Suspect dies in apparent suicide after hours-long standoff with police in Cheatham County

After an hours-long standoff with police, SWAT later entered the home to arrest the suspect and found him dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Over $17K raised through Cheatham County Polar Plunge

Members of the Cheatham County community raised more than $17,000 Sunday by “Freezin’ for a Reason!”
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Drug dealers see harsher penalties for deadly overdoses in Cheatham County, including historic second-degree murder conviction

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Cheatham County authorities confirmed overdose deaths are down from 14 last year to only four this year. In addition, drug dealers are now seeing harsher sentences in court. Back in the October 2020, a man in his mid-20s ...
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Suspect arrested, 'no danger' after Cheatham County Schools close early due to threat

The Cheatham County Schools District closed early on May 19 due to threats made to three schools. One adult was arrested in connection with the threats. Officials gave the all-clear to the campuses that received threats and said there is "no danger" to the ...
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Cheatham County fugitive found 12 years after arrest

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A convicted felon who was on the run for more than a decade is back behind bars in Cheatham County. Jeremy Dotson was arrested in June 2013 for felony methamphetamine charges and introducing contraband into a penal ...
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Cheatham County deputies arrest wanted man getting out of the shower

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Authorities took one of Cheatham County’s most wanted individuals into custody at a Nashville home Wednesday afternoon. The Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office got a tip on Wednesday, May 21 that Chester Leroy Loudy, 45 ...
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‘Possible tornado’ damages homes in Cheatham County

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nearly a dozen homes in the southern part of Cheatham County received damage during Saturday’s severe storms, according to the Cheatham County Emergency Management Agency. During a preliminary damage survey, the Cheatham ...
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Man arrested after threatening voicemails left at three Cheatham County schools

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man is in custody after allegedly threatening three different schools in Cheatham County, where he left messages on voicemails. The district said in the announcement that this was "out of an abundance of caution" to ...

Six worst food inspections in northern Middle Tennessee: no soap, expired food, grime

The Tennessee Department of Health recently issued low inspection scores to six area restaurants. What went wrong?
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Cheatham County Schools bus route will be unavailable Monday, Wednesday

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Cheatham County School District said one of its bus routes will be unavailable this week. The district said in a post on Saturday that bus route 46 in south Cheatham County will not be running in the afternoon on Monday ...