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DAR help celebrate Tennessee Tree Day

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.

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VFW holds Vietnam Veteran Honors Dinner

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.

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We can do better

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.

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