Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
Former State Rep. Jimmy Eldridge Appointed to Tennessee State Election Commission
(TN Secretary of State/Peg Broadcasting News) Jimmy Eldridge, a former State Representative from legislative district 73 has been appointed to the Tennessee State Election Commission to fill a vacancy...
Ronni Chase Apr 28, 2021
Grant Window Open For Urban Tree Planting Projects
(Tennessee Department of Agriculture/Peg Broadcasting News) It's planting season and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Division of Forestry can help cities and counties, schools, and nonprofit...
Ronni Chase Apr 28, 2021
Landmark Grundy County, TN Restaurant Destroyed In Tuesday Fire
Jim Oliver's Smokehouse, a landmark restaurant in Grundy County, TN was destroyed in a fire Tuesday afternoon. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known. Officials said the cabins and Inn were ...
Ronni Chase Apr 27, 2021
TN COVID-19 Case Data For Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 844,246 as of Tuesday, April 27, 2021 (up 1,187 from Monday) including 12,163 deaths (up 11 from Monday); 777 current hospitalizations (down 8 from Monda...
Ronni Chase Apr 27, 2021
Department of Homeland Security Extends REAL ID Deadline To May 3, 2023
(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News) The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has been notified that the federal implementation date of REAL ID has been extended by an additional 19 months, ...
Ronni Chase Apr 27, 2021
Homeless man faces charges after altercation on Hayes Drive
Crossville Police responded to calls of a stabbing at a Hayes Drive residence Monday evening. Upon arrival, authorities found 22 year old Benjamin Jackson with a stab wound to his stomach. Jackson rep...
Ronni Chase Apr 27, 2021
Gov. Lee Ends Local Authority To Issue Mask Requirements In 89 Counties
(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News) On Tuesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the end of statewide public health orders and signed Executive Order 80 to address economic and regulatory functions. E...
Ronni Chase Apr 27, 2021
GSMNP To Host Annual Synchronous Firefly Event In June
(WVLT/Peg Broadcasting News) The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing event Tuesday, June 1 through Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Elkmont. WVLT reports the p...
Ronni Chase Apr 27, 2021
Crossville Police Looking For Attacker In Alleged Road Rage Incident
Crossville Police are looking for a man who attacked another man during an alleged road rage incident. It happened around 1pm Thursday, April 22, 2021 in the area of Lantana Road Baptist Church. The v...
Ronni Chase Apr 26, 2021
TDH Urges Parents To Stay On Track With Well Visits and Vaccines
(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News) National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is going on now through May 1, 2021. The Tennessee Department of Health is urging families to stay on track for routine checkups...
Ronni Chase Apr 26, 2021