{Editor’s Note: This article includes updated details and was originally published on Sept. 9. and Sept. 25} STATE NEWS — According to recent reports from the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA), deer in two new Tennessee counties have now tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and another county is now classified as high risk....
LOCAL NEWS — Blood supplies across Tennessee, and much of the U.S., are at dangerously low levels due to recent severe weather and the holidays. (Click here to read that story). You can help at a American Red Cross blood drive being hosted today at Motlow State Community College. Their mobile blood unit will be onsite...
RUTHERFORD COUNTY — If you plan to travel U.S. Highway 231 today in Rutherford county, be on the look out law enforcement teams of state and local law officers as they implement the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force. The group will be monitoring parts of Highway 231 including Church Street to Memorial Boulevard inside...
LOCAL NEWS — It’s a Leap Year miracle. When Barking Pig BBQ members and Lynchburg Veterinary Hospital owners, Bryant and Wendy Morton, determined they’d be out of town on Super Bowl Sunday … well, hearts broke all all across Moore County. The duo, their competitive barbecue team, and the folks at Lynchburg Vet Hospital usually...
LOCAL NEWS | Music — Last year’s Shine On Series brought us artists like first place winner Michael Allen, and People’s Choice winner Matt Dillon. It also introduced us to acts like the Vending Machine Bandits, Sarah Pearson, and Logan Wheat. Since then, many of them have become regulars on Lynchburg live music scene –...
STATE NEWS — To some, animals exist as close companions and furry family members. Unfortunately, to others, an animal’s welfare just isn’t the priority. In the most extreme cases, individuals hoard animals in cruel conditions or intentionally cause them harm. A new proposed Tennessee law aims to prevent those individuals from owning pets for a...
We're studying the 2020 Bonnaroo line up to discover all the hidden gems. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit are our first recommendation.
LOCAL NEWS — The Metro Moore County Council will meet on Monday, January 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Building. There will be a Public Zoning Hearing regarding the Davis Property at 6:20 p.m. The public hearing will address the rezoning of 1.74 acres of land in Moore County’s District 2. The requested...
Lynchburg native, Frank Bobo, will be remembered worldwide as Jack Daniel's fifth Master Distiller but locally, he'll be remembered as so much more.
In September 2019, fires sparked in the Australian outback. It wasn’t an uncommon occurrence. The continent does have a brush fire season, after all. But this year was different. A prolonged drought that began in 2017 created tinderbox conditions across the continent and the fires quickly spread. By November, officials in Queensland and New South...