Jere Ledsinger, longtime Coffee County Judge, dies at 88
Longtime Coffee County General Sessions Judge Jere Ledsinger has passed away. He was 88 years old. Ledsinger passed away at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after injuries from a fall. He was first elected as Coffee County General Sessions Judge in 1998 and completed his third and final 8-year...
Morristown mom gives birth in car during Tennessee gameday traffic
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Morristown mother gave birth in her car on Cumberland Avenue on Saturday after gameday traffic delayed her drive to the hospital. Jessy Cole was working her shift at a retail store on Kingston Pike when she started feeling unwell around 5 p.m. She clocked out early and headed for Fort Sander
Bob’s Discount Furniture Opens New Murfreesboro Store
Bob’s Discount Furniture celebrated the grand opening of its newest Murfreesboro location last week, officially opening its doors at Towne Centre on Old Fort Parkway. The grand opening featured a ribbon cutting, local dignitaries and $5,000 in charitable donations to Dow Street Community Music School and Second Harvest
This Gothic Chapel On A Tennessee Mountaintop Rings 56 Bells, And Stepping Inside Costs...
Somewhere on top of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee, bells start ringing across the treetops in the afternoon, and the sound carries farther than you would expect. Follow it and you end up at a stone chapel with arches so tall and windows so colorful that people compare walking in to stepping into a movie set.
9 Tennessee Amish And Mennonite Stores Where Cash Buys Groceries No Supermarket Carries
Somewhere between a tank of gas and a gravel parking lot, Tennessee hides a whole grocery economy that never made it into the chain stores. Bulk sorghum, sweet potato butter, farm dairy, hand-sliced deli cheese, canning mixes by the scoop, all rung up by hand and usually paid for in cash.
UPDATE: Officer‑Involved Shooting Near Coffee -Rutherford County Line
Here’s the latest on that officer‑involved shooting from Friday (9/4/2026) night near the Coffee–Rutherford County line near Beechgrove. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now deep into its independent review, working at the request of 14th Judicial District Attorney General Craig Northcott. According to prelimin
The Vintage Air Road Tour Returns to Route to Triple Crown of Rodding
Did you miss this year’s Hot Rod Power Tour? Or did you go and just wanna get more touring in before winter comes? Well now’s your chance because Vintage Air just announced the triumphant return of its 2026 Vintage Air Road Tour! As part of their 50th anniversary celebration, Vintage Air has invited over 90 classic and
New WaWa to open in Murfreesboro
A new WaWa is set to open this week in Murfreesboro.
‘Extra slobber’: K9 participates in Rutherford County swearing-in ceremony
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — K9 Fred of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office participated in a swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Aug. 31. “Do K9 Officers have to be sworn in too? Well, we don’t really know,” said RCSO officials. “But K9 Fred joined in.”. While K9...
Seven Tennessee Barbecue Joints Where The Pitmasters Still Smoke Whole Hogs
Whole hog barbecue is one of Tennessee’s oldest food traditions, and it takes real patience to do it right. Instead of cooking just a few cuts, these pitmasters smoke the entire hog low and slow over wood coals, sometimes for a full day. The result is pork that pulls...

















