The Coffee County Wreaths Across America Committee will be placing wreaths on veterans graves in several local cemeteries on Saturday Dec. 14th. The public is invited to attend and participate.  The day will start with a ceremony at the old county courthouse on the square in Manchester at the war memorials at 9 a.m.  Memorial wreaths for each of the armed services plus the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine as well as POW/MIA  will be placed there during a brief ceremony. At 11 a.m. ceremonies will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Tullahoma, Hurricane Grove Cemetery just north of...

Looking for a job? The 2020 Census will be having two job fairs coming up this week, so mark your calendars to attend and snag one of these good-paying jobs. First, on Tuesday, Dec. 10 there will be a Census Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American Jobs Center in Tullahoma. Then on Thursday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be another fair at the Manchester Public Library on Hillsboro...

Jamie Norris, left, Adam Malone, right. Two Manchester natives received law enforcement awards last week from the Cumberland Region.  Jamie Norris, who was promoted from patrolman to investigator earlier this month at the Manchester Police Department, was named Cumberland Region Officer of the Year by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. Meanwhile, THP state trooper Adam Malone, who is from Manchester, was named Cumberland Region Trooper of the...

In a press release Thursday, the Manchester Police Department announced that a positive identification has been made on the human skull that authorities discovered Nov. 20 off of Skinner Flat Rd. in Manchester. After DNA testing, it has been determined the remains are that of Justin Zeigler of Franklin County, who was reported missing three years ago – November of 2016. The investigation remains open. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact MPD Chief Investigator Brandon Tomberlin at...

Two Coffee County residents are facing charges of animal cruelty after Coffee County deputies received a call about dead animals found on Shelley Rd.  According to a report on file by deputy Jennifer Curbow, a complaint was filed when someone said their children were playing when they found several dead dogs in the woods near two residences.  Deputies were able to locate four deceased dogs in the wood line, along with a deceased cat inside a plastic bag, along with two additional dead dogs in pens at two separate residences.  Authorities, along with animal control, took custody of 16...

A Coffee County man was killed in a crash Thursday on Interstate 24 near the exit 111 eastbound after his vehicle went underneath a stationary tractor trailer.  Authorities identified the name of the deceased Friday as Ralph Reed, age 50, of Manchester. Multiple agencies responded – including Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, Manchester Police, Coffee County EMS, Manchester Fire & Rescue Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol, which will reconstruct the accident.  According to THP preliminary report, Reed’s vehicle veered off the roadway and struck an improperly parked commercial vehicle on the shoulder of the road. The driver of the tractor...

A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the McMinnville Police Department, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the Office of the 31st District Attorney General has led to the indictment of a man in connection to the death of his mother in 1996. On December 23, 1996, officers found the body of Lela Adcock in her Rebel Hill Street home, after receiving a call asking for a welfare check. As a result of the investigation, authorities developed information leading to her son, Paul Alvin Adcock, Sr. (DOB 12-11-42) as the man responsible for the crime. Wednesday, the...

Haley Blackwood, center, is this week’s Student of the Week Join us at Thunder Radio and Rosalyn Partin at the H&R Block of Manchester and say congratulations to our student of the week – Haley Blackwood. Haley is a freshman student at Coffee County Raider Academy. She is the daughter of Jamie Boner and Kevin Boner.  Haley was nominated by her teachers for her excellent attitude, attendance and desire to be a good student.  Haley enjoys taking pictures and hopes to pursue a career in photography.  Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize...