The Tennessee Department of Transportation will be performing resurfacing work on Interstate 40 in Sevierville and Sevier County beginning Sunday evening, May 4, 2025. The work will be conducted Sunday-Thursday from 7:00 p.m.-6:00a.m. The project is expected to take several weeks to complete. The work will require lane closures and changing traffic patterns. Motorists should…… MORE
A Claiborne County inmate is back in custody two weeks after escaping a work detail. The Sheriff’s office says Larry Poore escaped from the Cumberland Gap area April the 14th. The Sheriff’s office says they caught and arrested Poore early yesterday (Wednesday) near a home he used to live in the Oak Village Circle area.…… MORE
Knox County, TN (WVLT / WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people with ties to the drug trade between the Knoxville and Detroit areas Monday, according to an arrest report. The office’s report said the three people — Annika Cash, Kevin Foy and Melvin Taylor — were taken into custody after an investigation…… MORE
Kingsport, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after shots are fired Tuesday morning during a SWAT-led search warrant in Kingsport. TBI officials say the Sullivan County Special Weapons and Tactics team was executing a search warrant at a home in the 300 block of Barnett Drive just after 9:30 a.m. when a…… MORE
GATLINBURG, Tenn.— Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont from May 29-June 5. The public can apply for this opportunity by entering a lottery for a vehicle reservation through https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/233374? . The lottery for reservation applications opens on Friday, May 2 at 10 a.m. EDT and closes on Monday, May…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Multiple firearms as well as suspected meth and heroin are seized following a search warrant that was conducted at a northeast Knoxville home. Fifty-nine year old David Prins was arrested following a search of his Gillespie Avenue home last Thursday by Knoxville Police who found and seized about 21 grams of suspected…… MORE
Motorists traveling on I-75 in Campbell County should be aware of bridge repair work that will have a significant impact on traffic. I-75 is reduced to one lane in each direction at mile marker 133, near Exit 134 for Caryville/Jacksboro/LaFollette. These lane closures will be in place 24/7 and will allow crews to perform substructure…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon delivered at Covenant Health Park Friday her State of the City address. Kincannon chose Covenant Health Park as the backdrop of her speech said it “exemplifies her faith in the enduring strength of collaboration,” referring to the work done between the city, county,…… MORE
Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are looking into the death of an inmate at the Claiborne County Jail. TBI says that the District Attorney General requested an investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of 48-year-old Jeremy Eastridge. He was unresponsive in his cell yesterday (Thursday) and taken by ambulance to a…… MORE
Updated story: Sevierville, TN (WOKI) – At approximately 4:30 p.m. yesterday, April 23, 2025, Sevierville Police Department officers responded to Hilltop Child Development Center, 1217 Fox Meadows Boulevard in Sevierville, Tennessee in reference to a man reportedly brandishing a firearm in the parking lot and possibly carjacking a vehicle at gunpoint. When SPD officers arrived,…… MORE
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Southern Skies Music & Whiskey Festival returns to Downtown Knoxville on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Produced by Dogwood Arts and curated by the Dirty Guv’nahs.
Nominate your favorite Non-profit organization to get a fresh coat of paint up to $10,000 provided by Sherwin Williams! Nominations for Painting With A Purpose 2025 open on April 28th, 2025 and ends the first week of June. The winner will be announced in July.
Friday, May 2nd. Avalon Country Club. Benefitting the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. Check out the AMAZING AUCTION ITEMS!
Join Blount Memorial Saturday, May 10 as they host their Inaugural Downtown Dash for Breast Cancer to honor breast cancer survivors, remember those who have fought the battle, and raise money to expand access to life-saving breast cancer screening and diagnostic services right here in Blount County! Gather for this event at Blount Memorial Health Center at Springbrook – 220 Associates Blvd. Alcoa, TN.
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