The unemployment rate for each of Tennessee’s counties improved in February according to new information released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Eighty of Tennessee’s 95 counties have an unemployment rate less than 5 percent, a marked improvement from January’s jobless numbers. Williamson County leads the state with the lowest unemployment in February. The county’s 2.2 percent rate is 0.2 of a percentage point lower than the previous month. With a rate of 5.9 percent, Lake County has the state’s highest rate of unemployment for February. Coffee County tied its lowest ever unemployment rate at...

A man accused in the shooting death of another man in 2017 has been sentenced in Warren County Circuit Court. 29 year-old Michael Cody Mills was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder of 43 year-old Bobby Ashburn. Mills had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder earlier this year. Authorities said Mills was under the influence of meth at the time of the murder. Ashburn had reportedly arrived at a home on Cherry Springs Road to bring food to his daughter when Mills shot him four times with a handgun. Mills then fled the scene but was captured...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an allegation of sexual misconduct against a Grundy County corrections officer. Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum confirms the name of the officer is Mark Nunley. “At the request of 12th District Attorney General Michael Taylor, TBI Agents are investigating an allegation of official misconduct against an employee of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department,” a TBI spokesperson said. DA Taylor said his office received an allegation that a male corrections officer was having sexual relations with female inmates. Taylor added that he called the TBI to investigate because Grundy County does not have...

State Sen. Janice Bowling and State Rep. Rush Bricken both of Tullahoma were in McMinnville on Friday for the annual Legislative Breakfast, hosted by the McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce. During the event, Sen. Bowling explained why she is pushing a bill to legalize medical cannabis. Bowling said after researching the issue, she believes it is very much needed for people who suffer from various conditions. She said medical cannabis has proven to be effective in relieving pain and healing. Her bill is still being considered in the Senate. On another topic, both lawmakers said they believe the proposed...

According to court records provided by a Thunder Radio listener, Mark D. Allen, who was the owner of Volunteer Medical Clinic on Willow Drive in Manchester, was recently found guilty for unprofessional conduct. According to court records, on Aug. 13, 2018, Allen provided a female patient with injections. The State of Tennessee was said to have evidence that Allen agreed to prescribe the woman a controlled substance. The court records go on to say that after administering the medication, Allen proceeded to perform a sex act on the female patient. Allen had to relinquish his nursing license to the...

A Nashville mother of two young girls is weighing in on an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to weaken rules that regulate mercury and other toxic air emissions from coal-fired power plants. The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards were put into place in 2012, but the EPA now says it’s too expensive for energy companies to comply with them. Zozan Noman traveled to Washington with a group of moms from across the country to testify at the agency’s only public hearing on reversing the rules. She’s concerned about the health effects of mercury pollution on women who are pregnant or...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reminding hunters that the state’s 2019 spring turkey season opens in all 95 counties Saturday and runs through Sunday, May 12. Some rules to follow – hunting hours for the spring gobblers are 30 minutes prior to legal sunrise until legal sunset, according to the TWRA, and bag limit is one bearded turkey per day, and up to four per season. Licenses required – a state hunting and fishing combination, plus a supplemental big game license, or a sportsman license, is...