Tennessee’s Most Unusual Lake Was Created by a Violent Earthquake
Tennessee has no shortage of places with a good story attached to them, but Reelfoot Lake is playing a completely different game. This is not your standard pretty-water-and-picnic-tables kind of lake. It exists because the earth violently lurched during the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812, reshaping part of...
One person dead following tractor crash in Tennessee
TENNESSEE — A man died following a tractor crash in Hancock County Sunday afternoon, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Authorities said the crash occurred around 4:09 p.m. on Sherm Mountain Road. Steven Dorland, 69, was backing up a 1946 International Super M farm tractor when it got too close to the edge of an […] The post One person dead following tractor crash in...
6 deadly crashes in 8 days in Middle TN amid statewide decline
The deadly crashes occurred from April 5 through April 12 and spanned Davidson, Robertson and Cheatham counties.
Families without answers on missing loved ones push bill to fund TBI cold case...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Families of missing people in Tennessee are calling on lawmakers to take action and devote more resources to solving cold cases that, in some instances, have gone unsolved for decades. After 22 years, Casey Robinson’s sister, Jennifer Wix, and her 2-year-old daughter, Adrianna, are still...
Driver and pet ferret uninjured in crash on I-840 in Williamson County
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — A driver and pet ferret left a rollover crash scene uninjured in Williamson County this afternoon. Williamson County Fire Rescue responded to a rollover crash on I-840 near the Columbia and Lewisburg exits. The driver was able to escape from the car with only minor injuries, and the driver's pet ferret, Nugget from the overturned vehicle.
Mother Arrested After Infant Confirmed Dead in Coffee County
Twenty-one-year-old Emmaleigh Grace Staffard is currently being held at the Coffee County Jail under charges related to filing a false report and tampering with evidence in connection with her infant child’s death. At 7:21 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin released the following statement:. “Just...
Active wildfire at TN/VA border, no evacuations
SCOTT COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – An active wildfire is burning in Scott County on Sunday night, in the Hiltons area near the Virginia-Tennessee border. According to Scott County EMA Director Jeff Brickey, crews from the Virginia Department of Forestry and the Hiltons Volunteer Fire Department are working on the scene to contain the fire, and […]
Rollover crash on I-840 leaves driver with minor injuries, pet ferret unharmed
Williamson County crews responded to a rollover crash on I-840 Sunday. The driver got out safely with minor injuries, and a pet ferret was rescued unharmed.
STUDY: Tennessee has second-highest failure rate for businesses in their first year
It's not easy to keep a business going in Tennessee, according to a new study from LendingTree.
84 Tennessee counties below 5% unemployment in January
Most Tennessee counties saw unemployment rise in January, but 84 still stayed below 5%. Williamson County had the lowest rate at 2.7%, while Perry had the highest.
