Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
TBI Releases Annual "Crime In Tennessee" Publication
NASHVILLE - Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its 2020 'Crime in Tennessee' publication, which details the volume and nature of crime, as reported by the state's law enforcement ag...
Ronni Chase Jul 19, 2021
Volkwagen Announces End Of Passat Production At Chattanooga Plant
(Press Release/Peg Broadcasting News) After a decade of success with American sedan buyers, Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced Monday, July 19, 2021 that it will end assembly of the Passat sedan in...
Ronni Chase Jul 19, 2021
BOLO: Two Inmates Escape Monday Morning From Fentress County Jail
A manhunt is underway for two inmates who escaped from the Fentress County Jail in Jamestown around 8am Monday. They reportedly stole a correctional officer's vehicle, left the vehicle on Delk Street ...
Ronni Chase Jul 19, 2021
AAA: TN Gas Price Average Holds Steady for Second Week in a Row
(AAA/Peg Broadcasting News) NASHVILLE, Tenn., (July 19, 2021) - The Tennessee gas price average held steady for the second week in a row. The Tennessee Gas Price average, which is the 8th least expens...
Ronni Chase Jul 19, 2021
Former Employee Stole from Carter County Head Start Program
(TN Comptroller's Office) An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office has resulted in the indictment of Joyce Parsons, the former administrative assistant for Carter County's Head Start pro...
Ronni Chase Jul 19, 2021
TBI Investigating Inmate's Death After Fight At Rutherford County Detention Center
Press Release: One inmate at the Rutherford County Detention Center died Sunday at a Nashville hospital after being involved in a fight with another inmate Saturday, said Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh. "Deput...
Ronni Chase Jul 18, 2021
Motorsports Park to be Built in Cumberland County
WVLT Reports that Flatrock USA confirmed its new motorsport park, previously planned to be in Oak Ridge, is planned to be built in Cumberland County instead. Rusty Bittle, a developer and founding par...
Paxton Elmore Jul 16, 2021
Former Cumb. Co. Solid Waste Director Indicted On Sexual Assault Charges
Former Cumberland County Solid Waste Director, Michael Harvel, age 50, has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly assaulting seven woman he supervised. On Monday, a federal grand jury indicted...
Jul 16, 2021
RMSI Inmate Death
Nashville - Death row inmate Steven L. Hugueley has passed away of apparent natural causes. Hugueley, 53, was pronounced deceased at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution at 2:35am Friday, July 16. H...
Ronni Chase Jul 16, 2021
Tennessee's Statewide Unemployment Drops Slightly in June
(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News) NASHVILLE - Tennessee's economic recovery continued in June as the statewide unemployment rate decreased to 4.9%, according to the latest data by the Department of Labor...
Ronni Chase Jul 16, 2021