Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
Dollywood Express Train Derails Sunday Night, No Injuries
No one was injured Sunday night when the Dollywood Express Train derailed. WVLT reports it happened around 8:30pm and all passengers were safely evacuated from the 110-ton coal-fired steam engine that...
Oct 02, 2023
Benton County, TN Fishermen Hook Homemade Bomb!
In West Tennessee over the weekend fishermen trying their luck in a pond near Camden snagged a homemade bomb! WSMV reports the anglers called 911 and a deputy confirmed it was a homemade bomb made of ...
Oct 02, 2023
The Tennessee Department of Human Services Increases Reimbursement Rates to Enhance Child Care Access and Support to Families in Need
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is taking significant steps to bolster child care access for families in need. Beginning October 1st, a majority of licensed child care agencies parti...
Oct 02, 2023
Crash Involving Semi and Car Stalls Traffic For Hours During Morning Commute Monday
Traffic was stalled for hours during the Monday morning commute on 127 North in Cumberland County after a semi collided with a car at Tabor Loop. TDOT Smartway reports the accident happened around 7am...
Oct 02, 2023
New "Woody" Convenience Center Now Open
Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster has announced that the new convenience center replacing the old Woody Center is now open. The new center is about a mile south of the old one. Due to road construc...
Oct 01, 2023
High School Football
The SMHS Panthers and CCHS Jets battled Region opponents Friday night. At Stone Memorial High School, the Panthers posted a 28-11 win over the Livingston Academy Wildcats. The Panthers improve to 6 an...
Sep 29, 2023
22 New Tennessee Office of Homeland Security Special Agents Graduate
On Friday, (9/29/2023), badges were presented to 22 new Tennessee Office of Homeland Security (OHS) Special Agents in a graduation ceremony at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy in Nashvil...
Sep 29, 2023
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In recognition of the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, Secretary of State Tre Hargett encourages victims of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking or any sexual offense t...
Sep 29, 2023
Wildlife Rabies Vaccination Project Starts October 3 Along Tennessee's Borders
The Tennessee Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will air drop oral rabies vaccine packets along Tennessee's borders with Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, beginn...
Sep 29, 2023
Vols Host South Carolina Gamecocks Saturday, September 30, 2023
The Vols host the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Pregame coverage begins at 4:30pm with kickoff at 6:30pm on 102.5 WOW Country.
Sep 28, 2023