Commission grants courthouse-square event request; approves keypad entry for school building
Mar 6, 2026
The Coffee County Commission approved the historical society's request to use the courthouse square for a July 4 event and approved a school-board request to install a keypad entry on a side door; commissioners asked for event details and asked staff to coordinate bench design/installation procedures.
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The Coffee County Commission on March 5 granted permission to the Coffee County Historical Society to use the courthouse grounds for a 250th-anniversary July 4 reading of the Declaration of Independence. Sandra McMullen Bennett said the mayor planned to issue a proclamation and the courthouse and museum would be open; she said she is seeking sponsors so the event will not cost the county.
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