The Coffee Pot: A century-old tradition

The Coffee Pot: A century-old tradition

THE RED Raiders stadium was packed as thousands of football fans gathered to witness Coffee County history: The 100th Coffee Pot. The Coffee Pot is the annual football game between Coffee County Central High School (CCCHS) and Tullahoma High School (THS), starting in...
Clayton Rees: The Story Keeper

Clayton Rees: The Story Keeper

AT 31,000 feet above Hiroshima, Maj. Clyde Kendall Rees received an order that would unknowingly make him a witness to a pivotal moment in history: “Start taking pictures and don’t stop!” His nephew, Clayton Rees, is a retired mechanic who strives to ensure those...
Clark Bussell: Hidden treasures

Clark Bussell: Hidden treasures

WALLS WERE carefully stripped away, panel by panel, as a small crew deconstructed an old, battered home on land that Clark Bussell had purchased to expand his landscaping business. A gentleman had offered to take it apart and remove it from the property if Bussell...
Jody Curtis: Beechcraft Heritage Museum

Jody Curtis: Beechcraft Heritage Museum

WHEN STEPPING into the Beechcraft Heritage Museum, visitors are immediately transported into another time and place, filled with aircraft from the earliest days of aviation up to the present. Patrons can see the first Serial #1 Staggerwing plane, get hands-on...