Category Archives: (WOWF 102.5 WOW COUNTRY) Local News
Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox re-elected to Appalachia HIDTA Executive Board
(Monty Houk,Tennessee State Coordinator Appalachia HIDTA/Peg Broadcasting News) Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox has been re-elected to serve on the 2021 Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking ...
Ronni Chase Jan 26, 2021
Routine Stop Leads To Arrest Of Sparta Woman On Drug Charges
A Sparta woman faces numerous drug charges after the vehicle in which she was a passenger was stopped for a traffic violation. The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office reports that a white Chevy Tahoe w...
Jan 26, 2021
Genesis Road Man Accidentally Shoots Self
A Genesis Road Man accidentally shot himself while unloading his gun last week. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department, authorities responded to the CMC ER around 3pm Friday (1/22/202...
Jan 26, 2021
Crossville Man Strikes Patrol Car While Reportedly Fleeing After Bar Fight
A Crossville man was arrested after he reportedly struck a patrol car while fleeing from police who were responding to a bar fight at an establishment on Highway 70 East. Police arrived on the scene a...
Jan 26, 2021
Ambulance Catches Fire In FFG, No Injuries
The Fairfield Glade Police Department reports that a Cumberland County Ambulance had an electrical fire at approximately 10:30am Monday (1/25/2021) at Rotherham and Catoosa Blvd. There were no injurie...
Ronni Chase Jan 25, 2021
Crossville Police Department Is Hiring
(Submitted Cpt. Brian Eckelson,Administrative Captain/Public Information Officer-Crossville Police Department) Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2021 CROSSVILLE, TN - The City of Crossv...
Ronni Chase Jan 25, 2021
Worker At Roane Co. Big Cat Santuary Bitten, Hospitalized
A worker at Tiger Haven in Roane County was hospitalized Monday after she was bitten by one of the animals. She was taken to UT Medical Center in Knoxville. Her name and conditions were not immediatel...
Ronni Chase Jan 25, 2021
Man Arrested With Explosive Devices At WonderWorks In Pigeon Forge
(WVLT/Peg Broadcasting News) The Sevier County Sheriff's Office arrested a man with explosive devices in the parking lot of WonderWorks in Pigeon Forge. WVLT reports that Dakota Surrett was apprehende...
Ronni Chase Jan 25, 2021
Cumberland County COVID-19 Deaths At 77
Cumberland County's death toll has risen to 77 as of Monday, January 25, 2021. Positive cases rose by 11 from Sunday to 5,567. Active cases fell by 7 from Sunday to 380. Hospitalizations went up 1 to ...
Ronni Chase Jan 25, 2021
AAA: TN Gas Prices Rise by a Penny
(AAA/Peg Broadcasting News) After two weeks of significant increases at the pump, gas prices increased again in Tennessee, however at a much slower rate, rising only a penny over last week. With a nat...
Ronni Chase Jan 25, 2021