Manchester Police Department received a report of a SCAM attempt at a local business. According to MPD, this potential scammer attempted to pay for services but their card was denied. At this point, the individual appeared to be on the phone with his credit card company. He told the employee at the business that his credit card company would assist them in bypassing his credit card limit and attempted to persuade the employee to change the settings on the machine. It was later determined that this would have compromised the machine and given access to recent purchases if the...

Registration forms to enter the 2020 Manchester Christmas Parade are now available through the Manchester Parks and Recreation Department (557 N. Woodland St.) The parade – themed “Childhood Dreams of Christmas” – will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 and will continue along the route it has taken in previous years. The parade will begin at the intersection of State Highway 55 and US Highway 41, traveling North on 41 and then turning onto the downtown square at West Main St. The Manchester Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with the local Good Samaritan and Storehouse Food...

The Tennessee gas price average continues to decline and has dropped four cents over last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $1.87 which is seven cents less than one month ago and 43 cents less than one year ago. Tennessee’s state gas price average has declined the past 20 consecutive days for a total discount of seven cents. In Coffee County, the average price is $1.85, which is two cents below the Tennessee state average and 27 cents below the national average of $2.12. “Tennessee drivers are seeing the cheapest prices at the pump since June,” said...

The Manchester Board of Mayor and Alderman is scheduled to meet in a zoom meeting Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. There are many items expected to be discussed, but among the two more controversial items will be the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center and the appointment of someone to fill the vacant alderman seat currently on the board. The city is expected to take on the issue of whether or not it wants to assume all responsibility of the operating losses of the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center. This burden is currently split with the county with a soon-to-expire agreement. ...

There are 12 potential candidates to fill one empty seat on the Manchester Board of Mayor and Alderman. Currently, the board intends to appoint one person to fill the seat vacated by Marilyn Howard, who was an alderman before she was appointed to Manchester Mayor. Howard’s mayoral appointment leaves one open seat on the six-person board. According to information obtained by Thunder Radio News, those who returned applications to Manchester City Hall for consideration include: David Bradley, Eric Burch, Joe Pat Cope, Tammie Fuller, Terrence Hillsman, Joey Hobbs, Holly Jones, Eli Kidder, Elva Yvonne McCoin, Morgan Moser, Roxanne Patton...

This year 37,014 students representing 262 schools cast their votes for President and U.S. Senate in the 2020 Student Mock Election. “We hope students and teachers both enjoyed participating in this year’s student mock election. Our goal is to get students in the habit of voting and being civically engaged,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. Secretary Hargett announced the results of the 2020 Student Mock Election at West Valley Middle School in Knoxville, Tenn. State Senator Becky Massey and State Representative Jason Zachary attended the event. “Being involved in the democratic process is essential for our nation, and...

As we reported to you earlier this year, Manchester Police Department announced the hiring of Justin Bryan as a patrol officer for the department. Last week, Bryan officially graduated from the police academy. “We are excited to support Officer Bryan for the start of a great career,” MPD said in a statement. Join us at Thunder Radio News in saying congratulations to Officer Bryan.  Pictured below: From left, Manchester Police Department Chief Mark Yother, assistant chief Mark Yother, Bryan and officer Dale Robertson. ...

Thunder Radio News first reported to you last week that the Manchester Board of Mayor and Alderman planned to take a vote on Tuesday (Nov. 2) to assume full responsibility of the operating losses of the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center. Following that article, newly-appointed Manchester Mayor Marilyn Howard reached out to Thunder Radio News with the following statement. “I don’t know that this is the best deal for the city taxpayers of Manchester as it is currently structured,” said Manchester Mayor Marilyn Howard “I was not involved in any of these discussions. I have expressed my desire to the...