Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
Cumb. Co. Convenience Centers Closed Monday, July 5, 2021
All Cumberland County Convenience Centers will be Closed on Monday, July 5, 2021 in observance of July 4th.
Ronni Chase Jun 28, 2021
Lady Jet Basketball Under New Leadership
The administration at Cumberland County High School is extremely excited to announce that Coach Kim Cram-Torres will be taking over the Lady Jet Basketball program as the Head Coach. This past season ...
Jun 28, 2021
Suspect in double homicide found competent to stand trial
The Crossville Chronicle reports that Criminal Court Judge Gary McKenzie has ruled that Warren John Nostrom is competent to stand trial. Nostrom, age 75, was charged in the shooting death of his estra...
Jun 27, 2021
Signal Mountain Hiker Rescued Sunday Morning
An injured hiker was rescued early Sunday morning from the Prentice Cooper/Rainbow Lake area of Signal Mountain. Rescuers were called out Saturday afternoon. Due to the steep and rugged trail, it repo...
Ronni Chase Jun 27, 2021
Man Lying In Big Lick Cemetery Charged With Assaulting First Responder
A suspicious man reported lying in Big Lick Cemetery has been charged with assaulting a First Responder. The man, later identified as 43-year-old Ted Wayne Carroll, of Hohenwalde, Tennessee, gave a fa...
Ronni Chase Jun 25, 2021
Portland, TN Man Dies In Putnam County Crash Thursday Morning
A Portland, Tennessee man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-40 West in Putnam County on Thursday morning. According to the THP, around 8:30am Christopher Mooneyhan, age 54, was driving a tracto...
Ronni Chase Jun 24, 2021
August 3, 2021 Trial Date Set For Bledsoe County Man Accused In Axe Murders Of Mother And Daughter
An August 3rd, 2021 trial date has been set for a Bledsoe County man accused in the axe murders of a mother and daughter. On November 30, 2017 Joe Whittenburg, age 47, allegedly killed 46-year-old Dea...
Ronni Chase Jun 24, 2021
Rockwood Couple Indicted In Suspected Drug Overdose Death Of Two Harriman Brothers
A Rockwood, Tennessee couple has been indicted on two counts of second-degree murder in the suspected drug overdose deaths of two Harriman brothers, WVLT reports. Officials say Vincent William Buckhol...
Jun 24, 2021
Inmates In Possession Of A Cell Phone May Now Be Charged With Felony
Effective July 1, 2021, inmates in possession of a cell phone, or any telecommunications device while inside a penal institution, may be charged with a Class E Felony punishable by fine. A fine of $3,...
Ronni Chase Jun 24, 2021
Former Cocke County Corrections Officer Indicted, Accused of Official Misconduct
A former Cocke County corrections officer has been indicted for conspiring to harm an inmate. In December 2020, TBI special agents began investigating allegations involving 24-year-old Joseph Tyree (D...
Ronni Chase Jun 24, 2021