Video of Saturday night’s devastating house fire. A Tullahoma woman and her two children need your help after a fire Saturday night destroyed their home. The fire took place on East Lincoln St. An arrest has been made in the case. Timothy Aaron Vines, 38, is charged with arson. He was taken to the Coffee County Jail. Items are being collected to help: 11 year old Kenzie Size 8 women’s shoe. women’s large shirts. women’s medium pants Pre teen Christmas items 3-year old Jax Size 10 boys shoe Size 5t shirts. Size 4t pants Diaper size 5. Sensory toys....

A single-vehicle crash on Interstate-24 in Murfreesboro Friday afternoon took the life of a Manchester man, according to a news report from our news partner WGNS Radio. According to the Preliminary Report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Erik Elgouhary of Manchester was traveling alone in his 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 at approximately 4:16 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. Sgt. Alex Campbell said that the Highway Patrol’s investigation indicates that Elgouhary lost control of the vehicle, and veered off the right side of the interstate at mile marker 84.2 and slammed into a tree.  While he was being extricated from the truck, first-responders...

Road construction won’t delay travelers during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is once again halting all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state. No temporary lane closures will be allowed for construction on Tennessee roadways beginning at midnight on Thursday, December 23, 2021, through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2022. “With motorists expected to travel Tennessee roadways during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, keeping traffic moving and getting motorists to their destinations safely is our top priority,” said TDOT Commissioner Joe...

For some people, stress increases during the holiday season, leading to physical illness, depression, anxiety, and substance misuse. If you or a loved one experience a mental health crisis, live with substance misuse or exhibit suicidal behavior during the winter holidays, there are resources and services available through the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) and the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) to help navigate those challenges and strengthen community connections. “Saving a life, your own or someone else’s, should never be a solo effort,” said Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA,...

Veterans of Foreign Wars All-American Post 10904 proudly announces theselection – and advancement – of the 2021 VFW Teachers of the Year. This isthe second year in a row that all three teachers selected at the Post levelwere advanced to the District level and, having been selected again, havenow advanced to the State level. Trudy Nash of Temple Baptist School was selected in the high schoolcategory; Will Pannell of Westwood Middle School was selected in the middleschool category; and Kelli Cunningham of Cowan Elementary School wasselected in the elementary school category. These incredible teachers were not only selected from...

For the first time since the 1960s, Cutthroat Trout are being stocked into Tennessee’s waterways to provide anglers with the opportunity to catch a different trout species at a few locations.  On Wednesday afternoon, 2,550 Cutthroat Trout were released into the upper portion of Fort Patrick Henry Reservoir on the Holston River below Boone Dam.  Last week, 3,000 cutthroats were also stocked into the Hiwassee River, and there are plans to release 2,250 more into the Tims Ford tailwater on the Elk River in the coming months. These cutthroats are of the Snake River fine-spotted Cutthroat Trout strain and...

In keeping with tradition, Thunder Radio WMSR will be airing your favorite Christmas hits on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The WMSR collection of Christmas hits is hundreds of songs deep. Beginning at 6 a.m. Dec. 24 through midnight Christmas night, you will be able to hear your favorite Christmas classics on your hometown, community radio station. “Another one of the great traditions of WMSR over its decades is Christmas music on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day,” said Thunder Radio co-owner Josh Peterson. “That’s just not something you are going to find on big commercial, corporate radio conglomerates.” Music...

Tennessee’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since March 2020, the last month before COVID-19 business closures impacted workers across the state. According to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), Tennessee recorded an unemployment rate of 4% in November 2021. The new seasonally adjusted rate is down 0.2 of a percentage point from October and it matches the March 2020 rate. In a year-to-year comparison, the November figure dropped by 1.6 percentage points. Tennessee experienced its highest unemployment ever in April 2020 when the rate spiked to a historic 15.8%. Business owners...