A year-end spike in road trip travel due to the holidays helped to push the national average more expensive on the week – up four cents to $2.58. Compared to last month, the national average is the same price, but 31 cents more expensive than the end of 2018. “The majority of states saw gas prices increase in the last week – some by as much as a nickel to a dime, but any spikes in gas prices that motorists are seeing will be short-lived,” said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson. “AAA expects gas prices to decrease following the holidays.”...

A Bedford County man has passed away after what appears to be a logging accident in Beersheba Springs Saturday.  According to reports, Chris Wren, 52, was clearing property near Backbone Rd and a tree feel on him while he was cutting. The tree knocked Wren down an embankment.  The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.  Wren was a captain with the Bedford County EMS since...

With the upcoming new year comes a host of new laws in various states. But a new federal law actually took effect last week.  Anyone under the age of 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the United States.  This new law was enacted last week by congress and also applies to electronic cigarettes and vaping products.  This was part of a massive spending bill that passed congress and was signed by President Donald Trump on December 20.  Before the move, roughly one-third of states already restricted tobacco sales to those 21...

Unemployment dropped in more than one-third of Tennessee’s 95 counties in November, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Rates decreased in 38 counties, remained the same in 24 counties, and unemployment increased in 33 counties during the month. The new data shows there are 91 counties across the state with rates less than 5 percent and only four counties with rates greater than 5 percent. In Coffee County, the rate for November was 3.1 percent, which is up slightly from the 2.9 percent reported in October and the 3.0 percent...

Thunder Radio reported to you last week that Winchester Police were looking for runaway juvenile Jordan Harrington, age 17, who was reported missing from his home on Christmas day. Authorities reported Saturday that Harrington has been found...

According to Tullahoma City officials, the new Tullahoma Police Department construction will total about $5.3 million.  Nashville company American Constructors won the bid for the project and is expected to begin work on the new police department in...

Sportsmen and Businessmen’s Charitable Organization has awarded over $20,000 to local educators across Coffee County, Manchester City, and Tullahoma City Schools through its Educational Enrichment Grant opportunity. SBCO’s Educational Enrichment Grant encourages local educators to submit innovative, outside-the -box opportunities for their students and schools that may encompass STEM, literacy, physical activity, social/emotional, to fine arts or career readiness. “This year’s selected recipients, through a highly competitive grant application cycle, represents our continued interest in and support of the outstanding work educators do for their students and our community,” said Carter Sain, SBCO President. This year’s grant recipients are...