Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
City of Crossville Sales Tax Collections top $1 million
The City of Crossville set a record collection amount according to City Manager Greg Wood. Wood reported to council during their monthly session on Tuesday that sales tax collections for the month of ...
Ronni Chase Mar 10, 2021
Student of the Month
Marlie Reece was named Student of the Month for March by the Crossville City Council during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. Marlie is in Ms. Tina Niles's sixth grade class at Martin Elementa...
Ronni Chase Mar 10, 2021
Some Tennessee Inmates Qualify For COVID-19 Vaccine
Some inmates in Tennessee have qualified to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. It's reported that the Tennessee Department of Correction has ordered almost 3,000 doses of the vaccine to be distributed to i...
Mar 09, 2021
Employee Killed In Accident At Lodge Cast Iron Distribution Center In South Pittsburg, TN
An employee was killed Monday night at the Lodge Cast Iron Distribution Center in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. In a press release Tuesday the company said they lost a valued team member and will take c...
Mar 09, 2021
TDH Updates COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
TDH/Peg Broadcasting News The Tennessee Department of Health has updated Tennessee's COVID-19 Vaccination Plan as the state continues to prioritize Tennesseans most at risk of hospitalization and deat...
Ronni Chase Mar 09, 2021
TN COVID-19 Case Count Data For Tuesday, March 09, 2021
The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 785,242 as of Tuesday, March 9, 2021 (up 1,338 from Monday) including 11,588 deaths (up 32 from Monday), 678 current hospitalizations and 760,910 are ina...
Ronni Chase Mar 09, 2021
Gun Stolen from Residence Gun Safe
Deputies with the Cumberland County Sherriff's say that a home owner has reported their Springfield Hellcat 9 mm gun stolen from their gun safe. The victim reported someone entered their residence by ...
Paxton Elmore Mar 09, 2021
Two Arrested for Aggravated Burglary
The Cumberland County Sherriff's Office reports that Deputies were dispatched to Oak Crest Lane for a burglary in progress where the property owner held the suspects at gun point. When Deputies arrive...
Paxton Elmore Mar 09, 2021
Fairfield Glade Woman Arrested for Simple Assault on a First Responder Along with Other Charges
According to the Cumberland County Sherriff's Office, Deputies were patrolling 127 North when they witnessed a gray car driving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle then changed lanes in front of heav...
Paxton Elmore Mar 09, 2021
Wilson County Deputies Retrieve Casket From River
(Wilson Co. Sheriff's Office/Peg Broadcasting News) The Wilson County Sheriff's Boat Patrol and WEMA Rescue responded to a call Monday of a casket floating on top of the water in the Cumberland River ...
Ronni Chase Mar 08, 2021