Local News A former state corrections officer was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate in a holding cell at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility in Hartsville. After serving his time in prison, Kenan Lister will have two years of supervised release. In April 2022, Lister pleaded guilty to two civil rights offenses related to the Aug. 30, 2019, assault. A new […]
Local News Multiple people were injured after reports of an explosion in Ashland City. The explosion was felt Wednesday afternoon and rocks appeared in the middle of the highway and in a nearby parking lot of Caymas Boats, on Highway 12. A Cheatham County fire official on scene said four people were injured, but have since been treated and released. Officials also said the roof and rear of the manufacturing […]
Local News The state food tax holiday ended Tuesday. It was originally just a month-long holiday, but was expanded to three this year as lawmakers saw the need to cut families a break at the register. Now, there is a worry that inflation may affect food on the table for thousands. Food banks are asking for donations as they preparefor an influx of people needing help. Hermitage residents say they […]
Local News General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have reportedly reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a six-week-old strike against Detroit automakers. The deal follows the pattern set with Ford last week and Jeep maker Stellantis over the weekend. The deals will last four years and eight months and include 25% general pay raises and cost of living adjustments. Combined they bring the wage increase to […]
Local News As workers from the General Motors assembly plant in Spring Hill wrapped up the second day of their strike on Sunday, union leaders said United Auto Workers Local 1853 members are prepared to strike long term, if needed. UAW say they are fighting for equal pay, as opposed to a tier system; better wages; and pre-2009 benefits, like what employees had before GM declared bankruptcy. GM’s Spring Hill […]
Local News A Cheatham County woman is in jail charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder and aggravated arson. This after she allegedly tried to stab a woman with a shard of glass and set part of her porch on fire. 48-year-old Susan Binkley High allegedly went to a home on Pleasant Valley Road, broke a window and police say tried to stab a 19-year-old woman on the […]
Local News The average life expectancy for a man in Tennessee is 71 years, three years below the already declining national average. A recently published Washington Post analysis of CDC data shows life expectancy has been going down . As of 2021, the latest publicly available data shows the average is about 76 years, which is the lowest it’s been in a quarter century. The decline is linked to overlapping […]
Local News John Drake Jr. is dead. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the man wanted for shooting two La Vergne police officers on Saturday, has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He reportedly stole a gold Chrysler 200 at gunpoint then got into the car and drove away. Investigators say he crashed it, then ran into a shed behind a home in the 1400 block of 15th Avenue South. […]
