Born on This Day in 1929, “Nashville’s Greatest Guitarist” Who Played With Roy Orbison,...
To make it in Nashville—even as a background performer—you have to have something special. According to the legendary Merle Haggard, Grady Martin—born on this day (Jan. 17) in 1929—had it without question. Videos by American Songwriter. Referring to the renowned session guitarist as “everybody’s hero,” Haggard...
Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You: New Rules Governing Yard Sales
Some Smyrna residents are upset about restrictions on their yard sales. Turns out Nashville rules are tight too. Tracy Kornet lays it all out.
Man offering helping hand shot by teen selling candy in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 16-year-old boy who was selling candy outside of a Kroger store has been charged with aggravated robbery after police say he shot and robbed his 62-year-old customer. Metro Nashville Police said the incident happened Dec. 2 at a Kroger in Germantown. As Jaylen Fitzgerald, 16,...
Ford’s Garage Announces Expansion Into Tennessee
Ford's Garage is an officially licensed restaurant chain that has recently exploded. The restaurant, which serves burgers, craft beers, and American comfort food, features a Blue Oval theme and tons of Ford memorability. With locations already open in New York, Virginia, and Florida, the chain is now set to expand...
Eastern-Central Tennessee Weather Alert: Heavy Snow Chance Jan 24–30 in Knoxville, Nashville, and Cookeville
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Knoxville, Tennessee – Residents across eastern and central Tennessee could see renewed winter travel concerns as a late-January pattern increases the likelihood of accumulating snow from the Appalachian...
Six officers graduate from Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy
CLARKSVILLE, TN – On December 19, 2025, six officers with the Clarksville Police Department graduated from the 12-week Basic Police School at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) in Nashville, Tennessee. The officers were hired on April 7, 2025, and completed several weeks of in-house training,...
Leann Rimes Finally Returns to ‘9-1-1: Nashville’! But Things Aren’t Looking Good for Dixie
We finally see Dixie again next week, but it looks like disaster is set to strike the Hart family once again.
‘I forgive her’: Officer reflects on being assaulted by delivery driver at Vanderbilt University
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A traffic control officer is recovering after being assaulted at Vanderbilt University. Mary Yates was directing traffic Tuesday when she crossed paths with the suspect. “I pray for her ‘cause I don’t know her life, I don’t know what she’s going through,” Yates said....
MNPD: 4 teens arrested at The Mall at Green Hills, guns and drugs recovered
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the department's TITANS Unit detectives arrested the four teenagers in a parking garage at the mall. Two of the teenagers were reportedly found to have outstanding theft warrants. Detectives also found guns and drugs in the Acura TLX they were traveling in.
South Nashville couple’s car stolen with tools inside
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro police are on the lookout after a couple’s car was stolen from outside their apartment. The couple is newly engaged and saving for their wedding. They had cash and tools in the car. “It was kind of an epiphany moment,” victim Jordan McGhee...
