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Hickman County

Officials: 24,000 pounds of explosives detonated in AES blast

By Cynthia Abrams

October 24, 2025

New details have emerged about the massive explosion that left 16 dead at the munitions plant in Bucksnort earlier this month.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Accurate Energetic Systems, AES Explosion, Hickman County, Humphreys County, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Explosion updates: The latest from AES in Hickman County

By LaTonya Turner, Tony GonzalezandCaroline Eggers

October 12, 2025

Painful and painstaking work continues in the Bucksnort community, where a munitions explosion on Friday left 16 workers unaccounted for and feared dead. The disaster has commanded vast investigative resources from all levels of government and triggered strong emotions.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: AES Explosion, explosion, Hickman County

UPDATE: Blast at Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing

By Paige Pfleger, Nina Cardona, Rose Gilbert, Tony GonzalezandLaTonya Turner

October 10, 2025

An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant left multiple people dead and missing on Friday, a county sheriff said, as first responders said secondary blasts forced rescuers to keep their distance from the burning site.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: Accurate Energetic Systems, explosion, Hickman County

Curious Nashville: In search of a ‘space capsule’ in rural Hickman County

By Paula RamírezandTony Gonzalez

April 4, 2023

space capsule Coble Hickman County
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On a dirt road in rural Hickman County there’s a piece of wreckage that purports to be a NASA space capsule. What is it really?

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Curious Nashville, Hickman County, NASA

Why Is Graduating From High School Normal In Parts Of Tennessee And Going To College Not?

By Blake Farmer

September 16, 2013

There’s a stubborn mindset in Tennessee – where college-going rates lag most of the country. Government officials trying to boost education levels say people just don’t see the need, despite dire forecasts that a majority of jobs will require a degree by 2025.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: college, graduation, Hickman County

Overnight Storms Leave Trail of Damage

By Bradley George

January 30, 2013

Officials across Middle Tennessee are starting to assess the damage from last night’s storms.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Hickman County, Mt. Juliet, severe weather

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