Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
High School Basketball
Stone Memorial High School played host to Upperman High School on Tuesday. The defending state champion Lady Bees posted a 54-35 win over the Lady Panthers. In the final game of the night the SMHS Pan...
Jan 31, 2023
Free Trapper Training Camp Feb. 24-26 At Buffalo Ridge Refuge
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the Tennessee Fur Harvesters Association will host a free trapper training camp at Buffalo Ridge Refuge in Humphreys County, the weekend of Feb. 24-26. Cour...
Jan 31, 2023
Closings/Delays Wednesday February 1, 2023
Cumberland County Schools CLOSED Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 Fentress County Schools CLOSED Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 Morgan County Schools CLOSED Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 Overton County Schools CLOSED Wedne...
Jan 31, 2023
Nissan Stadium Will Install Artificial Turf for 2023 NFL Season
Nissan Stadium will install artificial turf for the 2023 NFL season. Since it opened in 1999, the stadium has used natural grass but says it has been hard to grow and maintain. The Tennessee Titans al...
Jan 31, 2023
Nationwide Test Shortage Causing CWD Delays for Hunters
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is experiencing significant testing delays for chronic wasting disease (CWD) due to a national shortage of test kits. Approximately 2,180 Tennessee CWD s...
Jan 31, 2023
Nashville Mayor John Cooper Will Not Seek Re-Election
In a press conference Tuesday morning, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced he will not seek re-election. Mayor Cooper highlighted his achievements while in office and thanked the voters of Nashville...
Jan 31, 2023
CCHS & SMHS Games Tonight Moved Up One Hour 1/31/2023
The tip-off for tonight's Cumberland County vs. Livingston Academy and Stone Memorial vs. Upperman High School basketball games have been moved up one hour. The girl's games will tip at 5:00 with the ...
Ronni Chase Jan 31, 2023
Lady Vols Fall At Undefeated #3 LSU, 76-68
Tennessee pulled within one in the fourth quarter before ultimately falling to No. 3 LSU in a 76-68 nail-biter in front of a packed house in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Monday night. Graduate...
Paxton Elmore Jan 31, 2023
Three Cabin Fires Early Tuesday Morning In Sevier County
The Pigeon Forge Fire Department battled at least 3 cabin fires early Tuesday morning in the Upper Middle Creek area of Sevier County. WVLT reports crews arrived to find one cabin burning, with anothe...
Jan 31, 2023
Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies Respond To Shooting
Putnam County Sheriff's Office Press Release: On January 27, 2023, Sheriff Farris said, "Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a call at approximately 11:30pm on Whitehall Road in reference to...
Jan 31, 2023