At approximately 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, an assault suspect out of Franklin County described as “armed and dangerous” was taken into custody. His name was actually Cody Daniel Morrow – not the previous name given to authorities of Andrew Gregory White. Morrow was found by K9 officer Trigger and handler Officer Brock Horner of the Shelbyville Police Department. He was found in the 700 block of Madison Street. Once found, Morrow refused verbal commands to exit the wooded area. However, once he was threatened with the release of trigger, he surrendered. At the time of his arrest Morrow was in...

Safety Patrol cadets helped organize a toy drive to donate to the Gene Taylor-Steve Graves Christmas Charity. Coffee County Sheriff’s Department teamed up with the safety patrol cadets at New Union Elementary and Coffee County Middle School to do a toy drive as a community service project. The two schools were able to collect a truck full of toys to donate to the Gene Taylor-Steve Graves Christmas Charity. Pictured – toys collected at New Union Elementary. Toys collected at Coffee Middle...

Pictured are, from left, Rosalyn Partin with Manchester H&R Block, student of the week Elizabeth Montes and WMS assistant principal Jim Dobson. Join us at Thunder Radio and Rosalyn Partin of the Manchester H&R Block and congratulate our student of the week – Elizabeth Montes Elizabeth is a 6th grader at Westwood Middle School. She was nominated by her teachers and administrators.  Elizabeth is the daughter of Amanda and Moy Montes. Her favorite subject is English – Language Arts. During her free time, Elizabeth enjoys art. After she graduates high school, Elizabeth would like to be a teacher. All students...

The Manchester area Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with Manchester downtown merchants to host “Moonlight & Mistletoe” – a downtown shopping event set for December 17th. This event will feature all of the Manchester downtown boutiques and shops, many of which will remain open later than normal for Christmas shoppers to find gifts for the holiday season. On the downtown square will be Christmas carolers, a photo backdrop for cell-phone family pics at Southern Diva Boutique, special menu and festive drinks at Harvest Local Foods, Women’s wish list and scratch off ornaments for a discount at Aislinge Boutique....

Storm survey teams with the US National Weather Service office in Nashville have determined that a tornado touched down in Grundy County on Saturday, Dec. 11. According to NWS, this tornado touched down in Coalmont and “quickly produced 90 MPH winds” that uprooted many trees on Freemont Rd. It moved Northeast and blew out the walls of a metal building structure and downed additional trees on 20th Avenue South near Highway 108. The tornado lifted near Cullen Savage Rd. North of Barkertown Rd. NWS estimates peak wind speeds of 90 mph, making this an EF-1 tornado, with a path...

By Nadia Ramligan, TN public news service The tornadoes that ripped through multiple states, killing more than 100 people, were created by a very specific set of climate conditions, according to two Tennessee climatologists. Kelsey Ellis, an associate professor of geography at the University of Tennessee, explained that December tornadoes are not unusual in the Southeast, and said these types of storms occur when cold, dense air interacts with warm air, creating unstable climate conditions. However, Ellis noted the fact that one of the powerful tornadoes traveled more than 230 miles is, as she put it, an “extreme anomaly.”...

Tullahoma City Schools will launch its new website design this Wednesday in coordination with FinalSite. The new TCS homepage features a more modern and open concept than the district’s current website. Once heading to the main page of the new site, viewers will be greeted with a slideshow of photos and videos that highlight the great things that are happening inside the district. All of the information and documents previously available on the TCS website will carry over to the new site. Additionally, the new website will feature translation capabilities and comply with ADA requirements. “We felt that the...

UPDATE At approximately 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, the suspect in question was taken into custody. His name was actually Cody Daniel Morrow – not the previous name given of Andrew Gregory White. Morrow was found by K9 officer Trigger and handler Officer Brock Horner of the Shelbyville Police Department. He was found in the 700 block of Madison Street. Once found, Morrow refused verbal commands to exit the wooded area. However, once he was threatened with the release of trigger, he surrendered. At the time of his arrest Morrow was in possession of a loaded firearm, two additional loaded magazines...