http://www.thunder1320.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/March-24-2016-statement.mp3 Dr. David Florence’ statement to Thunder Radio The United States and Tennessee filed suit in U.S. District Court in Nashville Thursday, alleging that Matthew Anderson, a Chiropractor from Lenoir City, Tenn., and David Florence, a Doctor of Osteopathy from Manchester, Tenn., made fraudulent claims to Medicare and TennCare in violation of the False Claims Act and the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. The suit also names the Cookeville Center for Pain Management; Preferred Pain Center of Grundy County; McMinnville Pain Relief Center; and PMC Management; and claims...

Eleven families lost their homes in a fire that damaged a sixteen-unit apartment building in the 400 Block of College Street Tuesday afternoon in Tullahoma. Firefighters arrived at Country Club apartments at approximately 4:15 p.m. to find smoke billowing from the first- and second-floor windows. Tullahoma Police Department was at the scene first and began evacuating the building. Fire Crews worked to subdue the stubborn fire that was behind walls and in the attic. Firefighters also continued to search the building to ensure all residents had evacuated safely, according to Chief Richard Shasteen, of the Tullahoma Fire Department. Our...

Not all friend requests on Facebook are from friendly folks. That’s the lesson from scams targeting Tennesseans. Last week, someone on Facebook contacted a woman from a Memphis suburb claiming she had won a prize and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was trying to contact her. The woman was told she’d have to pay a $220 delivery fee. After she wired the money, she became suspicious of the scammer’s requests, according to Nancy Crawford, a spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South. “She told the victim that her winnings would be delivered within 24 hours, but then a...

The name of the Monday fatal fire victim has been released by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department. Dustin Alan Keele age 29 of Manchester died from smoke inhalation in the early Monday morning fire. When Deputies Jennifer Curbow, Cody Lendley and Harmon Campbell arrived at 75 Stump St. just outside Manchester the mobile home was fully engulfed in flames. All county volunteer fire departments along with Manchester Fire and Rescue and Coffee County EMS responded to scene. The fire is still under investigation by the Coffee County Sheriff’s...

32 year old Steven Shawl of Manchester was arrested by Smyrna authorities after a police pursuit early Tuesday morning. Shawl is accused of leading officers on a chase while intoxicated. Shawl was said to have driven into oncoming traffic during the chase and even crashed into other vehicles. Police were eventually able to use a patrol car to block him in as he was nearing Waldron Road on Murfreesboro Road in LaVergne. Shawl was booked into the county jail just before 4 AM on Tuesday. He was charged with Evading Arrest, Resisting Arrest, Criminal Impersonation, DUI, Reckless Endangerment, Driving...

Hester Lockridge of Woodbury was arrested this week just a short time after being released from jail. He was charged with driving on a revoked driver’s license. Deputies in Cannon County saw Lockridge driving on the John Bragg Highway. Allegedly the vehicle crossed the center line and authorities made a traffic stop. Deputies allowed him to call for a licensed driver to come pick up the car to keep it from being towed. Deputies ran a check on a passenger in the car, Samantha Briggs and they were told there was an active warrant on Briggs in Coffee County...

In their second annual study SmartAsset, a New York financial technology company, determines the places in America where Social Security goes furthest. The study analyzes Social Security income, cost of living data, and taxes across all counties to determine where people are getting the most mileage out of Social Security. Coffee County cracked the list at number 8 in Tennessee, up from their rank of 55 last year. Loudon County ranked 1st and Moore County was...