There have been four deaths reported due to COVID-19 at NHC in McMinnville. NHC is a senior care facility with multiple locations, including McMinnville and Tullahoma. According to the NHC HealthCare website, 30 patients have tested positive in the facility and 19 employees have tested positive, bringing the total of people in house with positive tests to 49. Of these, four patients have passed away, while the remaining 26 patients are listed as recovered. Of the 19 employees who tested positive, 18 have recovered and one remains...

The Manchester City School District is excited to announce a new after school opportunity for the district’s elementary students. The program is called “After-School Journey.” It will run from 3-6 p.m. Monday – Friday on days that school is in session. Students will receive academic support as well as enrichment opportunities. Due to space constraints and social distancing, we must limit the number of students who participate in the program at this time. Students who were registered in the MCS Extended School Program (ESP) for the 2019-2020 school year will have the opportunity to enroll first. Registration will take...

If you intend to vote early for the Aug. 6 election, you have a few days left to do so. Early voting runs through Saturday, Aug. 1. You can vote early at the Coffee County Election Commission office in Manchester or the CD Stamps building in Tullahoma. As of Monday, there have been 1643 votes cast in Tullahoma, 1225 cast by county residents and only 699 early votes cast in the city of Manchester. Thunder Radio will provide live election return coverage Thursday night, Aug....

The Tennessee gas price average dropped nearly two cents over last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $1.92 which is nearly four cents less than one month ago and 56 cents less than one year ago. “Pump prices are mostly pushing cheaper across the state as gasoline demand wanes over the past few weeks,” said Megan Cooper, spokesperson, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Gas prices are likely to fluctuate throughout the rest of the summer due to COVID-19 concerns, but healthy supply levels should help keep gas prices cheaper than last summer.” Average prices in Coffee...

Coffee County’s active case count for COVID-19 has jumped to 161 as of 2 p.m. Monday, according to Tennessee Department of Health. This is a jump from 121 on Saturday and 148 on Sunday. There have been 309 total cases since testing began in March. Of these, 148 have recovered, which leaves 161 active cases. There have been zero deaths recorded in Coffee County that are virus related. Meanwhile, across the state of Tennessee there are approximately 37,251 active cases. There have been 978 deaths and 4,280 hospitalizations since March. Over 1.4 million Tennesseans have been tested for the...

Tennessee Department of Agriculture is warning Tennesseans to not plant or handle seeds they may have received in the mail without placing an order. According to TDA, Tennessee citizens are receiving these seeds in the mail from other countries. “Imported plant materials – including seeds – go through rigorous testing and inspection to ensure they are not carrying any plant disease or pests and do not pose any threat to our environment and health,” TDA said in a post Monday. Tennessee Department of Agriculture said it is working with partners at USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to...

Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell issued a statement Monday, July 27. Cordell wanted to highlight and encourage Coffee Countians to follow the Tennessee pledge when it comes to social distancing and other sanitary steps to prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19. Cordell stops short of requiring masks in Coffee County, but he strongly encourages it. The full statement is as follows: “In a few short days our children will be returning to school across the county. In order to keep our children in school, businesses open and keep our citizens at work, we strongly encourage everyone to follow...

An 11-year old Coffee County girl spent the better part of the weekend at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after she was electrocuted at Fred Deadman Park Friday night.  The girl was between the fence of the Babe Ruth Field on the first base side and one of the large light poles. The girl felt an electrical current and could not move from the location. Adults also reported feeling current when attempting to remove the child from the situation. The girl was transported to Vanderbilt and remained in the ICU Saturday, before being discharged Sunday afternoon. She will follow up...