The deadline for candidates to turn in qualifying petitions for the May 3 primary was noon on Thursday, Feb. 17. Below is a list of those who have submitted their petitions. CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE PART 1 William Lockhart – Republican CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE PART II Eric J. Burch – Republican Bobby Carter – Republican GENERAL SESSIONS JUDGE PART I Greg Perry – Republican GENERAL SESSIONS JUDGE PART II Gerald L. Ewell, Jr. – Republican Garth Roland Segroves – Republican DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL Charles Craig Northcott – Republican Felicia B. Walkup – Republican PUBLIC DEFENDER John E. Nicoll – Republican...

Tim White Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum has announced the Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is researching fresh leads in the disappearance of Tim White. White went missing on September 15, 1999. He was last seen in Palmer, TN. “I think there is still someone out there that knows what happened that could help bring closure to this case for Tim and his family,” explained Sheriff Shrum. The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone that has information please contact them @ 931-692-3466...

H&R Block Student of the Week Kate Kennedy Join us at Thunder Radio and Rosalyn Partin of the Manchester H&R Block and congratulate our student of the week – Kate Kennedy Kate is a 5th grader at Westwood Elementary School. She was nominated by her teachers and administrators.  Kate is the daughter of Sean Kennedy and Hayley Cottle. Her favorite subject is social studies. In her spare time she enjoys reading. She plays softball for Westwood Middle. When she grows up, Kate would like to become a lawyer. All students of the week are selected for their work ethic...

SCHOOL PATROL – presented by the bread & milk experts at Spring Street Market. 801 S. Spring St. in Manchester. Due to potential inclement weather moving into the area Thursday afternoon (Feb. 17, 2022), the following school systems will be CLOSING EARLY: *Coffee County School System – CLOSING at 1 p.m. Thursday. *Manchester City Schools – CLOSING at 1 p.m. Thursday. No after school...

Rodney Gilliam Grundy County Sheriff’s Department investigators have charged Rodney C. Gilliam, 41, or Tracy City with the February 8 aggravated armed robbery of the marathon station in Pelham, Tennessee. Gilliam has also been charged in Chattanooga with armed robbery. According to Grundy County authorities, Gilliam is also a suspect in several armed robberies in Coffee County, Franklin County, Giles County, Tennessee and Jackson County, Alabama. Manchester Police Department officials tell Thunder Radio news that Gilliam is suspected in last month’s armed robbery of Melrose Market in...

National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has placed much of Middle Tennessee – including Coffee County – under an enhanced risk of severe weather on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. The remainder of middle Tennessee is under a slight risk of severe weather. Damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour and isolated tornadoes are possible with storms on Thursday. Timing for severe weather appears to be in the afternoon to evening hours. In case of severe weather, stay tuned into Thunder Radio WMSR at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM and 106.7 FM for severe weather alerts. You can also...

Fire cause significant damage at Brothers Implement Company in Hillsboro late Tuesday evening. The fire is under investigation, according to Coffee County Sheriff’s Department. Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Investigators are pleading with the public for assistance in solving a rash of burglaries and fires that broke out Tuesday evening in Hillsboro. According to the sheriff’s department, a break-in at a home on Hillsboro Highway near Old Airport Rd. was reported at about 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Soon after, more homes and cars were reported to have been broken into. “That first one was reported at about 6...