On Wednesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 62 establishing the Asian Carp Advisory Commission to study and provide advice regarding the best methods for mitigating the invasion of Asian carp into the state’s lakes and river systems.
“Tennessee’s lakes and rivers are a critical feature of our state’s economy and natural beauty,” said […]
The 36th Annual Santa’s Village in Martin has been canceled.
With UT Martin canceling all activities in the Ned McWherter Ag Pavilion, officials from UT Martin and the City of Martin met and decided to cancel this year’s event.
Martin Parks and Recreation Director Brian Moore says, “Over the four-day event last year, over 17,000 people visited […]
A Decatur County man is charged with arson after a series of suspicious fires last October.
TBI spokesperson Keli McAlister says last October, TBI agents joined the Decatur County Fire Department in investigating the fires and later developed information identifying 28-year-old Brendon Morgan, of Parsons, as an individual responsible for two of the fires.
Morgan was indicted […]
The Obion County School System will remain with a four day in-person schedule for the time being.
Director of Schools Tim Watkins told Thunderbolt News the decision for the schedule change was in the best interest of teachers in the classroom. (AUDIO)
Director Watkins said he was having concerns about the systems instructional staff, due to the […]
City officials in Union City have agreed to change their ordinance concerning refuse and trash pickup by the Public Works Department.
Board members recently cast a unanimous vote for the change, after hearing from Public Works Director Jason Moss. (AUDIO)
Moss told the board about a major increase in the pickup volume this year. (AUDIO)
With the re-written […]
Martin Assistant Chief of Police Phillip Fuqua is recovering at home following surgery and treatment in Nashville for a brain aneurysm.
Assistant Chief Fuqua says while he and his family were at Vanderbilt, they received an outpouring of community support.
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Fuqua says he and his family are extremely thankful for the healthcare professionals both in Martin and […]
The Army Corps of Engineers says planned levee and floodwall projects in seven states include 101 where levees are an average of two feet too low.
A news release Tuesday said the agency will hold online public meetings September 30 and October 1 about its environmental impact statement for all 143 projects from Cape Girardeau, Missouri […]
A Gibson County felon will spend 17 years in federal prison for possession of meth with the intent to distribute.
In Jackson federal court Friday, 58-year-old Jeffery Lee Davis, of Trenton, was sentenced to 210 months followed by four years of supervised release.
Davis was arrested in July 2017 after agents found Davis in his home weighing […]
Gibson County and the town of Atwood are among five Tennessee communities receiving USDA loans and grants to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.
Gibson County Municipal Water District will use a $545,000 loan to construct a new water treatment plant in the Goat City area, as well as install automated read meters throughout the […]
With UT Martin nearing the halfway mark of the fall semester, UTM Chancellor Dr. Keith Carver gives Thunderbolt Radio News an update…
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Dr. Carver says despite a slight decrease in enrollment this fall, he’s still pleased with the number of students at UT Martin.
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Meanwhile, Dr. Carver remains in quarantine after close contact with a positive COVID-19 […]
