KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The City of Knoxville and the Knoxville Community Development Corporation will now look for other ways to fund an East Knoxville project after losing the money with the “Big, Beautiful Bill” passing in Washington, D.C. “Obviously it’s disappointing,” CEO of KCDC Ben Bentley said. The $42.7 million project…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball program will once again be well represented in the 2025 NBA Summer League. Nine players who finished their careers at Tennessee will compete in the NBA2K26 Summer League. Action is slated for July 10-20 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team will face Illinois in Nashville, Tenn., during its 2025-26 non-conference slate, as released Wednesday afternoon by bdG Sports. The Volunteers and Fighting Illini will square off Dec. 6 at Bridgestone Arena. The game time and TV network—it will be on an ESPN channel—will be announced later.…… MORE
WHO: MEDIC Regional Blood Center and Dollywood WHAT: MEDIC Blood Donors to Receive Dollywood Ticket WHEN: July 21 – 25 – Appointment Only! WHERE: Donor Centers and Mobile Drives WHY: Dollywood is helping MEDIC celebrate blood donors who make a successful blood donation from July 21st – 25th. Deferred donors will not receive a Dollywood…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN – At approximately 3:00 AM this morning, the Knoxville Fire Department responded to a small fire on the exterior of Eternal Life Center, located at 1801 Western Avenue. Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze before it could spread to the interior of the building. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and the structure sustained…… MORE
A former Oak Ridge Police Officer is facing 23 counts of official misconduct. Zachary Gauthier is accused of using police systems for personal use while he worked at the department according to several grand jury indictments obtained by WVLT News. Specifically, the indictments say Gauthier accessed Accurint, State Link System and the Flock System for…… MORE
Knoxville City Council approves three major engineering projects, including upgrades to Middlebrook Pike. Councilmembers approved an almost $4 million plan to implement the Advanced Traffic Management System to Middlebrook Pike during last night’s meeting (Tuesday). The almost $4 million investment is the city’s first and will involve a high-speed fiber-optic network connecting 23 signalized intersections…… MORE
Jefferson City is asking residents to help conserve water. Officials say the demand during high summer temperatures is putting strain on the utility system. Jefferson City Manger James Gallup says the city is just looking to ease the demand on the utility system and there is no issue with utility infrastructure or equipment. He asked…… MORE
UPDATE: Knox County, TN – At the request of 6th Judicial District Attorney General Charme Allen, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday morning in Knox County. Just after 9:00 a.m., deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a male…… MORE
A Knoxville man who was driving drunk is convicted of killing a woman and seriously injuring another while they were crossing the street. District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office says Knoxville Police Officers responded to a crash in the 1900 block of North Broadway on August 6th, 2022 after a car hit a man and…… MORE
The 12th Annual Big Kahuna Wing Festival (now Big Kahuna Labor Day Festival) returns to World’s Fair Park on Sunday, August 31st from 3pm to 9pm!
Update: Congratulations to Childhelp Tennessee (Knoxville Services)! They have won a fresh coat of paint up $10,000 from Sherman Williams and McLain’s Painting! Thanks to all those who nominated their favorite Non-profits as yet again it was an extremely tough decision with many great candidates! Painting of the Childhelp Knoxville location will take place on July 19th by McLain’s Painting.
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