TVA Keeping Coal…For Now, Under Energy Friendly Administration
This is a follow up to last week’s story about TVA keeping coal at Cumberland. They voted officially, Feb., 11 to keep coal at Cumberland. The gas turbines will only produce about half the electricity. TVA has had to flip flop and base some of their decisions depending on who was in office at the time though.
Crash with injuries closes highway in Clarksville
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A crash involving injuries closed a highway in Clarksville Wednesday afternoon, according to city police. The Clarksville Police Department said officers responded to a crash at Ashland City Road/U.S. 41-A ByPass and Chesterfield Road. CPD said a pickup truck left the roadway and caught...
Cheatham County Commission passes resolution seeking more oversight with municipal utilities
With the effects of Winter Storm Fern still lingering for many Middle Tennesseans, a number of Cheatham County residents let their voices be heard to make sure the next battle with Mother Nature is on a more level playing field. The Cheatham County Commission voted to approve a resolution at...
Hopkinsville approves hefty second payment to Kitchen Food Co., dissolves development fund
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – The City of Hopkinsville is continuing to fulfill a financial agreement with an incoming industry which will bring over 900 jobs to the area. The development of Kitchen Food Company is the single largest job-creation announcement in Christian County in over 20 years.
2 life sentences in Dodge’s murder trial, 3rd defendant guilty of lesser charge
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – After five days of testimony and several hours of deliberation, a Montgomery County jury convicted two men of first-degree murder and found a third guilty of reckless homicide in the 2023 shooting death of Jarlen Corbin outside of Dodge’s on Fort Campbell Boulevard.
Trial date set, bond reduction denied in Pembroke murder case
A trial date has been set in the murder case against Eiesha Whitlock, and a motion for a bond reduction was denied in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Whitlock is charged in the death of 29-year-old Daquan Butler of Hopkinsville, and she’s accused of hitting him with a vehicle she was driving at the Willows...
UPDATE: Truck catches fire after going into ravine off Bypass in Clarksville
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The US 41A Bypass has been shut down after a wreck with injuries. At 5:20 p.m., the highway was shut down near Chesterfield Road, according to Clarksville Police spokesperson Melissa Spielhagen. “Currently, all lanes are blocked as MCEMS and Clarksville Fire Rescue work with...
Ashland City encourages citywide spring cleanup effort
Ashland City Building and Codes Department is leading a communitywide spring cleanup effort.
Work begins on five mile stretch of I-24 in Christian County near Tennessee state...
If you will be travelling I-24 toward Nashville and go through Christian County in the next few months, there will be some delays due to construction. WKDZ reported work began Sunday on a major five-mile repair project is kicking off between the 88-mile marker at Oak Grove and the Tennessee state line.
Oak Grove Tourism brings home award for annual Butterfly Festival
The Oak Grove Tourism Commission is celebrating after it received a Silver Kaleidoscope Award for Best Children’s Event for last year’s Butterfly Festival. The commission was presented with the award at last week’s Southeast Festivals and Events Association Conference. According to the commission, 187 applications...

















