The Manchester Recreation Complex will open the exercise facilities under restrictions and guidelines provided by Tennessee Governor Lee’s “Tennessee Pledge” starting Monday, May 4, . It will be up to the public to abide by the guidelines and restrictions so that the facility can operate on a limited phase 1 basis. Areas Open Only the wellness room, gym ( for fitness classes and exercise equipment only), and indoor track are open. No pools, locker rooms, showers, youth wellness, casual care nursery, and racquetball courts will be open. The restricted use of the areas will only be available to those...

As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, there are now 10,366 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee, with 5,140 people considered recovered. This leaves approximately 5,226 active cases in the entire state of Tennessee. There have been 195 confirmed deaths and 1,013 hospitalizations. Coffee County now has 35 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 14 people considered recovered. This leaves Coffee County with 21 active cases, down one from the prior day’s numbers. There have been 979 negative tests performed in Coffee County for the virus. These numbers provided by the Tennessee Department of Health. Get the Thunder Radio daily newsletter for...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday issued executive order 30, an order which calls for certain close-contact businesses to remain closed through May 29. According to the order, which supersedes most of Lee’s previous orders, businesses that perform close-contact personal services are to remain closed for the time being. These businesses include barber shops, hair salons, waxing salons, threading salons, nail salons or spas, spas providing body treatments, tattoo facilities, tanning salons or massage-therapy establishments. This order also calls for entertainment and recreational venues to remain closed – such as bars, night clubs, live performance venues, bowling alleys, arcades,...

As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, there are now 10,052 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. There are 4,921 people considered recovered, leaving 5,081 active cases in Tennessee. That’s 117 fewer active cases across the state than the previous day. There have been 894 hospitalizations and 188 confirmed deaths related to COVID-19. In Coffee County, there are 33 confirmed cases of the virus as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, with 11 people classified as recovered. That leaves 22 active cases in Coffee County – one less than the prior day.   Get Thunder Radio's...

 Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Tuesday announced more relaxed regulations on business, saying that beginning on Friday, May 1, exercise facilities in 89 of Tennessee’s 95 counties have the ability to operate at 50% capacity. This includes Coffee County.  This announcement does come with some recommendations. Lee recommends that exercise facilities keep doors and windows open when possible to improve ventilation, encourage social distancing with signage, require customers wash hands upon entering and leaving the facility, require customers to clean equipment before and after use, consider limiting workout length and encourage employees to wear masks. Lee also recommends closing...

The state of Tennessee began providing economic relief to thousands of self-employed individuals by paying Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits made available to them through the federal government’s CARES Act. After building the system necessary to accommodate this new benefit, The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) began processing unemployment applications under PUA guidelines set by the United States Department of Labor. Self-employed individuals are not typically eligible for unemployment. PUA provided the funding necessary to pay benefits to Tennesseans who have not been able to work in order to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19...

As of 2 p.m. Monday, there are now 9,918 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Tennessee. There are 4,720 people recovered, leaving approximately 5,198 active cases, 48 more than the prior day. There have been 154,402 total tests performed, 837 hospitalizations and 184 confirmed deaths. In Coffee County, there have been 33 confirmed cases. There are 10 people considered recovered, according to the South Central COVID hotline, leaving 23 active cases. There have been 900 negative tests performed in Coffee...