The Tullahoma Police Department needs your help in identifying a person of interest in an incident that occurred in April 2022. If you know this person (photo below) please contact Detective Karl Pyrdom at 931-455-0530 ext. 112 or at...

Barring another sudden pandemic, or the remnants of a hurricane barreling through Middle Tennessee next week, Bonnaroo will finally be back. The annual festival that has brought hundreds of musical acts and hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the world to Manchester in June every year since 2002 has been on pause after the 2019 festival. The 2020 festival was postponed and eventually cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 festival was postponed due to COVID and then cancelled just 48 hours before the opening act due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida coming through Middle Tennessee in...

Story by Nadia Ramligan, TN Public News Service Online sales of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl are on the rise, and experts say social media apps like Snapchat and TikTok are driving the surge, including in Tennessee. Shabbir Safdar, executive director of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, said an alarming number of counterfeit prescription drug pills containing fentanyl are being bought online by teens and young adults. “And in fact, just in the last four years, we’ve tracked fatalities in 19 different states from people who’ve met a drug trafficker on Snapchat and then bought a fake pill,” Safdar...

Manchester alderman Chris Elam has resigned his post with the city, Thunder Radio News has learned. Elam was in the middle of his second term as an elected alderman. He was originally elected in 2016. He was elected to a second term in 2020 – a term that expires in 2024. However, Elam cut it short with a resignation on Thursday (June 2, 2022) after moving to a new home that is outside the city limits. He sent a letter of resignation to the city attorney and a statement to Thunder Radio: Chris Elam “It is with deep sadness...

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a major reason for road accidents and road deaths in the United States each year. The year 2020, being the first year of the COVID pandemic, shows a clear trend shift when it comes to drunk driving fatalities – unfortunately, in the wrong direction. With 11,654 deaths, drunk driving accounted for 30% of all road fatalities – the worst year since 2005. Furthermore, drunk driving fatalities are up a staggering 1512 deaths (14.9%) compared to 2019, dealing a heavy blow to safety advocates and regulators alike. Tennessee ranks 17th in the nation when...

Coffee County Probation office will be hosting a job / education fair on June 24. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend – not just clients who are on probation. The fair will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, June 24 at the justice center – located at 300 Hillsboro Blvd in the first floor courtroom. Multiple agencies will be available, including: Surge Staffing Metro Industrial Express Staffing Randstad Staffing Love Beauty School Tennessee College of Applied Technolgoy Local Veteran’s Representative Adult Education. Anyone with questions should contact Linda Baker at 931-723-3939 ext....

Thunder Radio political forum for the upcoming August General Election will be held on Thursday, July 14th. In a format similar to past years, Thunder Radio will welcome candidates involved in contested races. Some races will include a debate-style format, while others will include candidate speeches. Specific details will be released soon. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 14 at The Church at 117 – an event facility located in downtown Manchester. Early voting for the August 4 election begins on July 15 and runs through July 30. The Thunder Radio political forum is open...

Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency is warning of a fake policy from a fake agency making the rounds on social media. The post in question comes from the “Tennessee Waterway Commission.” This commission states that new policies are in effect beginning May 30th, 2022. One of these policies is that a strict ratio of three alcoholic beverages per passenger can be maintained on a boat at anytime. The policy also states that all boaters must maintain respectful attire. The problem with this post is that it is completely fake. There is actually no such agency as the Tennessee Waterway Commission....