Coffee County resident surprised with $10,000 scholarship from WGU Tennessee
Nonprofit, online university WGU Tennessee recently surprised local resident Miranda Deaton with a $10,000 Tenn-K Scholarship that will help cover most of her tuition as she pursues a bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare management. Deaton learned that she had…
DA sees no criminal intent in Conference Center land dispute
J Coffee County District Attorney General Craig Northcott expressed in a letter obtained by the Manchester Times (sister paper to The Tullahoma News) that he does not see evidence of criminal action in the dispute between a co-owner of property…
Three graduates win UTSI’s Wu Student Presentation competition
Three graduate students received awards at the 2023 Wu Student Competition held earlier this month at UTSI. The annual competition is an open forum for graduate students to present their research in a competition-based format and provides them an opportunity…
Stephens named to TISA Steering Committee
Tullahoma Director of Schools Dr. Catherine Stephens has been selected to be part of the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Steering Committee to advise the implementation of the new, student-based K-12 education funding formula, which goes into effect the…
Budget and Finance addresses nonprofit requests
J Coffee County Budget and Finance Committee approved the majority of funding requests for area nonprofits that were presented during a joint meeting of the Budget & Finance Committee and the Health, Welfare and Recreation Committee April 18. These requests…
Wildcats win boys singles tournament
R The Tullahoma middle school tennis season came to a close after the CTC tournaments. The Wildcats lost in the team championship semifinal to Shelbyville, but they were dominant in the singles championship. The singles tournament went very well on…
Fire department visits Sonoco for World Safety Day
In celebration of World Safety day on April 28, Sonoco celebrated with a visit from the Tullahoma Fire Department. More than 20 Sonoco employees were trained and certified on the safe use of fire extinguishers. Other World Safety Day activities…
City celebrates 26 years as Tree City, USA
C Tullahoma has been recognized as a Tree City, USA for the 26th year, and the city has upheld its commitment to supporting and expanding the natural ecosystem by setting aside resources for the planting and protection of trees. To…
She sells sea shells from the sea shore
N Manchester resident Mary Marko has combined her love of the beach and sea shells with a newfound passion for crafting that she discovered following her retirement. While Marko creates a variety of larger shapes such as a cross, heart…
The rise of Memphis as a center for cotton and the slave trade
B Editor’s note: This, the fourth in a series of columns about topics currently slated to be deleted from Tennessee’s eighth-grade social studies standards, concerns “the founding of Memphis as center for cotton and the slave trade.” A few years…
