The Great Tennessee Air Show is this weekend at the Smyrna airport. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will take to the sky for their jaw-dropping maneuvers in the sky, among many other performers. While the event runs from June 10 to June 11, travelers in Smyrna will see some road closures as early as Thursday, …
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Now that Memorial Day is behind us and summer lies ahead, many people start thinking about their Independence Day festivities: buying fireworks, planning picnics and cookouts, etc. Between now and then, however, is a holiday that, tragically, is all too often overlooked. June 14th is Flag Day: a holiday set aside for Americans to celebrate our …
Flag Retirement set for June 14, Flag Day in Manchester Read More »
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. It was observed on Monday at national and local cemeteries by placing flowers and American flags on the graves of military personnel. Over 1.1 million men and women …
Your Coffee County Veterans Association (CCVA) is privileged to again host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29th, 2023, on Manchester Square. The ceremony will commence at 11 AM. Retired Navy Master Chief Fred Kasper will serve as Master of Ceremonies. The public, especially students, are encouraged to attend and learn that freedom …
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Members of Manchester’s American Legion Gold Star Post 78 conducted a much-needed spring cleanup of the area around the monuments on the Courthouse Square. Volunteers picked up trash, cleaned posts, and installed new chains in respect of all our veterans. Remember, there will be a Memorial Day ceremony on the square in Manchester. We will …
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For the second consecutive year, Manchester’s Old Stone Fort Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars, All-American Post 10904 has taken First Place in the State of Tennessee for Community Service. Because the 84 VFW Posts in Tennessee are not categorized by size, smaller posts must compete against larger Posts with hundreds of members. Nevertheless, the 195 …
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Ed Reader, Sr. passed away over the weekend, according to his son. Ed was Manchester’s oldest VFW member at 99 years of age. He would have turned 100 in October. He was a World War II veteran and prisoner of war and became a VFW member when he left the service in 1945, 78 years …
Robert E. Lee Elementary School is one of 27 schools in the state this year to be awarded the Tennessee Purple Star School Award after recently receiving that designation from the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission. “Our REL team is so excited about this wonderful news and is honored to be chosen as an awardee …
Your Manchester Veterans of Foreign Wars All-American Post 10904 is privileged to host its 5th annual Vietnam-era Veterans Honors Dinner on Thursday, March 30th, at the Coffee County Veterans Building, 130 Shelton Road in Manchester. Membership in VFW is not required: the event is open to all veterans who served during the Vietnam conflict period (November …
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce Scotland Stewart, a Franklin County High School sophomore in Winchester, Tennessee, was named first-place national winner, and recipient of the $35,000 T.C. Selman Memorial Scholarship award, in its 2022-2023 Voice of Democracy scholarship program. The announcement was made during the Parade of Winners ceremony at …
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