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Smith County Rescue Squad Emphasizes Life Jacket Use After Two Separate Water Rescues on Saturday
The Smith County Rescue Squad is emphasizing the use of life jackets after they were called out twice for water rescues at Betty's Island on Saturday. The first call for help came around 2pm and invol...
Aug 20, 2023
Special Legislative Session on Public Safety Begins At 4pm On Monday, August 21, 2023
The Tennessee General Assembly will meet in Special Session on Monday, August 21 beginning at 4pm. The Special Session will mainly focus on mental health issues but will also address human trafficking...
Aug 20, 2023
Missing Juveniles In Cumberland County Found Thursday
Two juveniles reported missing in Cumberland County on Thursday have been found. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says some residents of the Taylor's Chapel received a public service message con...
Aug 19, 2023
Wanted Ohio Man Stopped in Cheatham County, Dead Woman Found In Passenger Seat
Authorities in Cheatham County discovered a dead woman in the passenger seat of a vehicle driven by a man who was wanted in Ohio. It happened early Saturday morning. Officials say the man led police o...
Aug 19, 2023
TN Couple Missing In Alaska Found Safe
A Nashville couple missing in Alaska for a week has been found safe. Jonas Bare, age 50, and Cynthia Hovsepian, age 37, were rescued on a hiking trail Friday. They were reported missing on August 12 a...
Aug 19, 2023
High School Football
The SMHS Panthers and CCHS Jets opened the 2023 High School Football Season Friday night with road wins. Stone Memorial traveled to Cookeville and the Panthers scored a touchdown in the final seconds ...
Aug 18, 2023
Track Paving Begins at Flatrock Motorsports Park
Flatrock Motorsports Park in Cumberland County has begun paving a 3.5 mile track. WVLT reports the first layer of paving for the private Motorclub track began early Thursday morning. The $100 million,...
Aug 18, 2023
Volunteers Needed for Adopt-A-Highway Routes in 27 Counties
Volunteers are need for the Tennessee Department of Transportation's (TDOT) Adopt-A-Highway Program in 27 counties including, Bledsoe, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Van Buren, Warren and White ...
Aug 18, 2023
Road Closure Announced On Roberts Mathews Highway for Bridge Replacement Project.
The Roberts Matthews Highway Bridge over Post Oak Creek, which is one mile south of the White and Putnam County line, will be temporarily closed beginning on Monday, August 21, 2023. This closure is n...
Aug 18, 2023
Down Goes Bama! #10 Tennessee Upsets #1 Alabama, 68-59
It was a big midweek battle between rivals as #1 Alabama traveled to Knoxville to take on #10 Tennessee coincidentally on the third Wednesday in February and exactly four months to the day Tennessee d...
Paxton Elmore Aug 17, 2023