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Severe Thunderstorms, Flooding Across Putnam
Severe thunderstorms led to flash flooding and wind damage Tuesday afternoon across the Upper Cumberland. Putnam EMA Director Brandon Smith said they saw a lot of flash flooding throughout the county between 4:00pm and 5:00pm, mostly inside of Cookeville. Smith said the Cookeville Fire Department had multiple teams in the Willow Avenue area working to perform swift water rescues where drivers tried to go through flooded roads.
Water rescues underway in Cookeville as flash flooding occurs
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Flash flooding is occurring in Cookeville and parts of Putnam County on Tuesday evening. The Cookeville Fire Fighters Association reports water rescues are underway all over the city. Former mayor Ricky Shelton and current Mayor Laurin Wheaton also report widespread street flooding in Cookeville. “Significant street...
Toby Keith’s Legacy as a Hitmaker, Songwriter and Philanthropist Highlighted By Jelly Roll, Eric Church and More During NBC Taping
The late Toby Keith will be posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year, but on Monday night (July 29) at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, nearly two dozen of the Oklahoma native’s fellow country artists offered a stirring, life-celebrating party that was equal parts rowdy, tender and patriotic — as was Keith’s own slate of hits. The Keith-honoring event took place for the taping of the two-hour NBC concert special Toby Keith: American Icon, which will air August 28 from 9 p.m. – 11 p.m. ET/PT.Jhene Aiko Begins Second Half of Magic Hour Tour Tonight in LA A...
More On Tornado Damage at Evergreen Cemetery
Murfreesboro, TN - A giant oak near the entrance to Evergreen Cemetery was uprooted and downed by Monday afternoon's storms that came through the community. The National Weather Service in Nashville surveyed the damage and determined it was a weak EF-0 tornado with winds up to 75 mph that did the damage there.
Tompkinsville man sentenced to nearly 13 years for crimes against minor
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - A Tompkinsville man was sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison this week for attempted crimes against a minor. According to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office, Matthew W. Burkhard, 36, was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for one count of attempted online enticement of a minor.