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J The lives of our citizens are enriched through public policies that enhance economic opportunity and freedom. An essential objective in public education is, and must be, an educated citizenry that creates an informed electorate. Many have attributed to Thomas…

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is suing Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to…

C Following the dismissal of an ethics complaint filed against multiple members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BoMA) earlier this month, the board reviewed a separate complaint filed against Alderman Daniel Berry at the May 22 meeting. The…

E The Imagination Library of Coffee County (ILCC) has received a grant from the Nashville Predators Foundation. Awarded $4,550, ILCC is among 172 nonprofits to receive funds from the Helper Grant. The Grant Check Presentation Ceremony was held at the…

S A free medical care clinic for the working uninsured has come to Manchester.  One Day of Hope and the Tullahoma-based Partners for Healing recently hosted an open house and ribbon cutting for the newly established clinic that is operated…

J The wait is over for those curious what will be built at the former Arrowheads to Aerospace Museum property on Campground Road. A site plan for Wawa Convenience Store was recently presented to the Manchester Planning Commission at the May…

B With other system employees getting pay increases in the upcoming budget, the Franklin County School Board has agreed to extend the action to contracted bus drivers. The board approved on May 8 to give bus contractors a 10 percent…

DUANE SHERRILLEditor Despite vastly improved tests scores in Tullahoma, less than half of the city’s third graders were found proficient in language arts and now face the specter of being held back a year in school under the state’s recently…

R Lily Storey won the Tennessee State 800 meter dash for all AA schools for the second straight year with a time of 2 minutes 20.30 seconds. “A lot of training, a lot of conditioning. I played soccer too at…

Z Tullahoma High School hit a strike recently as Derek Swiger has been named the new bowling coach for the upcoming season. Swiger takes over for Lamont Snipes, who retired at the end of this past season. Snipes coached both…