49 year old Mark Warner lost his prosthetic leg on a fishing trip when his canoe tipped over. He wasn’t too worried because it was an older model that he used for fishing and hunting. Last week, two guys were canoeing down a creek when they saw a leg sticking out of a beaver dam. It scared them at first because they thought they’d stumbled on a dead body. Then, one of them was on craigslist and discovered someone was missing an artificial leg. He then let the guy know where his leg was and returned it to him.

French gymnast Samir Ait Said broke his leg after a missed landing from the vault at the Rio Olympics and as if it weren’t bad enough, when he was taken away paramedics dropped him while he was laying on the stretcher! He underwent surgery Saturday and wants to be back for the 2020 Olympics.

Lily Tomlin has won multiple Emmys, 2 Tonys and a Grammy. Now she’s about to receive one of the most prestigious awards to date. She’ll be the 53rd recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild. She’ll accept the honor January 29th when the SAG awards are handed out in Los Angeles.

Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton stopped by the studio to tell us about the new shops coming to Eagle Point in Cookeville. He also discussed the new skating park coming soon.

It’s fair season and that means people from all across the United States are coming up with the next big fried favorite. Here are some of the tastiest from fair fans across the country:

-Fried beer. Placing the beer inside a ravioli shaped pocket of dough, the wrapped parcel is then deep fried at 375 degrees for up to 30 seconds.

– Krispy Kreme chicken sandwich. It consists of a deep fried chicken breast patty with cheese inside a Krispy Kreme glazed donut.

– Deep fried Oreo’s. (Available at Helen’s Restaurant booth at the Putnam Co Fair)

– Deep fried butter.

– Hot beef sundae. It’s a scoop of mashed potato, gravy, sour whipped cream, and a cherry (tomato) on top.

– Pickle Pops. A version of a freezer pop.

– Pigs ears. Deep-fried pig ears, which resemble curly fries.

– Fried Pepsi. Instead of water, Pepsi is mixed with flour to make the batter.

– Fried Kool-Aid.

– Deep fried frog legs. (Available at Ollie’s booth at Putnam Co. Fair)

– Deep fried grilled cheese sandwich.

– Deep-fried Doritos. The Nacho-Cheese-Flavored Doritos that are already fried are tossed into a fish-and-chip-style batter and fried again.

Carly Stout of Baxter had a late night being crowned 2016 Fairest of the Fair, but she made her appointment early the next morning to be on Lite Rock 95.9 with me. Carly gets a thousand dollar scholarship to continue her nursing major with TTU in Cookeville. She talked about the excitement, the heavy crown and where she’s headed next.

Publicity stunt or jerk? You decide. During an interview last week via video feed Jean Claude Van Dam walked out of an interview with Australian reporters because the questions they were asking were quote “Boring” adding, “Those questions, the press have been asking me the same questions for the past 25 years.” After that he stood up, unhooked his microphone and walked away.

Beatlemania is back! Ron Howard’s movie “8 Days a Week” will focus on the Fab Four’s 1962 to 1996 tours. Beatlemaniacs and music history buffs mark September 16. It will debut at theaters first, then on Hulu the following day.

I’ve had questions about the “I Believe In Cookeville” sign close to the depot. It’s on the opposite side of the building from the Coca Cola sign (Shelton Properties). Turns out the Believe sign was a little too much like the original one in Nashville. So, out of respect for that artist, Cookeville is designing a new one to replace it. Keep an eye out for it and I will also keep you posted.