Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
COVID-19 Hospitalizations At All-Time High Wednesday, January 06, 2021
Wednesday saw an all-time high of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tennessee at 3,332-- up 71 from Tuesday. The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 625,237 as of Wednesday, January 6, 2021 (up 7,58...
Ronni Chase Jan 06, 2021
Lifeforce Air Medical Pilot Dies From COVID-19
(WRCB/Peg Broadcasting News) Lifeforce Air Medical has lost one of their pilots to COVID-19. Forty-nine-year-old Stu Baze died in the ICU unit at Erlanger, WRCB reports. He leaves behind four children...
Ronni Chase Jan 06, 2021
School Board approves policy on COVID leave
The Cumberland County Board of Education voted to continue COVID leave benefits through the school year. In a special called meeting, the board unanimously approved a policy proposal to provide 80 hou...
Ronni Chase Jan 06, 2021
High School Basketball
In action aired live on 102.5 WOW COUNTRY Tuesday night the Cumberland County High School Jets and Lady Jets played home District games against the squads from Bledsoe County High School. The Lady Jet...
Jan 05, 2021
Tennessee Among Top States Vaccinating Quickly, CDC Reports
(WVLT/Peg Broadcasting News) Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Tennessee is among the top states vaccinating quickly for the coronavirus per capita, WVLT reports. The CDC ...
Jan 05, 2021
Federal Support Granted for Nashville Following Christmas Day Bombing
(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News 0 Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide direct assistance to Metro Nashville-Davidson County under the f...
Ronni Chase Jan 05, 2021
Cumberland County Schools Move Into Red Zone On Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Due to the high number of active COVID-19 cases, the Cumberland County school system has moved into the Red Zone (effective Wednesday, January 6, 2021). Students in PreK through 2nd grade will attend ...
Ronni Chase Jan 05, 2021
TN COVID-19 Data For Tuesday, January 05, 2021
Tennessee saw just under 100 new COVID-19 deaths and added almost 5,400 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, January 05, 2021. The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 617,649 as of Tuesday, Januar...
Ronni Chase Jan 05, 2021
Accident Injures Truck Driver; Shuts Down Portion Of Hwy 111 In Overton County
A truck driver was injured and a portion of State Route 111 North in Overton County was closed down after a truck hauling logs overturned and spilled its load onto the roadway. It happened around 9am ...
Ronni Chase Jan 05, 2021
Woman Holding Child Jumps Off I-40 Overpass In Madison County; Both Die
A young woman and a small child died early Monday morning in Madison County when the woman reportedly jumped from an overpass onto I-40 while holding the child. Sheriff's deputies were called to a She...
Jan 04, 2021