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Why would anyone order 100 saplings from the Tennessee Environmental Council (TEC) to be delivered to South Jackson Performing Arts Center on Tennessee Tree Day? This was the big question that the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) asked as they volunteered to distribute saplings to all 35 people who ordered them. Most orders were for three or four, sometimes 20 saplings, so 100 saplings was a big mystery.

Manchester Veterans of Foreign Wars All-American Post 10904 was privileged to host its 9th annual Vietnam- era Veterans Honors Dinner on Thursday, March 26 at the Coffee County Veterans Building, 130 Shelton Road in Manchester. Veterans who served during the Vietnam conflict period (November 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975), as well as their spouses and/or family members, were honored at the event. So popular was the event that registration reached capacity within two weeks of announcement on Post 10904’s website and Facebook page.

Recently you had an opportunity to read about Samantha, a resident of Shepherd’s House in 2023, and how she credits the shelter for homeless women and children for turning her life around.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is in the works of implementing a temporary 8% surcharge in a move to offset rising transportation costs caused by the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

Community Calendar is a service of the Tullahoma News and is free of charge for community and church announcements. Those wishing to submit an event should email their item to dsherrill@ tullahomanews. com or contact Duane Sherrill at 931-455-4545 with the information. Deadline is Wednesday morning for inclusion in Sunday’s edition and Monday morning for Wednesday’s edition. You may submit your event a month ahead of the date and reoccurring events may also be published in the community calendar.

A Tullahoma man faces a lengthy jail sentence after he entered guilty pleas to setting fire to an historic building back in 2019, torching the building due to his white supremacist beliefs.

Following months of discussion surrounding the Tullahoma Municipal Airport, Mayor Lynn Sebourn held the first Tullahoma Airport Steering Committee meeting to start discussions on how to get the airport back on track.

The board of mayor and aldermen has reconsidered its stance on a loan for the Katewood development on Cedar Street and has now given it the city’s blessing.