Tennessee Governor Bill Lee issued executive order 70 Sunday night – an order that stops short of instituting a statewide mask mandate in Tennessee, but limits indoor public gatherings. The order asks for everyone to work at home when possible and limit gatherings. Below are notes regarding the order, including changes to TSSAA events. The full order is also below. Governor Lee’s executive order calls for the following: *Tennesseans should work from home where possible. This is not a mandate, but urges employers and businesses to take steps to the “greatest extend practicable to equip, encourage, allow or require...

Coffee County Sheriff’s Department will now take non-emergency reports over the phone. The department made the decision due to the recent increase of COVID-19 cases within Coffee County. Any reports that require the presence of a deputy or investigator will be responded to normally. To contact the Coffee County non-emergency dispatch, call...

Due to the rising numbers in COVID-19 cases in Coffee County, most Coffee County Government buildings will be closing their offices to the public beginning Monday, Dec. 21. This will include most all offices at Coffee County Administrative Plaza, The Public Libraries, and all other county buildings unless otherwise listed in this release. The exceptions to this will be Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and all Convenience centers within the County. They will remain open and operational utilizing normal business hours. Also, the Coffee County Trustee’s office lobby will remain open Dec. 21-23 and Dec. 29-31 for residents to pay...

The Tennessee Department of Health will provide data on COVID-19 vaccines administered in the state via a new dashboard to be provided online at www.tn.gov/health/cedep/ncov/covid-19-vaccine-information.html. This dashboard launched Dec. 18 and will be updated each Tuesday and Friday. Tennessee’s COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting dashboard will include data on total vaccinations reported, vaccinations reported in the last day and within the last week. The dashboard will also display the percentage of each county’s population that has been vaccinated. The first reports shared via this dashboard will reflect Tennesseans who have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Future versions will also...

Coffee County now has 808 active cases of COVID-19 virus according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Health on Sunday. There have now been 56 virus-related deaths in Coffee County. There are currently 2,893 people hospitalized with the virus across the state. Across the state, 16% of floor beds remain available, while 10 percent of ICU beds are available. There are 72% of adult ventilators...

Students at Coffee County Middle School were able to donate a large quantity of toys to less fortunate children for the holiday season. Students gathered toys and presented them to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department last week. The department coordinated delivery of the toys to the area Toys for Tots...

Grundy County Sheriff’s Department investigators have responded to a shooting just outside of Coffee County. According to Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, they are working a shooting at exit 127 on Interstate-24 in Pelham. Authorities clarified that this is not an active shooter situation. “The victim is part of a group traveling from Chicago to Atlanta,” GCSO said in a post. Thunder Radio will post more information as it is...

Due to the rising numbers in COVID-19 cases in Coffee County, Coffee County Government buildings will be closing their offices to the public beginning Monday, Dec. 21. This will include most all offices at Coffee County Administrative Plaza, The Public Libraries, and all other county buildings unless otherwise listed in this release. The exceptions to this will be Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and all Convenience centers within the County. They will remain open and operational utilizing normal business hours. Also, the Coffee County Trustee’s office lobby will remain open Dec. 21-23 and Dec. 29-31 for residents to pay property...