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Arts & Culture Jewly Hight, About 2 hours ago

When The White Bluff Screamer And A Werewolf Preyed In The Tennessee Darkness

Around campfires in Dickson County people tell passed-down tales of two local cryptids — one a werewolf and the other the White Bluff Screamer.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Oct. 19, 2026

A Tale Of Tennessee’s Cryptids, This West Virginia Morning

Middle Tennessee’s Dickson County is known for being the filming location for Ernest Goes to Camp, which grossed upwards of $20 million in the late 1980s. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, WPLN’s Jewly Hight looked into the area’s earlier lore about mysterious creatures of the night.

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Government Associated Press, Oct. 01, 2026

Tennessee Governor Halts Executions After W.Va. Woman Survives Lethal Injection Attempt

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining execution for the rest of the year.

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Government WVPB Staff, Sep. 30, 2026

How, Why Local Law Enforcement Is Assisting ICE, This West Virginia Morning

Across the Appalachian Mid-South, local law enforcement is doing more to support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in detaining people. Morgan Watkins with the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting analyzed the latest data on ICE arrests in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. Louisville Public Media's Bill Burton spoke with her about what she learned.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Sep. 11, 2026

Encore: Willie Carver Jr. And Marina Waters, Inside Appalachia

This week, in author Willie Carver, Jr.’s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have just been looking for a friend. Also, a southwestern Virginia community rang the alarm after more and more of its children were diagnosed with cancer. A local journalist is trying to unravel the cause. And, the city of Asheville has a new crusading reporter. He’s a puppet.

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Energy & Environment Lisa Autry, Sep. 08, 2026

One TN Community Offers A Glimpse At What To Expect As Hyperscale Data Centers Come Online

The mayor of Gallatin, Tennessee, says a hyperscale Meta data center is the city’s largest taxpayer and has done a lot of charitable giving in the community. But two years into operation, residents in the northern Tennessee town still have concerns about its effect on utilities, the environment, and property values.

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