A report was filed with the Winchester Police Department on Christmas Day in reference to a runaway juvenile. According to Winchester Police Department, Jordan Harrington, 17, was missing from his home address. Jordan is a white male, approximately 5’6” and weighing 126 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Winchester Police Department and detective Ryan Fuller at...

By Nadia Ramlagan, Tennessee Public News Service The juvenile court in Davidson county is spearheading an effort to reduce the number of girls and gender-nonconforming young people who end up behind bars.  The court is emphasizing a trauma-informed approach, as part of the Initiative to End Girls’ Incarceration by the Vera Institute of Justice, which aims to meet its goal nationwide within the next decade.  Kathryn Sinback is a juvenile court administrator with the county who says girls tend to to be pulled into criminal activity perpetrated by boys, or are sexually exploited by gangs. “In Davidson County, what...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help locating a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro convertible, gray in color, that was stolen from the Gnat Hill Rd. Area of Coffee County in the past week. Anyone with information should call investigator James Sherrill at 931-570-4404. Pictured is the stolen Camaro in...

The flu vaccine is now being offered at no charge to patients at Tennessee’s county health department clinics as long as supplies last. Seasonal influenza is now widespread across Tennessee, but it’s not too late to get a flu shot.   ‘’I urge anyone who has not received a flu shot this flu season to get one as soon as possible,’’ said Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, FAAP. ‘’It’s extremely important for young children, the elderly and pregnant women to receive a flu vaccine because they are at the most serious risk for illness or death from influenza.” ...

The Coffee County Emergency Management Agency, along with Tennessee EMA, recently hosted a Hazardous Materials Technician Level training class at the Coffee County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Office.   Firefighters from Manchester and Tullahoma Fire Departments in Coffee County, and the Murfreesboro Fire Department, along with TEMA personnel completed this two week, 80-hour course to certify first responders to properly respond to and mitigate hazardous materials incidents of all types.   When students graduate this class they will have completed roughly 150 hours of training in Hazardous Materials alone to get to this point.   As a result of this training...

Grundy County Sheriff’s Department deputies made a traffic stop in the Pelham area overnight Saturday into Sunday morning that ended in a drug bust and recovery of a stolen vehicle.  A deputy came in contact with a stolen vehicle near the intersection of Payne’s Cove and Clouse Hill roads. During the stop, deputies discovered approximately $8,000 in counterfeit currency and over two ounces of what is suspected to be crystal meth. Thunder Radio news has reached out for further information from the department. The suspect identified himself as being from New York. However, Grundy County officials later identified the...

Over the weekend, Saturday (Dec. 21) in fact, was the first official day of winter. Although it might not feel like it out there – we are officially in the winter season. This is a good time to remind everyone that as temperatures remain cooler – and that eventually will happen – fire deaths across the state increase by almost 75 percent in Tennessee during this time of the year.  Heating equipment is the leading cause of home fire deaths nationally and the second leading known cause in Tennessee.  Remember – keep flammable items like blankets or furniture at...