News for Coffee County, Tennnessee
The Trees of Christmas 2020 will be presented by the Manchester Parks and Recreation Department. The Dig N Dream Garden Club has passed the torch to the rec department and they are honored to carry it forward! The theme for this year’s event is “Childhood Dreams of Christmas.” The Trees of Christmas will be held …
Unemployment in 93 of Tennessee’s 95 counties increased in October.Williamson County had the state’s lowest unemployment in October and Shelby County recorded the highest. In Bedford County, their unemployment rate jumped from 5.7 in September to 6.9 percent in October. Cannon County went up from 4.5 percent to 6 percent. Coffee County climbed from 5.5 …
Unemployment Rates on the Rise in almost All Tennessee Counties Read More »
The City of Manchester Christmas Parade “Childhood Dreams of Christmas” is Saturday, Nov 28th beginning at 6:30pm. This year’s parade is hosting a food drive. They will be setting up drop off stations around the square and are asking patrons to bring nonperishable food items to donate to those in need. All the food collected …
For anyone that would like to donate non-perishables to the Storehouse Food Pantry through December 14, please take them to the Coffee County Conference Center at 147 Hospitality Blvd, Manchester, TN. Ben Lomand is supporting the program with every item that is collected at the Conference Center Storehouse gets .50 cents up to $5,000 plus …
As we enter the holiday season, it marks a time of many family gatherings and social activities. This year, like no other in my lifetime, we are challenged by the virus, COVID-19. I don’t need to go into detail about the fact that the cases of COVID-19 are continuing to rise in our county and …
If you use the city parks in Manchester and need to use the restroom you will need to find another location. Due to the increase in cases of COVID-19, the restrooms in Dave King Park, Fred Deadman Park, and the Soccer park are closed Now-February 1. The restrooms at the Manchester Recreation Center remains open.
Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed additional cases and deaths related to COVID-19 across the state on Monday, November 23. 4,301 new cases were reported on Monday along with 55 new deaths. For the eighth day in a row, the state reported a new record-high number of current COVID hospitalizations. There are 2,091 people currently hospitalized in …
COVID-19 Active Cases and Deaths continue to Rise Read More »
On Thursday November 19th, 2020, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Manchester and Tullahoma Police Departments as well as the Tennessee Highway Patrol to participate in a Torch Run in support of the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics were cancelled this year due to COVID-19, so these law enforcement agencies decided to participate …
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office participates in Special Olympics Torch Run Read More »
Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell has released a similar statement to that of the Bedford County Mayor regarding the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Coffee County. For the past few weeks, COVID cases have been on the rise, both nationally and in Coffee County. We have lost 38 (updated as of Friday afternoon) people to …
Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell releases statement on COVID-19 cases in Coffee County Read More »
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department have received calls from citizens stating they have been getting calls from people identifying themselves as members of the Sheriff’s Department. They state that they have civil warrants and the person needs to call a number to take care of the issue. Once people call this number, they are being …
SCAM Alert from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Read More »
