News stories for Southern Middle Tennessee
After the Coffee County Capital Outlay and Health, Welfare and Recreation committees met recently, the county has three sites they are considering for a new animal shelter. The Rice property, which is the old Fann’s automotive site on the Hillsboro Hwy, a four-acre site behind the Manchester City Shop and on the right as you …
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has announced $24.5 million in federal grant funds to be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Over 350 federal grants exceeding $24 million in total have been awarded to law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners across Tennessee for statewide highway safety education and public awareness campaigns. Local Grants: Bedford Co. Sheriff’s Dept. $20,007 Bell Buckle $5,000 Shelbyville $25,000 Wartrace …
Law Enforcement Agencies and Highway Safety Partners Receive Grant Funding Read More »
During a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, Sept. 30, at the site of the new Bedford County Higher Education Center / Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville, Tennessee Board of Regents presented both Bedford County government and the City of Shelbyville with its Regents Award for Excellence in Philanthropy. The two governments cooperated in purchasing land and making …
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization working to improve the quality of life in 40 Middle Tennessee and three Kentucky counties, announces its scholarship program is helping students pursuing secondary education at accredited schools throughout the United States. 2022 scholarship recipients from Coffee County: — Andrew Brown, of Tullahoma, from Tullahoma High …
Just after 6 pm on Saturday evening, a tractor-trailer and two Harley Davidson motorcycles were traveling west on I-24 near the 116 mile-marker in Coffee County when a crash occurred. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 20 year-old Chase Everett of Manchester, TN and 21 year-old David Solar of Georgia, were operating motorcycles and attempted …
Manchester Man Dies in Saturday Evening Motorcycle Crash Read More »
Sen. Janice Bowling, R-Tullahoma, made a claim during a meeting of the Government Operations Joint Subcommittee on Education, Health and General Welfare last week that some rural school districts in Tennessee are giving litter boxes to children. The claim is this is being done for students identifying as “furries” — a real subculture consisting of people who …
The annual Old Times Day celebration was held on Friday and Saturday in Manchester. Things got started with Bingo on Friday. Saturday began with a parade and then entertainment throughout the day on Saturday. Many, many vendors were set up around the square providing great food, arts and crafts and other goods. Chairman of Old …
The Motlow Bucks have released their 2022-23 men’s basketball schedule, highlighted by a stretch of seven out of eight home games during December and January. The Bucks play at Copperweld Arena inside Nisbett Center on Motlow’s Moore County campus, and admission is free. Practice began on Oct. 1 for the Bucks, and Head Coach Arthur …
Midseason Home Stretch Highlights Motlow Men’s Basketball Schedule Read More »
During its Tuesday meeting, the Tullahoma City Schools Board of Education honored Tullahoma High School students – three of which graduated in May – who competed at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in June in Atlanta. Kelsie Evans, Jackson Hamblin, Nicolais Zimecki and Jonathan Raulston represented THS at the national competition. The locals …
Four THS students place at SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference Read More »
On Friday night in McMinnville the Warren County Pioneers were celebration Homecoming. They received the opening kickoff and drove to inside the Coffee County 10-yard line, but the Raider defense stiffened and forced a 23-yard field goal to give the Pioneers a 3-0 lead. When Coffee County received the kickoff, the offense went to work. …
