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Oct 09, 2026 Flood Watch, Wind Advisory issued
Flood Watch, Wind Advisory issued

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for much of Middle Tennessee from 4 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 with east winds from 10 - 20 mph and gusts up to 40 mph expected. Additionally, Warren County will be under a Flood Watch beginning at 1

Oct 09, 2026 Community Calendar 10/9/26
Community Calendar 10/9/26

The Main Street Journal's Community Calendar is presented FREE each Friday by our friends at Lassiter's Towing.  * Upper Cumberland Cards will host two days of card collecting events at Warren County High School, 199 Pioneer Lane, beginning with a free Trade Night on Friday, Oct. 9,

Oct 09, 2026 An un-'fair' fight
An un-'fair' fight

Smith accused of threatening 3 people with knife at A&L Fair

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Oct 10, 2026 Hurricane Isaias puts a damper on Lester Flatt Celebration
Hurricane Isaias puts a damper on Lester Flatt Celebration

The annual Lester Flatt Celebration looked a lot different in downtown Sparta Saturday as wind and rain from Hurricane Isaias kept the usual crowds away from Liberty Square. The celebration typically brings hundreds of visitors downtown for a day of food, shopping, and live music. This year, however, only a

Oct 09, 2026 Jailhouse altercation leads to new assault charge
Jailhouse altercation leads to new assault charge

An altercation between two female inmates at the White County Justice Center on Tuesday led to a new assault charge after corrections deputies intervened to separate the women. The incident unfolded in a restricted housing unit, where security cameras captured much of what happened as one inmate left her cell

Oct 09, 2026 Police called to Sparta car wash, make firearm arrest
Police called to Sparta car wash, make firearm arrest

Sparta police were called to a car wash on Churchill Drive before dawn Wednesday after someone reported a man trying to break into one of the machines. Officers found a man at the scene and began questioning him about the report. During that conversation, he told officers he was on

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Sparta   -   Oct 10, 2026 Hurricane Isaias puts a damper on Lester Flatt Celebration
Hurricane Isaias puts a damper on Lester Flatt Celebration

The annual Lester Flatt Celebration looked a lot different in downtown Sparta Saturday as wind and rain from Hurricane Isaias kept the usual crowds away from Liberty Square. The celebration typically brings hundreds of visitors downtown for a day of food, shopping, and live music. This year, however, only a

by Rachel Auberger
Crossville   -   Oct 10, 2026 High School Football Scores
High School Football Scores

Both Cumberland County and Stone Memorial on the road Friday night with both teams finding the loss column. Cumberland County headed east to Roane County to take on Rockwood. The Tigers had the Jets down at half 42-0 and that's the way the final score would end

by Paxton Elmore
Crossville   -   Oct 10, 2026 Christa Pike Back in Prison
Christa Pike Back in Prison

Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital and is now back in prison after the Tennessee Department of Correction attempted to execute her by lethal injection on September 30th.   Pike has been returned to the Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center where she has been incarcerated for over 30 years.

by Ronni Chase
McMinnville Community   -   Oct 09, 2026 Flood Watch, Wind Advisory issued
Flood Watch, Wind Advisory issued

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for much of Middle Tennessee from 4 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 with east winds from 10 - 20 mph and gusts up to 40 mph expected. Additionally, Warren County will be under a Flood Watch beginning at 1

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