Families who have a student enrolled in the Manchester City School System or the Coffee County School System can take advantage of a food pantry Nov. 12. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, there will be a mobile food pantry conducted at First Baptist Church of Manchester – 1006 Hillsboro Blvd. in Manchester This event is for families with children enrolled in these school districts. Items are first come, first...

Wednesday, the Tennessee Department of Health shared that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 years. While young children often have milder illness than adults, outbreaks in this age group are common, can disrupt home and family life, and can lead to spread in the general community, including those at high risk of severe disease. “The approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for pediatric patients further bolsters our efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 and continue to put an end to this pandemic,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey,...

This weekend is the end of Daylight Savings Time in Tennessee. That means at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, Nov. 7, your clocks need to “fall back” or be set back one hour. The time change means dark will set in earlier in the evening, but there will be a little extra light in the mornings. Clocks will remain on standard time until for a little over four months. We will “spring forward” again on Sunday morning, March 13,...

Tennessee House Bill 9072 (Senate Bill 9009) has been sent to Governor Bill Lee’s desk for signature. The bill would allow for candidates for school board to campaign as the nominee of a political party in a partisan race if the applicable county primary board of a political party elects to conduct school board elections on a partisan basis. Currently, school board seats are not tied to any partisan race. This could mean school board races will move to the primary ballot before being placed on the general election ballot each race. Below is a full summary of the...

The Tennessee Department of Health is urging all Tennesseans who have not yet received a flu vaccine this flu season to get one as soon as possible. For the fourth consecutive year, Tennessee county health departments hold special “Fight Flu TN” flu vaccine events in every county on November 9 to increase the number of people vaccinated against influenza across Tennessee. All Tennessee county health departments are holding Fight Flu TN clinics on November 9. No appointments are needed to receive a flu vaccine during these events. Event hours and details will vary from county to county. Find a...

Ray and Jane Marcrom Registration is now open for the annual Manchester Christmas Parade – themed “Christmas Through the Ages.” The 2021 Christmas parade will be held on its normal day – the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, which is Saturday, Nov. 27. Parade lineup begins at 5 p.m. with festivities starting at 6:30 p.m. The annual downtown tree lighting will take place at the conclusion of the parade. Registration for entries is now open and the deadline to register your parade entry is Nov. 19. Grand Marshal’s for the 2021 parade will be Ray and Jane Marcrom. A photo...

By Carla Trail, Nurse Practitioner A yearly skin check can save your life. I’m not one for over-hyping and sensationalizing, but this really is a necessary step that can simply save your life. Get a skin check at least once a year! How old should you be? By the time you are 30 or older you definitely need to make an appointment with me to get a yearly skin check. But honestly, it’s never too early to start getting checked. I had a melanoma at our McMinnville clinic on a 21-year old a couple months ago. Just last week...

Coffee County Sheriff’s Department authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying subjects who are wanted for questioning in regards to stolen property from Black Rifle Coffee. Black Rifle Coffee is located in the Industrial Park on Volunteer Parkway in Coffee County. The subjects were driving a white box truck (photo below). If you have any information or can identify these subjects, contact CCSD Investigator Brandon Gullett at 931-728-3591 or email...