🌱 Which Manchester businesses are up for top Chamber honors in 2026?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Manchester businesses are up for top Chamber honors in 2026?
• How your Manchester donation can double to honor Coffee County veterans

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 49 and low of 34 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 53, low: 44.
• Thursday: Windy with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 59 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Manchester Chamber to Honor Outstanding Businesses (thunder1320.com) — Manchester’s business community will be in the spotlight when the Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce hosts its 50th annual awards gala on January 22, 2026. Local favorites from Kami Sushi to Unity Medical Center are among the nominees, celebrating new, small, and established businesses that strengthen Manchester’s economy and community life.
   

• 2025 Wreaths Across America Deemed Great Success, Donation Match Offered for 2026 (thunder1320.com) — Coffee County volunteers just honored 1,160 veterans with wreaths on National Wreaths Across America Day, and now every wreath sponsorship made through December 31 will be 100% matched. Local supporters can mail checks to a Manchester address to help expand next year’s remembrance effort for veterans buried across the county.
   

📸 Around Manchester

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manchester

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• The Christmas Gala
  Manchester Coffee County Conference Center, 147 Hospitality Blvd, Manchester
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Coffee Co. Industrial Board Meeting
  City of Manchester Calendar Manchester, TN 37355
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• City Hall Closed Christmas Eve
  City of Manchester Calendar Manchester, TN 37355

Thursday December 25

• City Hall Closed Christmas
  City of Manchester Calendar Manchester, TN 37355

Friday December 26

• City Hall Closed Day after Christmas
  City of Manchester Calendar Manchester, TN 37355

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Election Commission Meeting
  Coffee County, TN Calendar
  3:30 pm
• Rural Roads and Bridges
  Coffee County, TN Calendar
  4:30 pm
• Swim Meet vs Coffee Co.
  D W Wilson Indoor Pool , 501 N Collins St , Tullahoma
  5:00 pm
• Basketball vs Shelbyville
  Tullahoma High School Tullahoma, TN 37388
  6:00 pm
• Hamilton St. Family Dinner
  115 Hamilton St , McMinnville
  10:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Morning Caroling from 'The Sugarplum Symphony"
  West Middle School Tullahoma, TN 37388
  8:00 am
• Industrial Board
  Coffee County, TN Calendar
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Here are the two most important things I’ve discovered while preparing for my own future retirement: Life feels long until you realize it is not.
  Even though people who reach 70 today have an expected lifespan closer to 85, the truth is that time becomes more precious as we age. I’ve learned to… (Nextdoor Glenburh)

• Phenom People posted a job opening for Receptionist AMG Physician Services FT Manchester in Manchester. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manchester here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tullahoma

• Airport fuel spill costs $600K in cleanup (tullahomanews.com)
• Not Under the Tree (tullahomanews.com)
• 24 Karat Club SEUS Announces Recipients of 2025 Industry Scholarships (southernjewelrynews.com)

Bell Buckle

• Lions' escape Champs' 4th quarter rally (bedfordcountypost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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