
Sam Chimenti
Multimedia Journalist at WKRN-TV (Nashville, TN)
Reporter for @WKRN | Living proof that pobody’s nerfect
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5 days ago |
wkrn.com | Sam Chimenti
SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — Despite being torn down nearly a decade ago, one Spring Hill landmark remains a beloved part of the past for locals. The exact history of Spring Hill’s silo is not known by city officials. In late 2017, the silo was torn down to make way for a Chick-fil-A. Yet Spring Hill residents still hold on to what they considered a piece of history.
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5 days ago |
wkrn.com | Sam Chimenti
SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Sumner County Jail wants to scan incoming mail. The sheriff’s office requested $500,000 from the county’s Opioid Abatement Committee on Thursday to fund two drug detection devices for mail delivered to the jail.
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6 days ago |
wkrn.com | Sam Chimenti
MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s been one year since tornadoes tore through several Middle Tennessee counties, with the strongest one hitting Maury County. The EF-3 tornado that struck Maury County on May 8, 2024, killed a great-grandmother, injured a dozen other people, and damaged roughly 250 homes. Maury County Mayor Sheila Butt told News there’s still “work to be done” in the community’s recovery.
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1 week ago |
newsnationnow.com | Sam Chimenti
LEWIS COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - More hellbenders have been let loose in Middle Tennessee. In what's become an annual tradition, the Nashville Zoo and their partners, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Tennessee State University, released more of the giant salamanders into the Duck River watershed on Tuesday. It's an all-day, full-team effort, but Tennessee now has 11 more hellbenders in its waterways, with six more joining them on Wednesday.
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1 week ago |
wkrn.com | Sam Chimenti
LEWIS COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — More hellbenders have been let loose in Middle Tennessee. In what’s become an annual tradition, the Nashville Zoo and their partners, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Tennessee State University, released more of the giant salamanders into the Duck River watershed on Tuesday. It’s an all-day, full-team effort, but Tennessee now has 11 more hellbenders in its waterways, with six more joining them on Wednesday.
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