A Jackson man killed himself following a stand-off with police on Tuesday.
Jackson police reports said officers were called Tuesday morning to a domestic disturbance at Lincoln Circle.
A woman told officers that her boyfriend, Aerion Brown, had assaulted her and another woman with a gun, and had stole a cellphone.
Jackson City Court issued arrest warrants for […]

University of Tennessee Interim President Randy Boyd held a press conference on Wednesday, to discuss his “Transparent UT Initiative”.
Boyd said a centralized website is geared toward providing greater and easier access to information for UT’s faculty, staff, students and the communities it serves.
Speaking with Thunderbolt News, the interim-President talked about the plan he said was […]

The UT-Martin fraternity chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho has welcomed Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Jai Templeton as one of its members.
An induction ceremony was recently held on campus to recognize Templeton’s longtime leadership and involvement in the agriculture community at the local, state and national level.
Templeton is a McNairy County resident, who served as the 37th […]

The Calloway County Fiscal Court has been awarded a combination of federal and state funding for a major road project between Murray and Paris.
The “Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development” or BUILD grant, along with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet funds, will give Calloway County officials $23 million dollars.
Plans now call for the reconstruction and widening of […]

Unity Park in South Fulton will be the site of a dedication to a former member of the Thunderbolt Broadcasting staff.
Mayor David Lamb said city officials, friends and family will gather this Saturday, to honor the late Barbie Hardy.
Mayor Lamb said a ceremony will take place at 2:00 at Unity Park, where the amphitheater will […]

The Graves County Sheriff’s Office is reporting complaints of a phone scam using their department.
Sheriff’s reports said the scammer is calling individuals, telling them they have an active warrant for their arrest in the county.
The scammer falsely identifies himself by stating that he is a Graves County deputy sheriff, and has actually used the name […]

A UT-Martin student from Springfield is the latest person to receive the universities “Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award”.
Christopher Austin Avallone was presented the award for the Fall semester by Chancellor Mike Maloan and Sharon Maloan.
The “Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award” is named for the late Beth Maloan, who was a longtime UT-Martin director […]

The Union City Police Department has received reports of individuals who have been smoking K2 or Spice, which is illegal synthetic marijuana.
Some have developed serious medical complications, due to the products containing a compound used in rat poison.
These complications could lead to permanent physical harm or even death.
The Police Department encourages anyone engaging in the […]