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Eighteen years ago, a devastating tornado outbreak swept across the South, leaving a significant impact on Middle Tennessee. On Feb. 5-6, 2008, 14 tornadoes touched down in the Mid-State, with the strongest being an EF3 that tore through Sumner, Trousdale and Macon counties before continuing into southern Kentucky....

NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA — A final (for now) surge of Arctic air is set to sweep across the Northeast and Southeast on Friday, and the favored snow zone is taking shape across the higher terrain of the Smoky Mountains, where quick-hitting snow and damaging wind gusts could combine into near-blizzard...

Dr. Eric Greenfield said his medical career filled with EMS highlights did not follow his original plan. “I have the craziest story,” the Rutherford County EMS Medical Director who was appointed Chief Medical Officer at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital said. Greenfield, an emergency room physician for 19...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) - Middle Tennessee State University has announced plans to erect a $56.5 million new student housing community. The new Womack Commons is in collaboration with developer The Annex Group, a press release from the university said. Construction is set to start by the end of February, and the...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nashville, Tennessee – A noticeable warm-up is set to spread across Tennessee by Thursday as temperatures climb well above freezing, easing winter conditions and setting up a milder mid-February pattern...

Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford has opened a new cardiovascular center, The Tennessean reported Feb. 6. The Structural Heart and Valve Center will expand access to structural heart care in the region, according to the report. The center is led by cardiothoracic surgeons Wilson Clements,...

Seafood cravings hit differently when you know exactly where locals go to satisfy them. Across Tennessee, certain seafood chains have earned a loyal following by doing the basics right and keeping standards high year after year. These are the places people recommend without hesitation, the kind that come up in...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - On today’s edition of the WGNS Action Line (Click Play on the Podcast Above), host J. Paul Newman—a retired assistant district attorney who served Rutherford and Cannon Counties—takes listeners inside real criminal investigations that once unfolded in local courtrooms. Drawing on his firsthand...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is expected to see a temporary moderation in temperatures around Valentine’s Day, though winter weather concerns will continue as rain and snow chances linger across the state...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency released its latest winter storm recovery report on Wednesday night, which shows that the weather-related death toll continues to climb. In Wednesday night’s report, the Tennessee Department of Health confirmed four more deaths related to the winter storm...