As of Monday, April 13, Coffee County’s response rate is at 54.8%, which is good enough for fourth in the entire state of Tennessee among the state’s 95 counties. “I am very pleased to see the citizens of Coffee County have been taking the time to complete this very important 2020 Census,” said Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell. “I know with the current situation we are in this would be easy to look past, but our residents obviously understand just how important this Census is and are responding quickly.” According to the United States Census Bureau, about 675 billion...

Many Tennesseans are already starting to find stimulus checks deposited into their bank accounts. Thousands of people woke up Monday to find a bump to their bank account thanks to the stimulus payments in the CARES stimulus find. The first payments are set to go to those who filed tax returns in 2018 or 2019 and have direct deposit available. Paper checks aren’t expected to hit the mail until May. Beginning later this month, you will be able to check the status of your check at the IRS website.   Don't miss important informationThunder Radio is proud to be...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Monday that his executive “stay at home” order has been extended through April 30. His original executive order would have expired Tuesday. The extension calls for all non-essential businesses to be closed to the public, requires restaurant to offer curbside or carry-out services only and calls for Tennesseans to limit movement to essential functions, although that list of essential functions is large. Earlier this month, Coffee County District Attorney General Craig Northcott clarified for residents that you do not need a special letter to travel within the county, and he added that police will...

There are now 5,308 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee as of 2 p.m. Sunday, this according to the Tennessee Department of Health. There have been 101 COVID-19 related deaths and 567 hospitalizations. There have been a total of 70,599 tests performed and 1,504 people recovered. In Coffee County, there are 11 confirmed cases of the virus. Three of those people have been classified as recovered. In total, there have been 306 negative tests for the virus in Coffee County. Get your daily news updates for freeDon’t miss out on important, accurate, local news that you need and want...

Manchester City Schools will have Chromebooks available for check out for students grade 3-5 who need a device for instructional use at home. Check out will be Monday, April 13, 2020 at College Street Elementary and Westwood Elementary from 9 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or by appointment with the school principal. There will be a limit of one device per family while supplies last. A parent/guardian must be present, provide a working phone number, and sign for the device at the time of check out. College Street students will check out devices at the front entrance of the school....

Phony websites claiming to sell face masks or fake COVID-19 test kits and emails peddling cures are just a few of the dozens of scams being fielded by law enforcement as the coronavirus pandemic continues. While scams offering free government money have been around for decades, Randy Hutchinson, president of the Better Business Bureau of the MidSouth, said the coronavirus has led to an explosion of fraudulent activity in the last few weeks — ever since Congress passed the bill that includes sending emergency payments to most Americans. “If somebody contacts you in any way — phone call, email,...