After several months of collaboration between the City of Tullahoma, the Tullahoma Art Center and the senior community members, the Trash to Treasure art sculpture, The Story of Tullahoma, has been set in place at CD Stamps Recreation Center. This community art piece is now on display at CD Stamps Recreation Center 810 S Jackson St. and there will be a ribbon cutting to celebrate this wonderful community project on Monday July 23, 2018. They encourage everyone to stop by and meet the artists, high school students and community members who created this unique piece of Tullahoma art. A...

The Manchester Times and Thunder Radio hosted a political forum on Thursday evening at “The Church at 117.” Candidates for Road Superintendent, Trustee, Circuit Court Clerk, County Mayor, Register of Deeds, County Clerk, school board, aldermen and Sheriff gave speeches and answered questions during the event. If you missed the forum or would like to re-listen, go to WMSRradio.com and click on the downloads page. With political campaigns in their final weeks, early voting for the August 2nd county general and state primary elections will begin July 13th. In local races, voters will be electing county commissioners, a County...

A grand jury indicted a former Grundy County pastor this week, who is accused of attempted child rape. District Attorney Mike Taylor told WRCB-TV that 48-year-old William E. “Tim” Smith, Jr. was indicted on charges of attempted rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery and possession of a controlled substance. Smith is accused of trying to rape a 12-year-old girl, according to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office. Taylor says Smith’s next court date is July...

Tennessee’s first execution in almost a decade is now scheduled for next month. Fifty-nine-year-old Billy Ray Irick is set to die August 9th. He raped and killed a 7-year-old girl in Knox County 33 years ago. He is one of 60 people currently on death row. WBIR-TV reports that the Tennessee Department of Correction says it has the necessary drugs to carry out a lethal injection. Wednesday, a judge in Nevada delayed a lethal injection there because one of the drug’s manufacturers says it doesn’t want its product used for executions. Tennessee uses that same drug. Will there be...

The Boyd Foundation introduced the Tennessee Dog Park Dash earlier this year, a multi-year commitment toward making Tennessee the most pet-friendly state in America. Through the program, The Boyd Foundation will award a $1 million annual donation for building and enhancement of dog parks in communities across the state. The Tennessee Dog Park Dash will impact more than 100 dog parks through the three-year program. Manchester Parks and Recreation is receiving a $25,000 grant toward an off-leash dog park. Dr Prater Powell, who serves on the recreation committee, says the park is planned for a location on Waite St....

The Manchester Times and Thunder Radio will be hosting a political forum from 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, July 12 at The Church at 117, located at 117 East Fort St, Manchester. The event will be free to the public and will be an opportunity for you to hear from local candidates. The forum will be broadcast live by Thunder Radio at 107.9-FM and 1320-AM. Speeches 5:30 – 5:34 – Robin Dunn (Trustee) 5:35 – 5:39 – John Marchesoni (Trustee) 5:40-5:44 – Ronnie Watts (Road Superintendent) 5:45 – 5:49 – Benton Bartlett (Road Superintendent) 5:50 – 5:54 – Jenna Amacher (County...