As a follow-up to a news story that Thunder Radio brought you earlier this month:
A “working lunch” meeting was held at the Coffee County Board of Education on Monday, January 27, 2025.
Dr. Tammy Grissom, Executive Director of Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) lead the group in discussion to determine local leaders views about issues and challenges facing the school system and the Director.

Hear the leaders’ comments from the meeting by tuning into Thunder Radio’s “Connecting Coffee County” on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 4PM.
Listen live at 107.9FM-AM1320-106.7FM in Tullahoma, online at www.thunder1320.com or anywhere in the world on the ManchesterGO smartphone app. This program is presented by People’s Bank and Trust.
Current Coffee County School Board Members that attended:
Robert Gilley
Freda Jones
Gary Cordell
Scott Hansert
Chris Koon
Holly Matthews
Beth Yentsch
Thomas Ballard
Business Community Members:
Ronny Gray
Robbie Monahan
Andy Morgan
Baxter White
Caitlynn Roberts
Anne Hosea-Majors
Rebecca French
A.J. Fox
Elected officials:
Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin
Coffee County Trustee John Marchesoni
Coffee County Commissioner Dwight Miller
Coffee County Commissioner Terry Hershman
Coffee County Commissioner Joseph Hodge
Coffee County Commissioner Tim Brown
Local Educators:
Dr. Prater Powell
Dr. Joey Vaughn
Dr. Charles Lawson
Linda Willis
Dr. Catherine Stephens
Sharon Spears
Former Coffee County School Board Members:
Brent Parsley
Dr. Gary Nester
Community Members:
Lt. Daniel Ray
Sherie & David Petty
and others






