The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability has announced they have completed an evaluation of a program providing financial aid to armed services veterans to attend institutions of higher education in Tennessee. The review of Helping Heroes Grants focused on the last four years of the program’s operation from 2017 to 2021. The grants …
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Bedford County veterans gathered on Wednesday to clean up the Veterans Memorial Plaza in advance of Memorial Day. A ceremony will be held 11 a.m. Monday on the courthouse lawn, followed by a luncheon for $6 each at the VFW Hall on Depot Street in Shelbyville.
The phrase “not all heroes wear capes” is often used to describe everyday people who do good deeds. To a local mother and her two children, Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members Casey Culver, Greg Garner and U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Michael Hareld, are definitely considered heroes. As AEDC personnel were leaving the base …
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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. This is a significant achievement because the 89 VFW Posts in Tennessee are not categorized by size. VFW Post 10904, with 187 members, was up against much larger Posts … yet …
Tullahoma High School is now one of 10 schools in the state to be awarded the Tennessee Purple Star School Award after recently receiving that designation from the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission. “Receiving the Tennessee Purple Star School Award is one of the highlights of this school year,” said THS Principal Jason Quick. “For …
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Manchester’s American Legion Gold Star Post 78 will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt at the Coffee County Veterans’ Building, 130 Shelton Road, on Saturday, April 9 from to 2–5 PM. The egg hunt is open to all children up through 8 years of age; and is cosponsored by the American Legion and Hardee’s. Some eggs contain candy, while …
Recently, the Tullahoma High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC competed and took first place at the Hendersonville Invitational Drill Meet. “Once again, the THS JROTC Drill Team has captured first at yet another statewide meet,” said THS Principal Jason Quick. “Over the past two years, this unit, under the command of Sgt. Major Richard Ramirez …
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For the fourth year, your Manchester Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) All-American Post 10904 is privileged to host a special Vietnam-Era Veterans Honors Dinner in Manchester. The event will be Thursday, March 31st, at 6 PM. The event will be held at the Coffee County Veterans Building, 130 Shelton Road in Manchester. It is open …
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Tuesday afternoon in Manchester a special ceremony was held at Rotary Park. Lance Corporal Eric Frazier is a recipient of a home from the Bass Pro Shop Helping a Hero. The fully accessible home will be built locally for the war hero. Frazier, who is originally from Warren County, is a retired marine. He had …
Working together with a local business and academic professionals at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members at Arnold Air Force Base are studying optical measurement techniques to better evaluate turbine engine exhaust characteristics during ground tests. “The U.S. Air Force is developing new turbine engines that introduce special challenges …
