Join Thunder Radio in congratulating Coffee County Sheriff’s Department deputy Floyd Rowell on his graduation from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy Friday, April 1.
Rowell has been with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department since 2014 and has worked in different areas of the office.
Coffee County Sheriff’s Department said “Deputy Rowell has very much earned an opportunity to become a certified officer and we have been looking forward to having him back with us.”
DEADLINE: Friday final day to submit questions for April 7 candidate forum
In an effort to better inform our listeners and the electorate at large, Thunder Radio WMSR will host a political forum on April 7 – just before early voting begins for the May 3 Coffee County primary.
This continues an election-year tradition for Thunder Radio WMSR that dates back to 2012.
The forum will run from 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7. The public is welcome to attend the event, which will be held at The Church at 117 (117 E. Fort St.) just off the square in downtown Manchester.
For those who are unable to attend, the forum will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app, thunder1320.com and Facebook live. There is no charge to attend.
Anyone wishing to submit questions for candidates should do so by April 1 to josh.peterson.wmsr@gmail.com.
The schedule for April 7 is as follows:
6:00-6:22 p.m.: Circuit Court Judge Part 2
Eric Burch
Bobby Carter
6:27 – 6:49: General Sessions Judge Part 2
Gerald Ewell
Garth Segroves
6:54 – 7:16: District Attorney General
Craig Northcott
Felicia Walkup
7:21-7:43: Circuit Court Clerk
Jenny Anthony
Josh Morris
7:48-8:05: Road Superintendent
Benton Bartlett
Scott Hansert
8:10-8:32 – Sheriff
Chad Partin
Alethia Rawn
Candidates will be provided up to 2 minutes for opening statements and 2 minutes to answer questions. Closing statement of 1 minute will be given if time allows.
Early voting is April 13-28. Election day May 3.
Area authorities need help identifying suspect
Authorities in neighboring Warren County are attempting to identify a person who was allegedly responsible for a burglary and theft from an automobile.
According to authorities there, this person attempted to use stolen bank cards where a surveillance photo was captured. (see photo above).
The suspect appears to be a white male, wearing a black hood with a camouflage type of shirt material used as a mask.
Anyone with information should contact Warren County Sheriff’s Department at 931-473-7863.
Local fire departments send equipment, personnel to help in East Tennessee wildfires
Early Thursday morning (March 31, 2022) approximately 17 Manchester firefighters and 11 pieces of apparatus deployed to Sevierville, TN in support of wildland fire operations occurring in East Tennessee, according to MFD chief George Chambers.
Personnel and equipment from Manchester Fire-Rescue, Hillsboro Volunteer Fire, Summitville Volunteer Fire along with Winchester Fire and Moore County Volunteer Fire deployed from Manchester headed to Sevierville. Crews will be there for an unknown number of days supporting wildland fire operations and structural fire protection for the wildfire affected communities in East TN.
Mandatory evacuations have been underway due to the fire. As of Thursday morning, the fire is considered zero percent contained and several structures are at risk. Some Manchester residents told Thunder Radio News that they were in the area for spring break and were forced to evacuate.
New issue of Thunder the Magazine now on the streets
The newest issue of Thunder The Magazine is now on the streets.
The quarterly magazine – featuring season recaps, action photography and feature stories from the just completed winter sports season – hit the streets on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
The glossy magazine is 48-pages – the largest issue yet.
“For this issue we really wanted to step up our game,” explained publisher Josh Peterson. “The first two issues provided us with a learning curve. For this issue, we expanded our page count thanks to the large amount of advertisers interested in this product. And we hired a professional design team to enhance the look and feel of the magazine.”
This new edition of Thunder The Magazine also includes more features stories on local athletes and coaches – including a heavy concentration on the Red Raider boy’s basketball team and its first run to the state tournament in 57 years.
The magazine is free for anyone. Beginning March 30th, you can get a copy at Al White Ford Lincoln, Capstar Bank, Coffee County Bank, Mercantile Cafe, Interstate Liquors, Bush Insurance, Peoples Bank & Trust and Dr. Jay Trussler’s office. You can also pick up copies between 3-5 p.m. at Thunder Radio studios – 1030 Oakdale St Wednesday, March 30 through Friday, April 1. Copies will be available for all-day pickup at the Thunder Radio Studios beginning Monday, April 4. The radio station businesses offices are open limited hours this week for spring break.
Thunder the Magazine is a product of Thunder Radio and Coffee County Broadcasting – owned and operated by Josh and Holly Peterson of Manchester.
Two young McMinnville adults killed in Tuesday crash
Two people were tragically killed Tuesday, March 29 in a wreck involving a motorcycle versus vehicle in McMinnville.
According to a news report from WOWC, a 2018 Toyota 4Runner driven by Alissa Rains of McMinnville was making a turn from Donnell St. to North Spring Street when she collided with a 2007 Suzuki Motorcycle, which was driven by Bryan Jennings, age 21, of McMinnville.
The motorcycle and 4Runner both caught fire. Jennings was pronounced deceased at the scene. He also had a passenger, Katelyn Rogers, 20, of McMinnville. She was transported to the hospital where she later died.
McMinnville Police Department is investigating the crash.
Thunder Radio political forum set for April 7; deadline to submit questions is April 1
In an effort to better inform our listeners and the electorate at large, Thunder Radio WMSR will host a political forum on April 7 – just before early voting begins for the May 3 Coffee County primary.
This continues an election-year tradition for Thunder Radio WMSR that dates back to 2012.
