One man injured in accident

Manchester Fire & Rescue personnel worked for over an hour to free a man involved in a wreck on Interstate Drive in Manchester Tuesday afternoon. tsi photo / barry west

tsi staff reports One man was flown to a Nashville hospital after a single-car accident on Interstate Drive in Manchester Tuesday afternoon.

Candle vigil to be held Monday for bullied teen

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chip ramsey news@tsinews.com Over 100 people are expected to attend a march and candlelight vigil Monday evening that the event’s organizer hopes will be a moment for students at Coffee County Middle School to openly grieve the loss of a 13-year-old classmate who took her own life last month.

Victims sought in sexting case

Police in Manchester are hoping more victims of a Manchester man's predatory sexual texts come forward with information on the case.

We know there are other victims. – Manchester Police Inv. Stuart Colwell news@tsinews.com Police are asking for help with finding any other victims who may have been prey to a Manchester man’s predatory sexting. The perpetrator’s name hasn’t been released yet, though Police are waiting to charge him after they are satisfied that no more [...]

MusicTree 2013 will rock this old town:Homespun festival features 130 acts for Manchester’s ‘tailgate party to Bonnaroo’

chip ramsey news@tsinews.com MusicTree 2013 is set to kick off in Manchester, Tenn. June 7-11. The five-day free event marks the return of a musical movement in Manchester, home of the nation’s largest outdoor music festival, Bonnaroo.

Officials say VIAM expansion will bring 75 jobs to Coffee County

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press release Bill Comer, Chairman of the Coffee County Industrial Board, along with Coffee County Mayor David Pennington, join with Keith Hayes, VIAM Chief Operating Officer, in making the announcement that VIAM Manufacturing is in the process of adding 75 new jobs with a capital investment of $9,065,000.

County Dems decry FB post

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press release Again, our state finds itself in the national spotlight because of insensitive remarks by an elected official about the culture and beliefs of fellow Tennesseans and welcome guests in our great state.

Commissioner’s facebook post stirs national ire

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chip ramsey news@tsinews.com National attention over a Facebook post on the personal wall of a Coffee County Commissioner has forced the local representative to wonder about the safety of his family.

Killer still sought

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chip ramsey news@tsinews.com   Franklin County authorities are asking Coffee County residents for help in finding a fourth suspect wanted for the murder of a Cowan, Tenn. man last month.

Bullying epidemic?

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chip ramsey news@tsinews.com Coffee County School officials are wrestling with what many parents, students, teachers and former teachers are calling an epidemic of bullying.

MRC’s ‘Fantasticks’ opens at the Manchester Arts Center

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BeLinda Ivins THE FANTASTICKS started out a crowd-pleaser and ended up the longest-running musical of all time, with an unprecedented 42-year New York run. A girl and boy who live in neighboring houses fall in love despite their parents’ feud. Spring is the perfect season for this delightful musical about falling in love, growing up, [...]