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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
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RC Cola – MoonPie Festival celebrates 30 years in Bell Buckle
BELL BUCKLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The tiny town of Bell Buckle is celebrating a milestone for its favorite sweet-and-soda treat. The annual RC Cola – MoonPie Festival is celebrating 30 years in Bell Buckle on Saturday, June 21. Each summer the town of about 400 residents explodes as people from around the country come to celebrate the iconic snack duo of a MoonPie with a cold RC Cola. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More The festival kicks off with a 5K and 10-mile race. The 10-mile is a certified run for aspiring competitive runners, according to festival officials. The races kick off a 7 a.m. and when they're complete, the annual parade starts making its way through the streets of Bell Buckle. 'The parade is definitely small-town, fun, kitschy—you never know what's going to happen or who's going to show up to that,' Heather Williams, President of the Bell Buckle Chamber of Commerce said. 'We always have a lot of fun with the parade.' After the parade concludes, there is plenty more RC Cola and MoonPie fun to be had – there are games and contests and plenty of family-friendly activities to participate in, all with plenty of sodas and MoonPies to go around. One of the competitions is the MoonPie toss. The game is exactly how it sounds, according to Williams: contestants see who can throw a MoonPie the farthest. Per Williams, competitors take the competition seriously, with plenty of in-good-fun spirit. News 2 On Tour | Explore the communities that shape Middle Tennessee Because this year also celebrates the 30th year of the festival, Williams said there will also be a special new game in line with the theme. In addition to all the festivities, attendees will also be able to snag a piece of the World's Largest MoonPie, which is made every year specifically for the festival by the MoonPie bakery. 'Chattanooga Bakery literally shuts down production momentarily for us so that they can make the largest MoonPie that will fit through their tunnel. Once that goes out the tunnel and dressed, it's about 38 inches,' Williams said. And while there are larger MoonPies that are assembled, this one is the only in-tact MoonPie created by the original baker of the MoonPie. 'It is fantastic. It's the best MoonPie you will ever eat,' Williams said. Each year, the largest MoonPie baked has a different flavor in line with the festival's overall celebration theme. Last year's theme was all about Elvis, so the MoonPie was peanut butter and banana flavored. This year's specialty flavor is being kept under wraps until the day of the festival, so those who want a piece of the pie will need to head down to Bell Buckle to check it out in person. For more information about Bell Buckle and the RC Cola-MoonPie Festival, visit the Bell Buckle Chamber of Commerce website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ribbon cutting ceremony to be held for Bicentennial Park in Franklin next week
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — After years of waiting, Bicentennial Park is finally opening to the public. Franklin leaders have called the new 14-acre park a community hub for Franklin residents. Formerly home to the Old Georgia Boot Factory, the park has been transformed into a venue that can host up to 5,000 people for community events. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More The park is located near the Harpeth River and will feature an open-air pavilion, a stage for outdoor movies and performances, a public plaza, shaded picnic tables and more. Franklin officials restored a dust collector from the factory, highlighting a piece of history to the modern new park. The groundbreaking has been scheduled for June 18 from 4-6 p.m. Free parking is available in the city's parking garages on 2nd and 4th Avenues, but there is ADA parking on-site. You can for more information about parking for the event. Do you have news happening in your neighborhood? Let us know by sending an email to neighborhoodnews@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
New overhead street signs coming to one Clarksville roadway
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Construction crews started work on a series of dynamic street signs for Clarksville drivers Monday. The signs will be placed at eight locations along Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and display detours, travel times, accidents and other safety precautions for drivers. The City of Clarksville said that the signs will be installed as part of the city's adaptive street signal system along the roadway. The project is a part of the city's Adaptive Signal System Plan, which costs around $2.5 million. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More The total project cost is $2.5 million, the city said, and is part of the mayor's Transportation 2020+ master plan for roadway improvements. The master plan includes, more sidewalks, improved traffic signalizations, highway improvements and more. Clarksville officials are warning drivers to expect some shoulder and/or lane closures along the boulevard while they work on installing the signs. It's expected that each of the eight locations will take around an hour to complete. Do you have news happening in your neighborhood? Let us know by sending an email to neighborhoodnews@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
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Questions remain decades after death of Pauline Pusser
ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — From mystery novels to thrillers, Oakley Dean Baldwin has authored more than 30 books. But out of his entire body of work, the true crime story of his relative, Pauline Pusser, hits especially close to home. 'I'm distant cousins to her. My grandmother and her father, Jack Mullins, were raised together back in Haysi, Dickenson County, Virginia,' explained Baldwin, author of Murder of Mrs. Buford Pusser. Who was legendary lawman Buford Pusser? Baldwin remembers Pauline as a very giving and loving person. She was murdered in an ambush meant to take out her husband, Sheriff Buford Pusser. The couple was driving and the killers ambushed their car with a barrage of gunfire. At least that's the story told for decades but Baldwin isn't so sure that's the truth. Baldwin and his family started doing their own research. 'We were shaking our head at every turn with the evidence that we were finding. Nothing was making any sense. A lot of red flags,' said Baldwin. Why were Pauline Pusser's remains exhumed? 'You have the sheriff whose 36-year-old wife gets murdered and you don't do an autopsy on her that's really strange to me,' said Baldwin. Baldwin would know the proper investigative steps as he spent decades in law enforcement working real-life crime mysteries. But the one about his own cousin wasn't stacking up. For example, the day Pauline was killed, she was out on a service call with her sheriff husband when the killers ambushed the car. But Baldwin claims the patrol car — a key piece of evidence in Pauline's cold case — was allowed to be put back into service at the sheriff's office. 'They repaired all the bullet holes and the glass and it was put back into service for deputies to drive. And that's something that's really odd. If you haven't solved the crime, and you don't think someone is a person of interest, you don't release the evidence like that. So that was a red flag when I read that – who in the world would release that car?' asked Baldwin. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More Baldwin called the investigation back then 'shoddy' and says the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is more professional organization today than it was in 1967 when politicians had more sway over investigators. Over the years, many have speculated that Buford killed his own wife and covered it up. The TBI recently exhumed Pauline's body in hopes of solving the case. 'That's the $64,000 question. That's why we are all looking for the autopsy results. I feel like that's either going to clear up a whole lot or its going to stir up a whole lot…We just want the truth to come out. Let the chips fall where they fall.' Baldwin said once the current investigation is wrapped up and the autopsy revealed, he will update his book with the new findings. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
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‘There's got to be better options': Residents express concern over storage unit project in Bellevue
BELLEVUE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A community meeting will be held in Bellevue Thursday evening for residents to ask questions and express their concerns about a development in the works on Old Hickory Boulevard. One Bellevue resident told News 2 that she wants the development to be community-oriented, but worries that it's not going to end up that way. The development will be located at 621 Old Hickory Boulevard, which is where an old putt-putt course used to sit. You can get your REAL ID at the Bellevue Community Picnic – Here's what you need In 2022, the land was sold and Sheri Weiner, councilmember for the district, said there were plans to build a storage unit. However, Jordan —who lives in a townhome right off Old Hickory Boulevard—told News 2 that she and other residents don't want to see another storage unit. Instead, she said they would rather have something they can enjoy as a community. 'It could be a family-owned business, it could be food trucks that are local, it could be a coffee shop. We just think it should be an open dialogue,' said Jordan. 'There's got to be better options. We care about safety, we care about property values.' Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More According to Weiner, Thursday's meeting will allow neighbors to hear from the developer regarding the proposal. The community meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Bellevue Community Center. Do you have news happening in your neighborhood? Let us know by sending an email to neighborhoodnews@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
