Pictured is new tactical gear donated by Black Rifle Coffee Company to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. — Thunder Radio photo As part of their commitment to local law enforcement, Black Rifle Coffee Company on Wednesday made a large donation to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department in the form of new tactical gear for the department’s swat team. Sheriff Chad Partin said the donation of gear amounts to about $20,000 in value. “This is one of the largest donations we have ever received (in my 29 years with the department),” explained Partin. “It isn’t...

Three suspects are in custody after an attempted robbery of a Cash Express in Woodbury Tuesday morning (Jan. 25) and a lengthy police pursuit that ended in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. According to police officials, there was an attempted robbery of Cash Express in Woodbury Tuesday morning. Doors were locked and subjects were unable to complete the robbery. Because of this, witnesses were able to contact police and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit ended in Wilson County when spike strips were deployed on Interstate 40 and the vehicle caught fire. Three suspects fled on foot and carjacked an individual...

Tennessee Tree Day is coming up in March and the local Master Gardeners in Coffee County are hosting a pick up site for this years event. If you order your seedlings online by Feb. 13, you can pick them up at the UT-TSU Extension office in Coffee County from 8am-4:30 pm Friday, March 18 or from 8-12 on Saturday, March 19. You can order your seedlings by clicking...

Three suspects are in custody after an attempted robbery of a Cash Express in Woodbury Tuesday morning (Jan. 25) and a lengthy police pursuit that ended in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. According to police officials, there was an attempted robbery of Cash Express in Woodbury Tuesday morning. Doors were locked and subjects were unable to complete the robbery. Because of this, witnesses were able to contact police and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit ended in Wilson County when spike strips were deployed on Interstate 40 and the vehicle caught fire. Three suspects fled on foot and carjacked an individual...

On January 21, 2022, Mark Daniel Allen, 64, of Venice, Florida, was sentenced to 168 months in prison and $700 in special assessments, followed by three years of supervised released, by the Honorable Travis R. McDonough, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga. According to court documents, Allen was found guilty of six counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises after a three-day trial, which began on September 1, 2021. Evidence presented at trial showed that Allen unlawfully prescribed approximately 15,000 opioid pills to three...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe recently approved $28.5 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), which will assist communities with infrastructure improvements, housing rehabilitation and health and safety initiatives. The CDBG program is funded through HUD and administered in Tennessee by the Department of Economic and Community Development. Funds are available for water and sewer improvements and new extensions, housing rehabilitation and health and safety projects. Altamont and Grundy County received a large chunk in the form of $1.2 Million for water and sewer improvements. Over $370,000 went to Warren...

The Tennessee gas price average is slowly increasing as the price of crude rises to multi-year highs. Since last Monday, gas prices across Tennessee have risen a penny on average. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.04 which is 5 cents more expensive  than one month ago and 84 cents more than one year ago.   Gas price average in Coffee County is currently $2.95 per gallon of regular unleaded, which is 9 cents below the state average and mostly inline with surrounding counties. The National average is $3.31. The most expensive gas in the nation comes out west in California, at an average of $4.64 per gallon....

By Nadia Ramligan, TN Public News Service A new study adds to evidence that higher-education credentials can increase a person’s earning power over a lifetime. The research from economists at Kansas State University says completing a bachelor’s degree increases a person’s income by around $4,000 right after graduation, with additional jumps of more than $1,000 in following years. Emily House, executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, said the state is concerned about economic mobility and workforce development as fewer people return to college. “We’ve really seen a sharp decrease in enrollment of adult learners,” said House, “so, adults...