Tennessee’s unemployment rate decreased in June for the second consecutive month after reaching an all-time high in April, according to preliminary data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The June 2020 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 9.7%, down 1.3 percentage points from May’s revised rate of 11%. One year ago, the rate was 3.4%, very near the state’s all-time low unemployment rate of 3.3%. Tennessee experienced record-high unemployment in April when the jobless number spiked to 15.5% at the height of business closures due to the COVID-19 health emergency. Before the pandemic, the state’s previous...

One person is in custody and another has died as the result of an alleged shooting that took place in Tullahoma Saturday evening. According to Tullahoma Police, officers responded to Ada Ferrell Apartment complex at 8:12 p.m. Saturday after 911 received multiple calls regarding people shooting guns at the apartment complex. Officers arrived to find a male victim with apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot. Officers were able to identify a nearby white male who was armed. Officers detained the male, later identified as Norman Paul Adams, Jr., age 62. According to statements from those at the scene,...

Early voting for the Aug. 6 State Primary, Manchester Municipal and Tullahoma Municipal elections continue this week and will continue through Aug. 1. In Coffee County, you can early vote at the Coffee County Election Commission office on McArthur St. or the CD Stamps building in Tullahoma. On Thursday, July 16, Thunder Radio hosted a political debate for Manchester Mayor and Aldermen candidates. If you missed that, you can listen to the podcast by clicking here. Southland Pharmacy wants you to know that you matterBig box pharmacy treating you like a number? They don’t know your name and take...

There are now 64 active cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County as of 2 p.m. Saturday – this according to data provided by the Tennessee Department of Health. Since testing began in March, there have been a total of 182 cases in Coffee County. Of these, 118 have recovered, which leaves 64 cases that are active. Meanwhile, across the state there are approximately 31,053 active cases. There have been a total of 75,597 cases since testing began in March. There have been 807 confirmed deaths and 43,706 recoveries. To date, 3,649 people have been hospitalized in...

Students attending Coffee County Schools have until 4 p.m. July 24 to complete an application online if they plan to access virtual learning to start the school year amid COVID-19 pandemic.    Students have the option of virtual learning or in-classroom learning. Students who choose virtual learning will be logging in and viewing classes at the same time they are taught at the school. The link to the application can be found by clicking here.    Below is a letter from Director of Schools Dr. Charles Lawson:   “Coffee County Schools has a link to an application on the...

Claims for unemployment in Tennessee dipped last week, both in new claims and continued claims. For the week ending July 11, there were 22,431 new claims of unemployment. This is down from the near 26,000 of new claims the prior week. Meanwhile, continuous claims fell by nearly 5,500, with 251,924 continued claims certified. The previous week saw 256,645 claims. In Coffee County, there were 139 new claims last week, with 2,128 continued...

Early voting for the State and Federal Primary and County General election begins Friday, July 17, running Monday to Saturday until Saturday, Aug. 1. Election Day is Thursday, Aug. 6. The voter registration deadline to participate in the August election was Tuesday, July 7. “I encourage voters to take advantage of Tennessee’s generous early voting period. Early voting offers voters the flexibility to choose their location and time to cast a ballot,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “Across Tennessee, county election commissions have been preparing to run a safe and secure election. You can help them reduce Election...

For the second time in a week the Manchester Police Department is warning the public of phone scams that have picked up in the area as of late, in particular a recurring scam involving someone appearing to be a law enforcement officer. In this scam recently reported to MPD, the suspect tells the intended victim that they are a DEA agent and attempts to get that potential victim to send money to avoid arrest or other legal actions. “There are no law enforcement agencies that will contact you and request money to be sent to them,” said MPD in...