Today’s Knox County Health Department briefing had a guest appearance from Dr. Keith Gray, the Chief Medical Officer at UT Medical. In Gray’s appearance, he gave an update on hospitals in Knoxville and across the state. “Over the last two weeks we’ve seen a significant increase in the number of hospitalizations with an increase…… MORE
Monday afternoon, the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) held their first press briefing since the Board of Health passed the face mask requirement. During the briefing, KCHD Director Martha Buchanan addressed how the Board of Health plans to enforce the new requirement. “The intent is to issue warnings and if possible provide facemasks to…… MORE
Governor Bill Lee announced the first steps to police reform in Tennessee at a press conference Thursday afternoon. The reform covered three primary issues. The first was reforms to police use of force. Lee announced there would be reviews made to the Use of Force Policy as well as the Duty to Intervene policy.…… MORE
UPDATE: The child has been found safe and the Amber Alert has been canceled. PREVIOUS STORY: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Amber Alert early this morning after a nine-month-old Lawrenceburg girl went missing. Authorities say Braelee Rayne Trapp was forcibly taken by Tony Lynn Lanier, Sr. in Lawrenceburg…… MORE
Senator Lamar Alexander from Tennessee joined Hallerine Hilton Hill on NewsTalk 98.7 this afternoon and offered his opinions on statues and monuments being torn down across the United States. “I think we should be learning from history, not pretending it didn’t exist,” said Alexander. “I think it’s always appropriate to review the monuments and…… MORE
The Knox County Health Department has announced the county will be transitioning to the Tennessee Pledge Covid-19 guidelines. To this point, Knox County and other larger counties across the state have been taking on the reopening process on their own while other smaller counties have been following the state guidance. While other large counties…… MORE
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine released a study showing that hospitalizations from Covid-19 in Tennessee have hit an all-time high following a 30% increase in hospitalizations in the month of June. For, the state hospital system is capable of handling the hospitalizations without placing significant strain on hospitals. On Monday, there were 415…… MORE
To this point, the Knox County Health Department has been making the final decision on when to move forward during Knox County’s reopening. On Friday, KCHD announced they would be meeting this week with the Board of Health about phase three of reopening. KCHD Director Martha Buchanan explains why the Board of Health wasn’t…… MORE
The city of Knoxville was hit by a cyberattack Wednesday night according to a release sent to city employees on Thursday morning. “Our Information Technology team acted swiftly and followed best-practices protocols to shut down the City’s computer network, identify and isolate problems, and minimize damage,” a Knoxville spokesperson said. “City offices and services…… MORE
At today’s Knox County Health Department Covid-19 briefing, the Chief Medical Official from UT Medical joined to answer questions. Dr. Keith Gray joined KCHD Director Martha Buchanan and addressed many issues within the county and across the state. Gray gave insight into the positivity rate of Covid-19 tests across the state. “From the…… MORE
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Don’t miss Tennessee’s Largest Pop Culture Event, Fanboy Expo on July 11th-13th, 2025 at the Knoxville Convention Center. Come see why over 30,000 fans have attended our Summer events featuring Celebrity Guests, Comic Industry Pros, Cosplay, Vendors, Live Entertainment and much 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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