Johnny Wells age 42 of Brownsville, TN was driving his tractor-trailer on I-24 Monday afternoon when he lost control. Preliminary information indicates that the 18-wheeler was traveling eastbound on Interstate 24 at mile-marker 130 in Grundy County. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, Wells lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a curve and veered into the median. The tractor-trailer continued through the median, going through a guardrail where it then continued across the westbound lanes of traffic, through another guardrail and went down an embankment. Wells suffered injuries and was taken to an area...

To better inform the voters before the Aug. 7 Coffee County General and Manchester Municipal Elections, the Manchester Times and Thunder Radio have teamed up for a candidate forum from 4:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 24 at the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center – 147 Hospitality Blvd. In total, 23 candidates from seven county-wide races and one city race have been invited to participate in the event. Candidates for District Attorney General, Manchester Alderman and Coffee County Mayor have been invited to participate in a question-and-answer session with Peterson and Thunder Radio’s Lucky Knott, who will serve as event moderators. Candidates...

Coffee County schools would like to inform the Manchester students in the school system about their bus service changes for this new year. All Manchester High School students will be picked up at their usual bus stops located throughout Manchester City Limits. These buses will not have markings on the outside of them making them designated for the high school. The Raider Academy (9th grade) buses will also stop at these same stops within Manchester. These buses will have a large 9 on the right front corner of the bus. The Coffee County school system will be asking students...

Last week Franklin County Sheriff’s Office investigators Andrea Davidson and George Dyer responded to 301 W. Petty Lane in Winchester, TN. In reference to a report of child neglect. A report filed by Investigator Andrea Davidson stated that upon arrival investigators discovered two minor children at the residence. The report further stated that the living conditions and treatment of the children were found to be extremely unsatisfactory. The Department of Children Services was notified and took custody of the children. The completion of the investigation resulted in John Walter Blankenship (45 years old of 301 W. Petty Lane Winchester,...

For thousands of low-income families in Tennessee, summer vacation is a time of increased hunger, as children don’t have their usual school meals to rely on. Signe Anderson, Senior Child Nutrition Policy Analyst with the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), says a new study conducted by her organization shows participation in summer nutrition programs in Tennessee fell slightly from 2012 to 2013. Nationally, numbers went up after the hit many programs took during the recession. “During the economic downturn, a lot of schools shut their doors and no longer offered summer school,” says Anderson. “So along with that,...