The former finance director for the City of Winchester has been ordered to pay $226,953.31 in restitution for the theft of money from the city coffers while she was serving in that official capacity. Mary Faye Morrow, 63, of Huntland, is also sentenced to serve 8 years in prison and is required to serve 30% of that sentence before being eligible for parole. Morrow retired from her post with the City of Winchester last year and auditors started finding the missing money. The TBI investigated the missing money and indicted...

Thunder Radio and the Manchester Times will host the Manchester Municipal political forum July 12 at the Coffee County Central High School Auditorium. Carefully planned to take place one day prior to early voting – the forum will focus on the Manchester city election, which will see the mayor’s seat and five of the six aldermanic seats up for grabs. The debates will be held at separate times – with aldermanic candidates taking the stage from 6-7:30 p.m. and mayoral candidates taking the stage from 8-9:30 p.m. Both will be aired live on Thunder Radio – WMSR AM-1320 and...

All affected water customers; 1200 block thru 1800 block of Ragsdale Rd. On Thursday 6-21-12 beginning at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Manchester Water and Sewer Department will be performing routine maintenance and hydrant repair. Residents in the vicinity of Ragsdale Rd., New Bushy Branch, Circle Ave. and Swing Away Dr. may experience reduced pressures and flows during the scheduled maintenance. They apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Should you have any questions, please contact the MWSD at...

The Tennessee Department of Education is joining a new network focused on career preparation for high school students. The Pathways to Prosperity Network is a multi-state, multi-year initiative promoting school partnerships with public and private sector leaders in Tennessee, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri and North Carolina. The network aims to address unemployment among students without high school or college diplomas by combining academics with technical education needed in the labor market. The network was created in collaboration with national education nonprofit Jobs for the Future and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. The new partnership builds on existing career...

As awareness spreads about the abusive treatment of Tennessee Walking Horses in the top levels of show competition, The Humane Society of the United States is continuing its commitment to help bring violators to justice through the offering of a reward to crack down on abuse of these animals. The standing reward of up to $10,000 will be paid for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any violator of the Horse Protection Act or any state law which prohibits horse “soring,” the deliberate infliction of pain to force horses to perform an artificially high-stepping gait for the...

Emotions were high during the Coffee County Health, Welfare and Recreation committee meeting on Monday (June 18, 2012) afternoon. The meeting was held to discuss the handling of a recent Coffee County Animal Control dog euthanization of Bryan Pennington’s dog, “Toby” . Many people of the near 100 in attendance questioned Charlie Brown, the officer who euthanized the animal by gunshot last week. Brown said he did what he thought was best for the dog. Brown said he received a call from Coffee County Communications that a dog had been run over. He added he looked for the dog’s owner by...

We have an update on the accident that occurred Sunday afternoon on Gowen Road. 8-year-old Parker Jones was riding in his mother’s Toyota SUV when the vehicle went off the roadway and hit a row of trees. Parker’s mom, 35-year-old Amber Jones, got the SUV back onto the road, and her vehicle burst into flames. Jones was able to get out safely but her son was trapped. The boy’s mother was attempting to get the child out of the burning vehicle. A Manchester man, who asked Thunder Radio to not give his name, was visiting a home on Gowen...

Two Tullahoma businesses were issued citations to appear in city court for selling beer to a minor. Investigator Sgt. Dale Stone issued the citations to The Sportsman Store on South Anderson Street and Southeast Discount Tobacco Company on North Jackson Street for selling beer to a 14-year-old female last week. Wilson Stahlhood of Murfreesboro (the clerk at The Sportman) and Mikhail Georges at the tobacco store were each cited to appear in city court July 10 to answer the charges. The actions of the two stores will be presented to the Tullahoma Beer Board for a determination of whether...