Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Pottery Direct International, Inc. officials announced today that the ceramic flowerpot manufacturer will invest $8 million to establish production operations in McKenzie.
Pottery Direct plans to create approximately 40 jobs in Carroll County during the next three years.
Pottery Direct is an international company with offices […]
The new Martin Police Department building on North Lindell Street is less than a month from completion.
Chief of Police Don Teal tells Thunderbolt Radio News new furniture for the facility is scheduled to be brought in October 8th with the polie department making the transition to the new building by the middle of October.
The $4.5 […]
The Martin Public Library Foundation has received a $15,000 grant from Simmons First Foundation to outfit the future library’s Children’s Section and Teen Zone.
The donation comes as the library plans to move from its current location in the downtown post office building to a new 35,000-square-foot facility to be constructed in the heart of Martin’s […]
The 26th annual Heritage Day Music and Arts Festival in Huntingdon is all day Saturday on the court square, honoring the rich history of Carroll County and Huntingdon.
Some of the events include storytelling, pony rides, vendor booths for jewelry, clothing, crafts, food, snow cones, and ice cream, along with music and entertainment on two stages.
At […]
Graveside services for Gerald Ray Freeman, age 86, of Martin, will be Saturday at 11:00 in the Tansil Cemetery.
UT Martin head softball coach Donley Canary has announced the team’s 2018 fall schedule, highlighted by three one-day tournaments.
UTM will play host to Dyersburg State Community College this Saturday morning at 10:00. The Skyhawks will then return to the field later in the day against Rend Lake College at 2:30.
Next weekend the Skyhawks play host […]
A Clarksville man is in the Weakley County Jail after leading authorities on a chase in Weakley and Henry counties Tuesday.
Weakley County Sheriff’s Captain Randall McGowan says Deputy Chris Crocker clocked a silver 2001 Mercedes driving 74 in a 55 zone on Highway 54 between Dresden and Como.
Deputy Crocker chased the vehicle towards Paris and […]
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Boyd has been tapped to be the interim president of the University of Tennessee system following the retirement of Dr. Joe DiPietro in November.
The Tennessean reports the UT Board of Trustees will meet next week to consider hiring Boyd as interim president. The plan, proposed Wednesday morning by the board […]
Off to its best start in program history, the UT Martin soccer team looks to keep up its hot stretch of play as it hosts OVC opponent Tennessee Tech Friday night at 7:00.
UT Martin (6-2) has been on a torrid pace to begin the 2018 season as the Skyhawks have only dropped the season-opener against […]
Donations for victims of Hurricane Florence are still being accepted at our Thunderbolt Radio and Digital studios in Martin.
Joe Pearce with Servant Leaders says donations will be accepted through the end of this week.
Pearce says the supplies were originally going to Manning, South Carolina, however, Florence passed over that area with no damage.
Pearce says donations […]
