A Memphis man is facing charges after being found with multiple loaded firearms in his possession after a traffic stop in Martin.
Weakley County Sheriff’s Captain Randall McGowan says around 1:00 Saturday morning, 20-year-old Adrian Jamal Jones, of Memphis, was stopped on Hannings Lane by Deputy Shannon Neal after Neal clocked Jones speeding on University Street.
McGowan […]
The Sharon Fire Department is now better prepared to supply drinking water to its firemen after a donation from Volunteer Distributing Company in Dresden.
Sharon Fire Chief Gary Eddings says his department has received 100 cases of drinking water as part of an initiative for providing clean drinking water to volunteer fire departments this year.
The initiative […]
The 35th Annual Santa’s Village gets underway this week in Martin.
The custom-designed Santa’s Village is over 25,000 square feet of lights and Christmas family fun inside the Ned McWherter Ag Pavilion on the campus of UT Martin.
Santa’s Village is hosted by the Martin Parks and Recreation Department and features an Enchanted Forest with over 40 […]
The Tennessee Volunteers will meet the Indiana Hoosiers next month in the Gator Bowl.
After a rocky start on Rocky Top, the Vols finished (7-5) to earn their first bowl bid since 2016.
Tennessee carries a five game winning streak into the Gator Bowl, which is set for January 2nd in Jacksonville, Florida.
Meanwhile, Indiana has won eight […]
A Greenfield student will vie for a chance to represent Weakley County in the Tennessee Titans Regional Spelling Bee in Nashville.
Brenley Little of Greenfield School won the Weakley County Spelling Bee Thursday with Luke Lawrence from Gleason School the runner up.
Little now has the opportunity to take an online test for spelling and vocabulary as […]
An outdoor storage shed in Martin was destroyed by a fire Thursday afternoon.
Martin Fire Chief Jamie Summers says firefighters were called to the blaze on Pointer Road, just north of Martin, with dispatch advising the structure was already collapsing and that there were small cans of gasoline inside the shed.
Crews battled the fire at the […]
Lipscomb University and UT Martin are partnering to launch a new Rural Leadership Scholars Program designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state.
UT Martin Chancellor Dr. Keith Carver said, “When I think about this collaboration […]
After five competitions near and far, the Westview Band earned several accolades and won the crowd’s heart on three separate occasions during this fall’s competitive season.
Preparing for the fall, began in July when the 55 students who make up the marching band and color guard took to the field for the 89th year.
Originating in 1930, […]
A local up-and-coming singer-songwriter is hosting an album release party Saturday night in Milan.
Gibson County native and UT Martin graduate Darian Matheny will be performing songs from her new album, “You Want Me,” Saturday night at 7:00 at the White Woods Venue in Milan.
Miss Matheny tells Thunderbolt Radio News that music has always been a […]
The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports an increase in both fatal and non-fatal crashes during this year’s I-40 Challenge in Tennessee.
During the two day Thanksgiving holiday traffic initiative on November 27th and December 1st, the THP reports two fatal crashes and 177 non-fatal crashes.
During last year’s two-day I-40 Challenge, there were no fatal crashes and 41 […]
