If you are planning to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, gas prices here in Tennessee are lower than last year at this time, if only slightly. The average price per gallon of regular unleaded in Tennessee is $2.30 as of Sunday afternoon. That is 29 cents below the national average and 4 cents cheaper than the same month last year. In Manchester, prices are even lower, with the lowest price at $2.22 for a gallon of regular unleaded as of Sunday afternoon. While prices aren’t much lower than last year, we can all be thankful they aren’t higher! If...

A picture of a prior year’s display at Trees of Christmas. Now is a good time to start planning your visit to the annual Trees of Christmas display in Manchester. The display, presented by the Dig N Dream Garden Club, begins next week and runs Dec. 2 through Dec. 8 and it is free to the public. This year’s theme for the trees is “color.”  If you want to attend, hours are noon to 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 through Saturday, Dec. 7, and noon to 5 p.m. on...

We have an update to a story we first brought to you on Thunder Radio Wednesday night regarding the human skull that authorities found in Manchester late Wednesday afternoon. As of Thursday afternoon, the Manchester Police Department and  an anthropology team led by Dr. Hugh Berryman with MTSU had not found any additional human remains in the area that the skull was discovered, according to Coffee County District Attorney General Craig Northcott.  On Wednesday afternoon at approximately 5 p.m., authorities were searching for someone in relation to a hit-and-run traffic incident. During a foot pursuit of that subject, Manchester...

Manchester Police Department is searching for a woman who allegedly broke into a car last week, took a purse and then purchased prepaid Visa cards. According to MPD, the female in question broke into the car at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel. The suspect then went to the Manchester Walgreens and two Dollar General stores inside the city limits and purchased prepaid Visa cards with the break-in victim’s debit card. According to MPD, the crime has totaled nearly $3,000 in damage and lost funds.  According to MPD, the same suspect has committed similar crimes in other areas of the...

Manchester Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify a subject who was allegedly involved in a shoplifting incident at the Manchester Walmart.  This subject is a while female with what appears to be blonde hair, wearing glasses and driving a blue SUV. Anyone with information about this female subject is encouraged to contact investigator Trey Adcock at...

By Tennessee Public News Service A school system in Tennessee is being sued for freedom of religion. Here is Nadia Ramlagan with Tennessee Public News service with that story: The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a freedom of religion lawsuit on behalf of parents whose children attend Smith County public schools.  The lawsuit alleges that school officials and teachers consistently incorporated Christian prayer into school events.  Thomas Castelli, legal director of the ACLU of Tennessee, says if students choose to pray in school, that’s protected by the Constitution. The issue, he says, is when prayer or promotion of...

Friday, Nov. 22 is the final day to register a float for the Manchester Annual Christmas Parade. You can find registration packets by clicking here. You can also visit the Manchester Recreation Center at 557 N. Woodland St. The annual parade is next Saturday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. There will be pre-parade entertainment on the downtown square beginning at 5 p.m. and a tree lighting at 7...