Manchester Police busted a meth lab operation Tuesday night on South Spring Street. Two people have been arrested, 41-year-old Charles Bryant and 20-year-old Matthew Butler. Both are charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Intent to Manufacture Meth. Their bonds are both set at $52,500 each. Manchester Police is working with the Meth Drug Task Force in the...

The impact of a law that gives Tennessee court clerks a powerful tool for collecting unpaid court costs will soon be felt when thousands of people begin losing their driver’s licenses. The law says defendants have a year to pay all court costs in misdemeanor and felony cases or the Department of Safety will automatically revoke their licenses. It took effect last July and the one-year grace period to pay is beginning to come to an end for some defendants. Court officials say that they welcome a new way to collect millions of dollars in outstanding costs, but they...

With temperatures on the rise, customers of the Tullahoma Utilities Board (TUB) can help the city’s elderly and handicapped residents stay cool this summer by simply adding $1 to their utility bills. The amount given goes directly to Project Help, which is a program administered through The Good Samaritan, an independent non-profit agency in Tullahoma. By supporting Project Help, customers can ask that a specific amount, usually $1, be added to his or her utility bill. This money helps pay for the utility cost of those on a fixed income. Project Help funds are only distributed to the elderly...

The continued decrease in retail gas prices helped make this year’s unofficial start to the summer travel season much more affordable for motorists. Although prices remain above $3 a gallon, motorists in Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee paid an average of 30 cents less a gallon than they did during last year’s Memorial Day weekend. The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.64, 5 cents less than last week. Tennessee’s average of $3.34 both decreased 7 cents from last week. In Coffee County gas price continue their decline with Manchester averaging $3.30 per gallon with a low of...

No one died in any boating-relating accidents over the 2012 Memorial Day holiday weekend, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). However there were eight boating accidents reported, five of them resulted in injuries. TWRA officers made 22 boating under the influence (BUI) arrests over the weekend, an increase of nine from the same period last year. Officers also issued 12 reckless/negligent operation citations, down two from 2011. This marks the second consecutive Memorial Day holiday weekend that there were no boating fatalities. Last year, there were six reported accidents, two of which resulted in injuries. There have...

Good Samaritan will host a large job outreach program next month, when the Tennessee Department of Labor will have one of its three mobile career coaches to the Northgate Mall for Good Samaritan’s first Career Day event. The event will be held from 9am-4pm on June 8. All services will be offered at no charge and attendees will be assisted on a first-come, first-served...

Charlie Jones, age 58 of Manchester, passed away yesterday morning at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Jones was a sergeant with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department. Charlie was employed by the department for 23 years. Sheriff Steve Graves told WMSR News that Jones was a very dedicated employee and always ready to volunteer for things that needed to be done. Jones always helped out during the Sheriff’s annual Christmas basket give-away to the needy. Jones was also a member of the honor guard. Funeral services will be announced later on Thunder Radio’s...

Argie Ruth Ridner, an 88 year-old female of Manchester, died after she was involved in a two car crash in Manchester Sunday morning. According to police two vehicles collided at the intersection of Coffee and Spring Street. Ridner was transported to a local hospital and later airlifted. As the chopper was in route to Nashville, they made an emergency landing at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro because Ridner’s condition had gotten worse. Ridner passed away at the...