There are currently 654 active cases of COVID-19 virus in Coffee County according to numbers provided by Tennessee Department of Health on Sunday. There have been 64 deaths in Coffee County related to the virus and there are currently 69 people from Coffee County hospitalized with COVID-19 complications. Across the state there have been 5,708 confirmed deaths related to the virus and there are currently 2,813 people hospitalized. Across the state, 53,258 vaccinations have been administered. In Coffee County, 0.45% of the population has received partial vaccination – meaning one of two doses have been...

The Coffee County Toys for Tots made a big impact this year. Thanks to generous donations from local residents, students, schools and multiple drop box locations at dozens of area businesses, there were nearly 2,000 toys collected. To be exact, there were 1,948 toys collected – an amount that served 150 kids in approximately 55 families in the Coffee County community. These businesses served as dropbox locations: •Cutshaw’s Classic Barber Shop •First Vision Bank •Al White Ford Lincoln •The Beauty Lounge •Premier Lawn Care •Coffee County Realty •Common John Brewing Company •CapStar Bank •FirstBank •Lasting Impressions •Thunder Radio •Reese’s...

The Manchester VFW Post 10904 has announced that post quartermaster Howard Thompson will receive the coveted Volunteer Stars Award for Coffee County. “Howard works tirelessly for our post, veterans and...

David Tran of Webb School and Lexie Stewart of Temple Baptist Christian School have won the VFW district level “Voice of Democracy” essay competition. Their essays will now move to the state level for...

For the enjoyment of our listeners, Thunder Radio will suspending regular programming in favor of playing Christmas music all day on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday Dec. 25. “We hope everyone in our community has a safe and Merry Christmas,” said Thunder Radio owner Josh Peterson. “Turn up Thunder Radio in the background and enjoy our deep library of Christmas songs while you open gifts and spend cherished time with loved ones.” Christmas music will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 24 and continue straight through midnight Christmas night. You can listen at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM,...

Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell has been released from the hospital. Cordell was in the hospital for treatment of symptoms while battling COVID-19. He was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 14.  As of Monday afternoon, Dec. 21 , Cordell was released and, according to his office, he will “now be recovering at...

Manchester Parks and Recreation Department has issue new guidelines for use of its facility following Governor Bill Lee’s executive order 70. Changes include: *The recreation complex will only be open to guests with memberships. *No public swim will be available. *The lap and therapy pools will be restricted to 10 guests each, including fitness classes. *No private pool party reservations until after Jan. 19. *Fitness classes are restricted to no more than 10 people. *Wellness room, indoor track, Gym A, Gym B, spin room, aerobics room and youth wellness / casual care nursery are restricted to no more than...

The Tennessee gas price average continues to trend upward, climbing six cents over last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $1.98 which is 12 cents more than one month ago and 34 cents less than one year ago. “The recent gas price pump increases are a bit surprising given December demand numbers are the lowest posted for the month since 1999,” said Megan Cooper, spokeswoman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Rising crude oil prices and tightening supply are the main factors contributing to the uptick in pump prices.” The average price for a gallon of regular...