Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
August 10, 2022 Is The First Day To Pick Up Absentee Ballot For November 8 Election
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 is the first day to request an Absentee Ballot for the November 8 State General and Municipal Election. The Qualifying Deadline is Noon on August 18 and the Withdrawal Deadl...
Aug 08, 2022
Morgan County School Bus Catches Fire On I-40 East
A Morgan County school bus caught fire Monday afternoon on I-40 East near Watt Road, just east of the I-75 split. There were no children on board and no reports of injuries. Crews extinguished the bla...
Aug 08, 2022
AAA: TN Gas Prices Fall to Five Month Lows
Tennesseans are now finding the cheapest prices at the pump since early March. Gas prices across the state fell nearly 16 cents, on average, over last week, continuing an eight week trend of falling p...
Aug 08, 2022
Man, Woman Found Safe After Weekend Search/Rescue In Catoosa WMA
Press Release: On the evening of Saturday, August 6, 2022 Cumberland Co. E-911 received a call from a lost female in the area of Catoosa Wildlife Management Area. The female was very distraught and wa...
Aug 07, 2022
First Full Day Of School Is Monday, August 8, 2022
This Monday (8/8/2022) is the First Full Day of School in Cumberland County. Motorists are reminded to be on the alert for children going to and from school and obey speed limits, especially in school...
Aug 07, 2022
Update! Three Boaters Dead In Decatur County, TN
UPDATE: Three people died after a boating incident Saturday night on the Tennessee River in Decatur County. Around 9pm a Baja boat with three occupants collided with a barge. Officials recovered the b...
Aug 07, 2022
Former Hohenwald Police Officer Charged with Tampering with Evidence
LEWIS COUNTY, TN - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a now-former Hohenwald police officer, according to a Press Release issue...
Aug 07, 2022
Former TBI Director Larry Wallace Dies At 77
Former Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director Larry Wallace has died after a short battle with cancer. He was 77. Wallace served as TBI Director from 1992 to 2003. He was also the Colonel of the T...
Aug 07, 2022
Missing UT Student Found Dead In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A missing University of Tennessee student has been found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bryce Evans, age 23, was reported missing on Monday, August 1. His family says he was headed f...
Aug 06, 2022
Democratic Governor race close
Dr. Jason Martin picked up the Democratic nod for governor by a slim margin over JB Smiley in Tuesday's State Democratic Primary. Martin edged out Smiley by 1468 votes. He will face off against the in...
Ronni Chase Aug 06, 2022