Obion County Central Starts Football Season at Lake County
The Obion County Central Rebels will travel to Tiptonville tonight to begin the high school football season. The Rebels and Lake County Falcons will face off in the annual “Battle for Reelfoot”. Coach Clayton Morris said he
Congressman David Kustoff Applauds to Selection of Stephen Vaden for USDA Position
Tennessee 8th District U.S. Congressman David Kustoff made stops in Obion County on Thursday. Congressman Kustoff began his day at the Obion County Fair, where he spoke at the Farmers Harvest Breakfast. During his address to those
Obion County Junior Livestock Auction Has Record Sale
The Obion County Fair livestock barn produced another record this year. Obion County Agriculture Extension Agent Garrett McDaniel told Thunderbolt News about the success of Tuesday’s Junior Livestock Auction.(AUDIO) McDaniel said the success of the Junior
Seasonal Changes Impact County Unemployment Rates
According to new data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, there has been an increase in unemployment rates in 92 of Tennessee’s 95 counties in July. Fifty-five counties reported unemployment rates of less
Memphis Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme to Defraud Federal COVID-19 Relief Program
A Memphis woman was sentenced to federal prison last week for her scheme to defraud the Department of Health and Human Services “Emergency Cash Assistance” program. According to the courts, 32 year old Rochelle Turner created and
We Care Ministries Fall Donation Requests
Fall has begun, school is in and We Care is doing their best to meet the needs of families across West Tennessee. Executive Director Jaimi Weingartner tells Thunderbolt news about some of We Care’s needs this fall.
Weakley County Schools Rank 7th in the State for Education
The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has ranked Weakley County Schools seventh in the state for education. Assistant Director of Schools Betsi Foster spoke with Thunderbolt News, giving credit to the schools 670 employees. Ms. Foster
Margo Price shares video for “Don’t Wake Me Up” from new album
Margo Price has teases her forthcoming album, Hard Headed Woman with the new track “Don’t Wake Me Up,” a duet with folk singer Jesse Welles. Don’t Wake Me Up follows Price’s lead single “Don’t Let the Bastards
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton team up on ‘A Song To Sing
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton have teamed up on the duet “A Song To Sing,” written together with Jesse Frasure and Jenee Fleenor and produced by Grammy-winner Dave Cobb. The song marks Lambert and Stapleton’s first duet
Lil Nas X hospitalized for possible overdose, arrested in LA for alleged battery on officer
Lil Nas X was arrested early Thursday morning in Los Angeles on suspicion of battery on a police officer and hospitalized for a possible overdose, per ABC Los Angeles affiliate KABC. Montero Lamar Hill, otherwise known as