Category Archives: Local News Reel 1
KCHD to Start Phase Three Talks Next Week
The Knox County Health Department will begin discussing plans for phase three of reopening next week. Charity Menefee of KCHD reports that the county is hitting most of the benchmarks laid out in...
Jun 05, 2020
Tennessee Police Officer Resigns After Comments About George Floyd
A Greenbrier, Tennessee police officer resigned the day after leaked Facebook posts that included a controversial comment about George Floyd. Cory Tidwell posted memes that included pictures of M...
May 29, 2020 Greeneville police arrested a man after a child brought a chocolate bar containing Delta-8 THC to school, police say.
Bill Lee Says Other Governors Are Envious of How Tennesseans Have Responded to Covid-19
Governor Bill Lee addressed Tennesseans Thursday afternoon in his Covid-19 briefing. Lee highlighted how well Tennessee has fared throughout the Coronavirus pandemic compared to other states. Accordin...
May 28, 2020
Tennessee Covid-19 Numbers: Thursday, May 28
Tennessee’s new statewide COVID-19 numbers show an increase of 373 in the number of cases, that pushes the total to 21,679. There have been 14,632 recoveries and 356 deaths, and increase of 3 fr...
May 28, 2020
KPD Asking For Information on Man With Multiple Warrants For Arrest
Knoxville Police Department is asking for your help in providing information on Charles Brandon Smith. In a social media post Thursday afterternoon, KPD said: “KPD investigators are working...
May 21, 2020
Knox County Covid-19 Numbers: Tuesday, May 19
Knox County COVID-19 Data(Data is updated as of 5/19/2020)These numbers, with the exception of the map, are updated daily at 11 a.m. EDT. State numbers are updated at 2 p.m. CDT daily; there may be a ...
May 19, 2020
Tennessee Covid-19 Numbers: Friday, May 15
The Tennessee Department of Health reports 16,970 cases of COVID-19 in the state. Up 271 new cases. There are 1,454 people hospitalized and 290 fatalities from the virus in Tennessee. 9,280 people hav...
May 15, 2020
Tennessee QB Brian Maurer Shares Mental Health Story
May 1 marks the first day of Mental Health Awareness month. In honor of the month, Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer took to social media to tell his story about his battle with mental health issues....
May 01, 2020
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Reopening
The Great Smokey Mountains National Park announced today that it will begin its own phased reopening beginning on May 9. The date was selected in order to balance the reopening decisions being made be...
Apr 30, 2020
Knox County Announces Furlough Plan
Knox County announced their furlough plan Thursday morning. Here is the furlough by the numbers:Start: May 9thLength: 8 WeeksTotal employees furloughed: 366Estimated money the county will save: $1.73 ...
Apr 23, 2020
