After not playing since Dec. 17th due to a league-wide COVID-19 shutdown, the Nashville Predators are expected to return to the ice on Wednesday, Dec. 29 and play 3 hockey games in 4 days. The Preds will be at the Capitals for a 6 p.m face-off on the 29th, followed by the Blue Jackets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 and a 1 pm face-off with the Blackhawks on New Year’s Day. The Predators are currently in 2nd place in the Central Division. You can hear the Nashville Predators on Thunder Radio – listed by realtor Charlie Gonzales with...

Most area sports are down for another week for the Christmas break – but not the Coffee County Central Lady Raider basketball team. The Lady Raiders are flying to Charleston, S.C. in search of some of the area’s toughest competition in the Ashley River Girls Tournament. The Lady Raiders will play 3 games, tournament style. CHS will play its first game at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28 (6:30 Central) against host Phillip Simmons High School. A win means a 3 p.m. (2pm central) tip Dec. 29. A loss means a 1:30 pm (12:30 central) game on Dec. 29. We will...

Don’t know what to do with that real Christmas tree you used to decorate your home this year? The Coffee County Youth Bass Club and the Tennessee Bass Nation ask that you donate those trees (decorations removed) to this year’s Christmas for the Fishes. These trees will be recycled into an area lake for fish habitat. Trees collected by Coffee County Bass Club will mostly go to Normandy Lake. To donate a tree, contact Phillip Petty for dropoff location (which will be Bashaw Creek Rd.). Email Phillip at pettyphillip@yahoo.com. Trees can also be picked up from your...

Brady Nugent goes to the glass for 2 points to tie the game at 50-50 with 1 minutes to play against the York Dragons Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. — Thunder Radio photo by Holly Peterson Things looked bleak for Coffee County Wednesday morning. But a furious fourth quarter comeback and a game-deciding bucket with 10 seconds to play gave the CHS Red Raiders a 53-51 win over the York Dragons in the finale of the Sonic Shootout at White County High School. THIS GAME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE AUDIO REPLAY. York...

Coffee County had no trouble waking up early Wednesday. The CHS Lady Raiders hit the floor at 10 a.m. at Ft. Payne High School in Alabama and before opponent Boaz High School could roll out of the bed the Lady Raiders had a 37-7 halftime lead and cruised to a 71-23 win. It win completes the the 21st Annual Wills Classic for the Lady Raiders with a 3-0 record. Overall it marks the 7th straight win for CHS and improves the Lady Raiders’ record to 10-3. Against Boaz, it was junior post Chloe Gannon leading the way with 18...

The Tennessee Titans host the San Francisco 49ers this week in a primetime showdown on Thursday Night Football. Kickoff at Nissan Stadium (capacity 69,143) is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. CST on Dec. 23.  San Francisco makes its third all-time appearance at Nissan Stadium, which opened in 1999, and its first appearance at the venue since 2013. This marks the first Thursday primetime game for the Titans franchise against an NFC opponent. THE BROADCAST Thursday’s contest will be nationally televised on NFL Network, and the telecast also can be seen locally in Nashville on WZTV FOX 17. The broadcast team...

One of the greatest Coffee County Central Red Raiders to ever play at the school and recent University of Tennessee graduate, Alontae Taylor, will be at Al White Ford Lincoln for a two-hour meet-and-greet event on Wednesday, Dec. 22. Taylor will be meeting fans and signing autographs at the dealership between 12-2 p.m. Taylor recently finished his senior season with the Vols. He was a four-year starter at cornerback. He has opted out of the Vols’ bowl game and has declared for this springs NFL Draft. Al White Ford Lincoln is located at 2002 Hillsboro...

One day after barely having enough players to put a team on the floor due to illness, the Lady Raiders got reinforcements sent down to Ft. Payne, Alabama and beat the host school 62-40 in the  21st Annual Wills Valley Shoot Out. Chloe Gannon rejoined the team Tuesday and helped boost the presence in the paint, scoring 15 points in the win. Elli Chumley added 14 points. But it was junior guard Alivia Reel playing one of her best games of the season, a 17-point performance that included three 3-pointers, that led the way for CHS. Kiya Ferrell pitched...