ago and $1.06 more than one year ago.   In Coffee County, average prices remain slightly above the state average at $3.96 per gallon. The average price in nearby Bedford County is significantly cheaper at $3.72 per gallon and $3.75 in Cannon County. “Tennessee is now in its sixth straight week for declining gas prices and drivers can...

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the arrest of a Shelbyville woman, charged with financially exploiting a vulnerable person.   At the request of Adult Protective Services, in July 2021, agents began an investigation into an allegation of theft from a TennCare recipient, after unauthorized transactions were made on a credit card belonging to an individual who was under the care of a caregiver. During the course of the investigation, agents determined that the caregiver was using the victim’s credit card to make multiple internet purchases for...

Only seven facilities in the state of Tennessee have been recognized by Healthgrades for Outstanding Patient Experience Award – and Unity Medical Center in Manchester is one of them. This is the third consecutive year for Unity to earn the honor from Healthgrades, which bases the award on patient experience surveys obtained from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “This is such a great achievement and vindication for our hard working staff and medical providers at Unity Medical Center,” stated Martha Henley, CEO of Unity. “Through a pandemic and many other challenges our staff remains unwavering and committed to...

This is the final week if you plan to early vote for the upcoming August 4 general election and state / federal primaries. The final day for early voting is Saturday, July 30. An additional 352 voters went to the polls on Friday, July 22, bringing the total of early votes cast to 2,641. Of those, 1,146 are rural county voters, 955 are Tullahoma voters and 540 are from Manchester. This makes about 7.5 percent of registered voters who have voted early. Monday, July 18 has been the heaviest day of early voting so far, with 535 total votes...

The rate at which people looked for new jobs across Tennessee held steady in June, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The latest statistics also showed more people were on the job across the state in June compared to any other month on record. Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2022 came in at 3.3%, which mirrored the rate from May. One year ago, the rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the latest number.  Employers across the state added 32,300 new nonfarm jobs to their payrolls between May and June. The...