9-27-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After spending years building his persona as a model husband and father, Bill Cosby took an abrupt turn nearly 15 years ago with a now-infamous speech to an NAACP convention. He used his celebrity status to condemn poor African-Americans, chiding them to pull up their sagging pants, deriding…… MORE
9-25-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A South Carolina math teacher threatened a student’s good grades if he refused to have sex with her, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges Jennifer Danielle Olajire-Aro, 27, “used her age and position of authority” to persuade the student to have sex with her. The student, identified as “John Doe”…… MORE
9-24-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- ATLANTA (AP) — A comeback not even Tiger Woods saw coming a year ago. A chaotic celebration that golf hasn’t seen even in the best of times. Woods delivered the perfect ending to his amazing return from four back surgeries on Sunday with a performance that felt like the old days.…… MORE
9-21-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Averting a murder trial that had been nearly four years in coming, former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest Thursday to voluntary manslaughter for running over and killing a Compton businessman and agreed to serve nearly 30 years in prison. The Death Row Records co-founder…… MORE
9-19-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s past and its potential future converged in the tiny town of Plains, as former President Jimmy Carter campaigned Tuesday alongside Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams. Despite their starkly different biographies — he the 93-year-old peanut farmer who entered Deep South politics amid Jim Crow segregation, she the…… MORE
9-17-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- A Buffalo Bills player has made a move unprecedented in NFL history. During halftime at the team’s eventual loss to the L.A. Chargers, cornerback Vontae Davis decided to retire – but not from the game – from the league. ESPN reports: Buffalo Bills cornerback Vontae Davis abruptly retired at halftime of Sunday’s 31-20 loss…… MORE
9-14-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- When Nike selected Colin Kaepernick to be the face of its “Just Do It” 30th-anniversary ad campaign, one analyst noted that the move proved the company knows its customer, and they would boost sales. Nearly two weeks after the ad provoked calls for boycotts, shares hit an all-time high, closing at $83.47 Thursday — an…… MORE
9-13-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News on Wednesday fired “60 Minutes” top executive Jeff Fager, who has been under investigation following reports that he groped women at parties and tolerated an abusive workplace. The network news president, David Rhodes, said Fager’s firing was “not directly related” to the allegations against him,…… MORE
9-12-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- As communities along the Southeast coast brace for Hurricane Florence, African-American residents are likely to bear the brunt of the monstrous storm. Evacuations were underway on Monday in the Carolinas as the hurricane reached sustained winds of nearly 130 mph and were expected to reach 150 mph over the next 36 hours,…… MORE
9-11-18-ERNIE ALLEN’S-TOP STORY- NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims, after a year when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation’s biggest city. Thousands of 9/11 victims’ relatives, survivors, rescuers and others are expected at Tuesday’s anniversary ceremony…… MORE
After a four year break Alicia Keys is back!!! Her single “Show Me Love” featuring Miguel received raved reviews and now shes getting ready to release her 7th studio album! The self entitled album ‘Alicia’ is set to release March 20 and we can’t wait! Along with a new album WE GET A TOUR &…
Woman takes law enforcement on 3-county high-speed chase A young woman with an already troubled criminal history is back behind bars after a three-county chase with the law. 24 year old Natasha Armstrong led Spring Hill and Williamson County deputies on a high-speed chase before she was finally arrested in a felony takedown by Hendersonville…
AGENTS ARREST MAN THEY THINK IS TIED TO MEXICAN CARTEL The 18th Judicial Drug Task Force raided an upscale Hendersonville home and agents seizied an astonishing amount of heroin and fentanyl. Drug agents also seized expensive cars, cash and multiple weapons hidden in rooms around the house. They arrested 38 year old Bobby Dejuan Garrett,…
Man killed crashing car into Clarksville church A man died after crashing his car into a Clarksville church Friday night. Police report the driver’s Camry veered across multiple lanes of Madison Street, into the the First United Methodist Church. The thirty-six-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. No…