Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday voted unanimously to annex property owned by New Era Farms into the city – better known as Bonnaroo property. Bonnaroo officials approached city officials earlier this year with the request to have their property annexed into the city – meaning the large swath of land that hosts the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival every year and will soon host a “Concerts on the Farm” series will now be within the city limits. Previously, the land was considered outside the city. The board voted 5-0 to annex. Roxanne Patton was absent from...

Join us at Thunder Radio and Rosalyn Partin of the Manchester H&R Block and congratulate our student of the week – Aaden Mancino. Aaden is in 6th grade at Westwood Middle School. He is the son of Frank and Christie Mancino. His favorite subject is math. When he grows up, Aaden would like to be a video game designer. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, on the trampoline, and “Melow” – his fat orange cat. Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in our community all year long....

The Tullahoma Police Department and Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen have announced there will be an open house and ribbon cutting for the city’s new police station. The event will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 16 at the station – 213 West Grundy St....

Hillsboro Elementary Honor Roll Students 3rd Nine Weeks Period Third Grade Gold Honor Roll Aaron Bakke Branham Freeze Kinsy Gunter Zaila Hussey Cayden Roberts Hunter Still Garrett Townshend Third Grade Silver Honor Roll Addison Bass Sharla Carter Ty Creek Aubrey Hall Jaidyn Henley Walker Lovelace Eli Morgan Kinley Morrison John Nieto Lydia Teal Gracie Winton Third Grade Bronze Honor Roll Jericho Barnes Allison Bolin Aubrey Brown Julissa Daley Kasi Hill Brittain Horn Jacob Jett Katie Masters Kyson Norris Kaden Spencer Beau Teal Will Tucker Nevaeh Valentine Guadalupe Viveros Bristol Whitacre Savannah Yurkovitz Fourth Grade Gold Honor Roll Alex Bobo...

Parks and Recreation Assistant Director AJ Fox has been promoted to be the department’s next director. Fox will take the place of Bonnie Gamble, who is retiring June 30. Gamble announced last year her intentions to retire. Fox has served in multiple roles with the Parks and Recreation Department, including maintenance and assistant director. Gamble leaves after having been the director of Manchester parks and recreation for about 20 years in two different stints. She was integral in construction of the recreation complex and the Little Duck River Greenway, among other...

The Winchester Police Department is investigating multiple storage unit burglaries in that area. A vehicle of interest appears to be a red Honda CRV, year model 1996-2001. (see photo below) The vehicle possibly has a drive out tag in the rear window. If anyone has information, contact Crimestoppers at 931-962-4636....

Tennessee workers displaced by the economic disruption caused by COVID-19 can enroll in free online classes to advance their skill set. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has partnered with Coursera, one of the world’s leading online learning platforms, to help Tennesseans skill up and get back to work. The success and impact of the TDLWD-Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative program last year helped thousands of Tennesseans learn critical, job-relevant skills. Through the Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative, unemployed Tennesseans have free access to 4,000 courses that will help them develop the knowledge and skills needed to find...

By Nadia Ramligan, TN Public News Service   Calls to the state’s child-abuse hotline declined by 15% over the past year, but experts say increased isolation and disrupted school schedules likely contributed to the dip in reporting. According to the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, from March 2020 through last February, hotline staff received more than 100,000 calls about suspected abuse or neglect. Kylie Burns, communications and policy specialist for the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, said research shows boosting economic support for families and increasing access to community resources such as child care or parenting classes can...