Tennessee officials are warning residents about charitable donation scams following mass shootings last weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.  If you are contacted either my phone, social media or email by someone claiming to be associated with charities affiliated with assisting victims of these shootings, here are some steps you can take to ensure you are donating to a legitimate organization: *If a group is soliciting donations over the phone or internet and you did not make the first initial contact, do not provide personal or financial information until you can do your own research about the...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Statewide Tennessee Blue Alert for Curtis Ray Watson. Watson is listed as a person of interest in the homicide of a Tennessee Department of Correction employee on August 7th, 2019 and is an escapee from the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning, Tennessee. Watson should be considered extremely dangerous. If you have any information concerning Watson, please contact the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND. A $32,500 reward has been offered. Watson is a person of interest in the homicide in two correctional officers....

Tullahoma has narrowed its search for a police chief down to four candidates. After fielding 73 applicants from 23 states, city officials have narrowed the field down to four candidates. Acting chief Phil Henderson is one fo the finalists, along with Phillip Sullivan of Abingdon, Virginia, Michael Eric Anderson of Franklin, Tennessee and Jason Williams of Shelbyville, Tennessee. Henderson is a 32-year veteran of the Tullahoma Police Department with a career that has included time as patrol sergeant and lieutenant over support services division. Sullivan is the chief of police in Abingdon, Virginia, Anderson is a lieutenant with the...

You may remember we first reported to you last month that the Johnson Lane soccer fields in Tullahoma had been vandalized. Well now the City of Tullahoma has presented a check for $4,000 to help with repair and maintenance with that cleanup project. It was early morning on July 21 when someone took a vehicle onto the fields and heavily damaged them. A gofundme account has raised nearly $3,500. The fields are expected to be ready to play on again by August...

Sign ups for the annual Dusty Elam Memorial Youth Basketball League at the Manchester Recreation Center begin Sept. 16. The first practice will be October 21st and games will be on Saturday’s, starting November 9th. The league is for students in grades kindergarten through third grade and cost is $55 to sign up – there is financial assistance available. Contact Jeff Houck for more information at 931-728-0273. The rec complex is located at 557 N. Woodland...

Manchester Police Department SRO Andy Neesmith has graduated as a certified DARE instructor, undergoing an 80-hour training course. DARE is a police-officer led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through seniors in high school how to resist peer pressure and live productive, drug and violence-free lives. Please join us at Thunder Radio in congratulating SRO Andy...

If you are looking or a job – Thursday between 11 am. And 3 p.m. is the Job Fair for the upcoming 2020 census. The fair is at the Manchester Public Library at 1005 Hillsboro Blvd. There are office positions in Shelbyville and some work from home jobs starting at $14 per hour and up. You can inquire more at 2020census.gov/jobs or, visit the...