A public meeting concerning a proposed rock quarry was held last Thursday with Beechgrove, TN residents and Hawkins Asphalt and Paving of Wartrace. A lot of the Coffee Countians that attended said they did not want the rock quarry in Beechgrove. They especially have concerns over the company that would be doing work along Highway …
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Commission members in Grundy County have voted to have their county be an official “Second Amendment Sanctuary County.” The resolution says the county cannot enforce laws that “infringe upon the right by the people to keep and bear arms.” Coffee County officials tabled the issue in a committee meeting on Monday night. Leaders of a …
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A new police department has begun operations in the area. Normandy now has one officer, a chief, and his name is Jason Freeman, a former Bedford County sheriff’s deputy. According to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Freeman agreed to $12.01 per hour because this will help him retain his police officer certification. Freeman works full time in …
On Wednesday morning, Manchester Fire and Rescue along with Manchester Police responded to a tractor-trailer rollover accident at Exit 111, just off Interstate 24. The truck driver was extricated by personnel with Manchester Fire and Rescue and the transported by Coffee County EMS to Unity Medical Center in Manchester for treatment. Allegedly the grain the …
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