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Country Music Star Kellie Pickler's Husband Dies By Apparent Suicide
The husband of country music star Kellie Pickler has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Kyle Jacobs was 49. Pickler told police she awoke Friday and did not see her husband. She and h...
Ronni Chase Feb 18, 2023
High School Basketball - District Tournament
The Cumberland County High School Jets traveled to Upperman for District Tournament action Friday night. The Jets season ended as they fell to the Bees 52-41. The Jets enjoyed a 1-point advantage at t...
Feb 17, 2023
Area School Closings/Delays Friday, February 17, 2023
Fentress County schools will be OPEN 2 hours late Friday 2/17/23 beginning at 10:00am. Morgan County Schools CLOSED (2/17/23) Putnam County Schools CLOSED (2/17/23) Bledsoe County Schools CLOSED (2/17...
Ronni Chase Feb 16, 2023
More Details Released In Deadly Sweetwater Shooting
Update: WVLT reports the family of 2-year-old Alayna Butts died Friday just before noon. Original story: More details have been released in the deadly Valentine's Day shooting in Sweetwater, Tennessee...
Feb 16, 2023
UPDATE: TN National Guard Pilots Killed In Alabama Helicopter Crash Identified
The Tennessee Army National Guard has confirmed the identities of the pilots killed Wednesday afternoon in a helicopter accident in Madison County, Alabama. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Danny Randolph of M...
Ronni Chase Feb 16, 2023
Tornado Watch Until 7pm For Cumberland, TN - Middle TN
TORNADO WATCH 39 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN TENNESSEE . TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BEDFORD BENTON CANNON CARROLL CHEATHAM CHESTER CLAY COFFEE CUMBERLAND DAVIDSON...
Feb 16, 2023
CCHS District Tourney game Cancelled tonight (2/16/23), moved to Friday (2/17/23) at 6pm
The Cumberland County High School Jets District Tournament game against the Bees at Upperman High School HAS BEEN CANCELLED Thursday (2/16/23) and MOVED to Friday (2/17/23) The tip is set for 6pm. The...
Feb 16, 2023
Cumb. Co. Schools Closing 1 PM Today (2/16/23). All After School Programs Cancelled.
CCHS District Tourney game Cancelled tonight (2/16/23), moved to Friday (2/17/23) at 6pm Cumb. Co. Schools Closing 1 PM Today (2/16/23). All After School Programs Cancelled. Bledsoe County Schools wil...
Feb 16, 2023
Suspect Arrested In Sweetwater, TN Shooting That Killed One, Injured 4, Including Toddler
A suspect wanted in a Valentine's Day shooting in Sweetwater, Tennessee that killed one and injured four others, including a toddler, has been captured. On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 around 9:45pm t...
Feb 16, 2023
It's Quittin' Time In Tennessee!
The Tennessee Department of Health joins partners across the state for the eighth annual Tennessee Quit Week, Feb. 20 to 24, to encourage Tennesseans who want to quit using tobacco products to take ad...
Feb 16, 2023