Travis KingBobby Northcutt The Grundy County Grand Jury has returned indictments on two men forsecond degree murder. Travis Heath King (43) and Bobby Jack Northcutt (60) from Tracy City have beencharged in two separate cases. Investigators believe King distributed drugs containing fentanyl thatresulted in the death of a Gruetli-Laager man in June 2021. Investigators also believe that Northcuttdistributed drugs containing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a Monteagle man in January 2021. “These cases are very tough and time tasking. Investigators from our agency with assistance from theTennessee Bureau of Investigation were able to plug in all the...

The Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed the Transparency in Sentencing for Victims Act.   House Bill 2657 is designed to better inform crime victims and their families about how much time an offender will serve at the time of sentencing.    House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, partnered with State Rep. Michael G. Curcio, R-Dickson, the co-prime sponsor of the bill. House Bill 2657 would require all Tennessee courts to place on the record, either orally or in writing, the estimated number of years and months to be served before a criminal is eligible for parole.    Improving transparency in sentencing...

This year’s fundraiser for Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center will be an in-person event, offering fun activities, golf simulators, video and arcade style games, bumper cars and more. The event is Apr. 21, at the Detention @ The Elementary entertainment center. Coffee County CAC Director Joyce Prusak expressed her excitement about “our first in-person fundraiser since 2019.” Coffee County CAC is a nonprofit serving children who have experienced severe abuse. “After a few years, we are ready to have some fun and would like people to come out and be kids for a night and play for a purpose,”...

FROM LEFT: Raider Academy principal Angela Sellars, H&R Block Student of the Week Jonathan Williams and Rosalyn Partin with Manchester H&R Block. Join us at Thunder Radio and Rosalyn Partin of the Manchester H&R Block and congratulate our student of the week – Jonathan Williams Jonathan is a freshman student at Coffee County Raider Academy. He was nominated by his teachers and administrators.  Jonathan is the son of Stephanie and Chris Williams. His favorite subject is sociology. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys drawing. He is a member of BETA Club and Student Government. He plans to pursue a...

The National Weather Service office in Nashville and the Storm Prediction Center have placed much of Middle Tennessee, including Coffee County, in a slight risk for severe weather threat Friday, March 18, 2022. According to NWS, the main time frame for severe weather will be from 2-10 p.m. Damaging winds are possible and tornadoes cannot be ruled out along with 1-inch hale. In case of severe weather, tune into 107.9 FM and 1320 AM for storm warnings and...

Authorities in Bedford County are seeking a man who they believe may have been involved in the death of a woman there. This person – described by Bedford County Sheriff’s Department as a “black male, slender in build” allegedly walked away from a crash at the area of Sims and Henslee Road intersection at 7:30 p.m Tuesday, March 15, 2022. According to Bedford County authorities, when troopers arrived at the crash, no one was in the car. Authorities later found that the car belonged to a woman who was found dead in a nearby home. Authorities believe the vehicle...