A Manchester man has died after a one-vehicle crash on Oak Hill Rd. At approximately 6 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in Coffee County.  According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol obtained by Thunder Radio, James Bradford, age 64, was driving a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruzer eastbound on Oak Hill Rd. According to trooper Kyle Turner’s report, Bradford’s vehicle veered on the right side, overcorrected, spun and went off the roadway on the left where it struck a tree where the vehicle came to a rest. This is a preliminary crash...

A Coffee County man was arrested Wednesday after attempting to evade deputies. According to a report filed by Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Lee Marcom, on Wednesday morning Coffee County Sheriff’s Department deputies were driving to Clyde Vickers Rd. in an attempt to locate Shane Tyler Hale, age 25, for active local warrants and active warrants in Franklin and Dekalb counties.  Deputies passed a vehicle with Hale in the passenger seat. When deputies attempted to turn around and perform a traffic stop on that vehicle, Hale allegedly exited the passenger door when approaching a stop sign and ran into...

The TBI has added someone to its most wanted list.  JeMichael Powell is wanted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the TBI for Criminal Homicide and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. JeMichael Powell is 27 years old, stands 6′ tall, and weighs 200 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes, and should be considered armed and dangerous. A reward is up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of JeMichael Powell. Know where he is? Call (423) 209-7296, or 1-800-TBI-FIND...

Friday (Aug. 30) is the 94th edition of the annual Coffee Pot game between Manchester and Tullahoma!  If you want to purchase tickets without waiting in what is expected to be a long line at the stadium, you can purchase them at the Coffee County High School between 8 a.m.  and noon Friday. If you wait until after noon, you can purchase at the gate. Price per ticket is $7.  The game will be at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester. We will have all of the coverage for you on Thunder Radio. Friday Night Thunder Pregame show (Maintained by Premier...

The Coffee County Fair is getting closer and closer – September 14 through 21 as a matter of fact. With the fair means the annual pageants, such as Fairest of the Fair and all of the baby and toddler shows. But, if you want to enter, the deadline is coming soon. You will need to have entry forms postmarked by Tuesday, September 3rd. Here is Fair Board Member Christy Clouse.  Deadline to have your forms postmarked is Tuesday, Sept. 3. Click here for a link to the fair book and you can print off a copy of the entry...

The Tennessee Region of the American Red Cross is pleased to announce that Laura Vaughn has been named development director with the Fund Development Department of the American Red Cross of the Tennessee Region. The Tennessee Region serves 95 counties in Tennessee along with Crittenden County in Arkansas and Desoto and Tunica counties in Mississippi.    Vaughn, the most recent executive director for the Mid-South Chapter of the Red Cross, has made numerous and significant accomplishments during her tenure as a director. In early 2013, Vaughn was charged with finding a new location and building a new chapter office...

Lambda Legal, Tennessee Equality Project and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center of Rutherford County, on Tuesday  filed a formal complaint with the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, calling for the investigation and disbarment of Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott following Northcott’s public statements that he does not file domestic assault charges if the violence occurred between same-sex spouses, does not recognize “homosexual marriage,” and would not prosecute Tennessee county clerks who deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals,...