As we reported to you last week on Thunder Radio News, the Coffee County Health Department COVID-19 testing will reside at a new location effective Monday, July 27. It will be located at 2050 Hillsboro Blvd, in Manchester at the old Southern Family Market. Testing will be conducted from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 1:00 pm until 3:30 pm, Monday thru Friday. Officials hope this will alleviate traffic concerns as well as allow normal operations for the two current Health departments in Manchester and Tullahoma. The Coffee County Mayor in conjunction with the City of Manchester and Tullahoma...

Parents with students enrolled in the Coffee County School System who intend to participate in distance learning to being the 2020-2021 school year, we have instruction information for you. On Monday, Aug. 3 between the hours of 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. students along with a parent/guardian should collect all necessary materials and devices and sign checkout forms at the student’s assigned physical school. The student must be present in order to ensure that he/she can log into the device and the online platform. Parents or guardians must be present to sign school documents. Social distancing and other precautions...

Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman’s office has released a response to a recent article published by the Manchester Times.  The article in question, titled “City sued over sewer” and first published online on July 16, stated that the city had been sued over violations of the Clean Water Act.  According to Norman’s office, the city has not been served any paperwork pertaining to a lawsuit in this matter, despite the article stating that a lawsuit was filed. Norman states that the city received a letter from the Tennessee Riverkeeper Inc. in March stating its intent to file suit against the...

Active COVID-19 cases in Coffee County jumped up on Saturday. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, there are now 121 active cases in Coffee County. This is up from 95 the previous day. Since testing began in March, there have been 261 positive tests in Coffee County, with 140 recoveries this leaves 121 active cases. There have been zero reported deaths. Meanwhile, across the state there are now approximately 35,112 active cases. There have been 89,850 confirmed total cases since testing began in March, with 930 confirmed deaths. There have been 53,808 recoveries and 4,196 hospitalizations, according to...

Unemployment rates in a vast majority of Tennessee’s 95 counties continued to drop in June, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. In Coffee County, the unemployment rate for June was 10.5 percent, which is down 3.3 percent from the 13.8 percent in May, but remains significantly higher than the 3.8 percent from June of last year due to COVID-19 pandemic. There were 2,628 people unemployed last month in Coffee County, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce. Seventy-four counties had lower jobless rates for the month, as Tennessee continues to...

For 2020 only, the Tennessee General Assembly has approved two separate sales tax holiday weekends. During these weekends, certain goods may be purchased tax free. The first tax-free holiday weekend focuses on clothing and other back-to-school items. It begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 31 and ends Sunday, August 2 at 11:59 p.m. During this time, clothing, school supplies, and computers and other qualifying electronic devices may be purchased tax-free. Certain price restrictions apply. Exempt items sold online are also eligible. Items must be purchased for personal use, not for business or trade. Second Tax Free Weekend: The...