The forum will run from 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7. The public is welcome to attend the event, which will be held at The Church at 117 (117 E. Fort St.) just off the square in downtown Manchester.
For those who are unable to attend, the forum will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM, Manchester Go app, thunder1320.com and Facebook live. There is no charge to attend.
Anyone wishing to submit questions for candidates should do so by April 1 to josh.peterson.wmsr@gmail.com.
The schedule for April 7 is as follows:
6:00-6:22 p.m.: Circuit Court Judge Part 2
Eric Burch
Bobby Carter
6:27 – 6:49: General Sessions Judge Part 2
Gerald Ewell
Garth Segroves
6:54 – 7:16: District Attorney General
Craig Northcott
Felicia Walkup
7:21-7:43: Circuit Court Clerk
Jenny Anthony
Josh Morris
7:48-8:05: Road Superintendent
Benton Bartlett
Scott Hansert
8:10-8:32 – Sheriff
Chad Partin
Alethia Rawn
Candidates will be provided up to 2 minutes for opening statements and 2 minutes to answer questions. Closing statement of 1 minute will be given if time allows.
Early voting is April 13-28. Election day May 3.
Motlow Initiative to Prepare Students for Cloud Computer Careers
As part of a statewide initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), Motlow State Community College will train, upskill, and certify students in Tennessee in cloud computing. The overall goal for TBR is to train 5,000 people by 2025. Through this statewide initiative, technical training and education mapped to in-demand skills will be available from Motlow State.
“I’m delighted that AWS, Amazon’s cloud computing business, is able to provide the resources to Motlow at no cost,” Motlow’s Interim Executive Vice President for Student Success and Academic Affairs Charle Coffey said. “This collaboration offers an amazing opportunity for students to learn the latest technical skills and earn industry credentials to enable them to work in the growing tech sector.”
TBR will work with the AWS Academy program to provide Motlow State with no-cost, ready-to-teach, cloud computing curricula that prepares students for industry-recognized AWS Certifications and in-demand cloud-related jobs. Educators at Motlow State will have access to instructor training and a limited number of AWS Certification exams at no cost as they qualify to become AWS Academy accredited educators. Students can also access self-paced online training courses and labs from AWS.
Motlow State will incorporate cloud-computing skills into existing Information Technology courses. AWS Academy students take courses that give them the opportunity to develop a range of skills and expertise, from foundational cloud concepts to architecting, developing, operations, and data analysis on AWS. Currently, AWS Academy offers the following courses and learning resources:
- AWS Academy Cloud Foundations
- AWS Academy Cloud Developing
- AWS Academy Cloud Operations
- AWS Academy Cloud Architecting
- AWS Academy Machine Learning Foundations
- AWS Academy Data Analytics
With professional development opportunities and courses aligned to AWS Certifications, AWS Academy empowers educators to deliver hands-on learning experiences that prepare students for industry-recognized certifications and in-demand cloud jobs such as software development, cloud architecture, data science, cybersecurity, cloud support engineers, and more. To learn more about the AWS Academy program which is available to Tennessee schools, please visit here.
NWS: Coffee County under enhanced risk for severe weather Wednesday
All of Middle Tennessee is either under a slight or enhanced risk for severe storms on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Coffee County is under an enhanced risk, which is level 3 on a scale of 1-5.
According to National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center, the best chance for severe storms will be from early afternoon through the evening.
At this time, greatest risks are damaging straight-line winds and isolated tornadoes. Gusty winds are expected during the day, according to NWS.
In the case of severe weather, review your safety plan at your home. Do not take shelter in mobile homes or vehicles. Seek sturdy buildings and find an interior room, away from windows, in the lowest level of that building. Have a battery powered AM/FM radio in your safe room to get weather updates in case of power outages.
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Detention @ The Elementary to host Play with a Purpose fundraiser for Children’s Advocacy Center
This year’s fundraiser for Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center will be an in-person event, offering fun activities, golf simulators, video and arcade style games, bumper cars and more. The event is Apr. 21, at the Detention @ The Elementary entertainment center.
Coffee County CAC Director Joyce Prusak expressed her excitement about “our first in-person fundraiser since 2019.” Coffee County CAC is a nonprofit serving children who have experienced severe abuse.
“After a few years, we are ready to have some fun and would like people to come out and be kids for a night and play for a purpose,” Prusak said. “We are excited to partner with Detention @ The Elementary and offer games and activities to individuals attending our event. The purpose will be to raise funds for children and families served by the Coffee County CAC but also for attendees to spend unforgettable and enjoyable time.”
Tickets cost $65 per person, with the event including dinner, auction, games and fun activities.
Sponsor the event
“Locals will have the opportunity to help our cause and sponsor the event,” Prusak said. “Please visit our website (coffeecountycac.org) to find sponsorship forms. You can fill out the sponsorship form and mail it to Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center or bring it to our office, located 104 N. Spring St., Manchester.”
Please call Coffee County CAC at 931-723-8888 to sponsor the event.
About Coffee County CAC
Coffee County CAC provides services for children who have experienced severe abuse. The center’s programs and services include family advocacy, forensic interviews, prevention education, therapy and medical exams. All services are free for children and their families.
About Detention @ The Elementary
Detention @ The Elementary is located at 615 School St., Morrison, Tennessee. Detention @ The Elementary is a perfect spot for family fun. The family entertainment center offers exciting activities, such as laser tag, mini golf, climbing wall, bumper cars and arcade games, and a restaurant.
Please stop by the Coffee County CAC, 104 N. Spring St., Manchester, to purchase tickets for the event. For more information about the event, call Coffee County CAC at 931-723-8888.
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