Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
Five Injured in Tornado near Loudon/Monroe County Line Friday Morning
Five people were injured Friday morning when an EF-0 tornado touched down near the Loudon/Monroe county line. The Loudon County Sheriff's Department reported multiple injuries and structure damage in ...
May 30, 2025
Copper Wire Thief Causes $5,000 Damage to U.S. Cellular Tower Site
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of copper wire and the vandalism of a U.S Cellular tower site in the 1600 block of Price Loop. Video from the crime scene shows a whit...
May 30, 2025
The ARC of Cumberland County and Hilltoppers Celebrate 50 Years Serving Those with Special Needs
(Submitted by Stace Karge) The ARC (pronounced "ark") of Cumberland County and Hilltoppers celebrated 50 years of serving those with special needs within our area Thursday night. Cumberland County May...
Ronni Chase May 30, 2025
TWRA Reports No Boating-Related Fatalities Over Memorial Day Holiday
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reports there were no boating-related fatalities over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. There was one injury reported, a tubing incident occurring on Wat...
May 29, 2025
Man Arrested in Crossville on Wisconsin Warrant
On Tuesday (May 27, 2025), the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office apprehended 68-year-old Scott Arther Zenk at a residence in Crossville on a warrant out of Mountain Bay, Wisconsin. According to repor...
May 28, 2025
8 Arrested in Narcotics Search of Lawson Road Home
Eight people were arrested over the Memorial Day weekend during a drug search at a Lawson Road home. Shortly after 5am on Sunday, May 25th (2025), members of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and...
May 28, 2025
THP Closes Out May With Sobriety Checkpoints in Our Area
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Friday (May 30, 2025) in White County on US 70 at Flat Rock Road. Also this Friday, the THP will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in R...
May 28, 2025
"COPS" to Film in Hamilton County this Summer for Season 38
Sheriff Austin Garrett has announced that the t.v. show "COPS" will be filming in Hamilton County this summer for its 38th season. This is the third time the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has been ...
May 28, 2025
Buck Creek Ranch Owner Tom Pelfrey Passes Away at 80
Longtime Crossville businessman and Buck Creek Ranch owner Tom Pelfrey has passed away Monday, May 26th. He was 80. Mr. Pelfrey was a highly respected entrepreneur who owned numerous businesses in Cro...
Ronni Chase May 28, 2025
CCHS Lady Jets and Middle School Basketball Tryouts May 29th & 30th, 2025
CCHS Lady Jet Basketball Tryouts and Lady Jet Middle School Basketball Tryouts will be held Thursday and Friday, May 29th and 30th at the CCHS gym. Lady Jet Tryouts will be held each day from 10:30AM ...
May 28, 2025