Camping in the last two months reached historic highs in Tennessee State Parks. The parks saw 62,124 nights camping in October, a one-month record for camping stays in the system, topping the mark of 57,472 nights set in June 2020. November saw over 36,000 camping nights sold, the highest number for November ever and exceeding November 2019 by 15,000 nights. Four of the top 10 camping months ever in the state parks have occurred in 2020, driven by visitors seeking the outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic. “The impact of COVID-19 simply underscores a growing awareness that the outdoors are...

If you didn’t get enough Christmas spirit at last week’s Manchester Christmas Parade – head on over to Tullahoma Friday night for the 64th annual Tullahoma Christmas Parade. The parade will begin at 7 p.m. The Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce announced that it will continue taking parade registrations through Friday afternoon. To register a float, call the Tullahoma Chamber at...

Story and photo by Susan Campbell, Thunder Radio In the southern Coffee County community of Calls, the Weaver family has been farming since the Civil War. Ray Weaver assumed the farm operations in 1971, and, with his wife Elaine, added row crops, hogs, sweet corn and cattle. They also raised a family, and, in 2002, their son Jamie graduated from the University of Tennessee and joined the family business, adding a vineyard, pumpkins and a retail meat business. Ready to take over the farming operations in the future are Jamie’s three children, Sarah, Elliott and Grady. Ray and Elaine...

There are now 382 active cases of COVID-19 virus in Coffee County. These numbers according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Health Wednesday afternoon. There have been 42 virus related deaths in Coffee County and 4,282 virus related deaths across the state since March. Among school-aged children in Coffee County, there have been 24 reported cases over the past 14 days, according to TDH. There are currently 2,473 people hospitalized with the virus across the...

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday an addition to its TBI Most Wanted List. Billy Jay Randolph is wanted out of Campbell County for Criminal Homicide. If you have any information regarding Billy Jay Randolph, call1-800-TBI-FIND. A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to his...

If you didn’t get enough spirit at last week’s Manchester Christmas Parade – head on over to Tullahoma Friday night for the 64th annual Tullahoma Christmas Parade. The parade will begin at 7 p.m. The Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce announced that it will continue taking parade registrations through Friday afternoon. To register a float, call the Tullahoma Chamber at...

The 45th annual Manchester Trees of Christmas continues through this Sunday. Hours Thursday, Friday and Saturday are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. There is no admission charge and everyone is welcome to view the 38 trees on display at the Ada Wright Center, which is located on N. Woodland St. in Fred Deadman Park. Also this year, there is a special “Letter to Santa” station with special stationery and a very special mailbox with a direct path to the North Pole. Parents and children are encouraged to stop by the station as they...

Area Head Start Programs in Winchester and Tullahoma continue to take applications for the 2020-2021 school year and they are offering virtual learning. Head Start is a free pre-school child development program that provides an array of services to families who meet certain eligibility requirements. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, applications are being taken over the phone. Anyone wanting to apply must provide proof of birth, proof of income and a health insurance card. To complete an application, you can call 931-580-4095 or email...