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Dishon named airport manager
The City of Tullahoma has named Gavin Dishon as Airport Manager at Tullahoma Municipal Airport/William Northern Field, City Administrator Jeff Damron announced at the June 22nd Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting.

Mike Dent announces run for Tullahoma Alderman
Mike Dent has announced his candidacy for one of the Tullahoma alderman seats on the ballot for the Aug. 6 election. His announcement reads as follows: “I am a career public servant. Upon graduation from Purdue University with a degree in chemical engineering, I served 20 years as an Air Force officer in roles including a navigator and program management overseeing multi-milliondollar contracts. In 2008, my wife and I accepted civil service jobs at Arnold AFB. I am currently the Acting Chief of the Engineering Division.

Man convicted for rape of a child
District Attorney General Craig Northcott announced this past week the conviction of a man on multiple charges, including sexual abuse and rape of a child. Per Northcott, on Tuesday, June…

Kimbro gets planning nod
The City of Tullahoma has appointed Jonathan “Nick” Kimbro as Director of the re-unified Planning, Codes and Life Safety Department at the June 24th Board… Login to continue reading Login…

Tullahoma celebrates America 250
Over 3,000 packed Grider Stadium July 3 for the America 250 celebration despite rain that lasted past 7 p.m. Friday and forced the cancelation of Vinyl Radio (SixWire went on…

EMS director to retire
Coffee County Emergency Medical Service Chief Michael Bonner announced during the June 18 Ambulance Authority Meeting that he will retire at the end of July.

TCAT Coffee County campus sets ribbon cutting
TCAT- McMinnville is pleased to announce a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new TCAT at Coffee County campus, located at 2790 Woodbury Highway, Manchester, TN 37355, on July 10, 2026, at 2 p.m. this ceremony is open to the public. RSVP is requested at https://tbr.edu/rsvp/tcats.

County to celebrate America 250th
Coff ee County will be celebrating the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence with an event on the Courthouse lawn organized in conjunction with the Coffee County Historical Society.

VFW honors members
During VFW Post 10904’s monthly meeting, Raymond Lewis was presented the VFW Department of Tennessee Veteran of the Year Award.

Celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a bang in Tullahoma
As America’s 250th birthday draws closer, many cities across the country are preparing to celebrate, and Tullahoma is planning its biggest fireworks show yet.
