ARREST MADE IN BLOUNT COUNTY HIT AND RUN INCIDENT
Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said the suspect responsible for the hit and run death of a Maryville man December 6 turned himself in this morning (Monday, December 16, 2019). Officers say 22 ...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR A PART OF THE LISTENING AREA
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for a part of the 105.7 The Hog/105.7 News listening area. It includes the following counties: Clay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam thro ...
TWO ACCIDENTS REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 127 NORTH WITHIN 25 MINUTES
Two accidents within a 25 minute span on Highway 127 North in Cumberland County late Saturday afternoon resulted in only one injury. Troopers say the first accident involved a 1991 Oldsmobile driven b ...
ARKANSAS POLICE OFFICER ‘EXECUTED’ IN CAR WAS SHOT 10 TIMES IN HEAD
Investigators say a 27-year-old Arkansas police officer who was “ambushed and executed” as he sat in his patrol car outside his headquarters earlier this month was shot 10 times in the head by a gunma ...
JAMES KENNEDY, INSPIRATION FOR MOVIE “RADIO” PASSES AWAY
James Kennedy, the inspiration for the hit 2003 movie “Radio,” died yesterday in South Carolina after being admitted to hospice. He was 73. The movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr. told the story of Kenne ...
LILLIAN BREDWELL, AGE 92
Lillian Bredwell, age 92, of Kingston, passed away December 13, 2019. She is survived by her sister: Betty Lehning; sons: Jimmy Bredwell, Philip Bredwell (Lisa); daughters: Sandy Johnson (Ronnie) and ...
HALLMARK TO REINSTATE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE COMMERCIAL AFTER BACKLASH
The Hallmark Channel will reinstate same-sex marriage commercials that it pulled from the network, according to a company statement sent Sunday. An ad for wedding planning site Zola featuring two bri ...
UPDATE ON PEAVINE ROAD WIDENING PROJECT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
TDOT announced an update on the Peavine Road widening project in Cumberland County from Peavine Firetower Road to Westchester/Catoosa Boulevard. With the latest traffic shift, existing Peavine Road is ...
JAKE HOOT TO PERFORM IN FINAL FOUR OF “THE VOICE”
Jake Hoot from Putnam County will perform live in the final of the television show “The Voice” tonight (Monday, December 16, 2019). The votes cast tonight by viewers will determine who will win the co ...
CLAY COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS LIFE OF TEENAGER
A single vehicle accident over the weekend in Clay County claimed the life of a teenager. Troopers say a 16-year-old from Celina was driving a 1992 Geo Tracker north on Brimstone Creek Road near Dry B ...
NEWTON-JOHN AND TRAVOLTA DRESS UP AS ICONIC ‘GREASE” CHARACTERS
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta dressed up as their characters from "Grease" for the first time in over 40 years. The actors, who played lovebirds, Sandy and Danny, in the iconic 1978 musical ro ...
LSU QUARTERBACK JOE BURROW WINS HEISMAN TROPHY
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy last night in a record landslide vote. Burrow is the first Tigers' player to take home college football's most prestigious award in 60 years. Burrow r ...
