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Look Before You Click, National Park Service Investigates Online Scamming Attempt  

Look Before You Click, National Park Service Investigates Online Scamming Attempt  

The National Park Service (NPS) is investigating an online scam selling fraudulent parking tags to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Someone posing as the National Park Service is directing individuals and organizations to a website titled “Smokies Park Pass.” This website looks like it belongs to our park partner, Great Smoky Mountains Association (GSMA), but it…MORE

A Seymour Man is Arrested for Fentanyl and Firearm Possession

A Seymour Man is Arrested for Fentanyl and Firearm Possession

A Seymour man is arrested for fentanyl and firearm possession. 31 year-old Deonte Brown was stopped by police on Chapman Highway because he was not staying in his lane while driving. The K9 unit alerted there were drugs in the car. Police found the fentanyl, almost $1,500 in cash and a loaded handgun with a…MORE

Nobody Trashes Tennessee Event Underway

Nobody Trashes Tennessee Event Underway

The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee litter prevention campaign is partnering with Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee (GSMIDTN) to offer a new Nobody Trashes Tennessee patch. Troops of all ages have multiple ways to earn the patch including participating in litter cleanups in their community, coordinating their own cleanup in their neighborhood…MORE

Three Men Arrested for Stealing Phones from a Walmart

Three Men Arrested for Stealing Phones from a Walmart

Three men are arrested for stealing phones from a Walmart. It happened Wednesday at the Chapman Highway store. Kurt Johnson and Antoine McGee of Texas and Kilvaris Downing of Alabama were taken into custody and charged with theft after employees noticed 10 cell phones missing while auditing inventory. The three suspects reportedly work for a…MORE

A Knox County School is Placed on Lockdown Following Report of a Gun on Campus

A Knox County School is Placed on Lockdown Following Report of a Gun on Campus

Austin-East Magnet High School is temporarily placed on lockdown as officers investigate a report that a weapon was on school grounds. Knoxville Police responding yesterday but a weapon was not found, it was determined that the report was not credible. No word on suspects or any charges in this incident.MORE

Suspected Arsonist in Roane County Wildfire is Arrested

Suspected Arsonist in Roane County Wildfire is Arrested

The search for a suspected arsonist in the wildfire in Roane County is over and the suspect is in custody. The Roane County Sheriff’s Office says Billy Wright is accused of setting multiple fires behind a home in Harriman which started the wildfire. That wildfire is 100% contained after being reported Sunday and it grew…MORE

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Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

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.

Blount Memorial Downtown Dash for Breast Cancer- May 10th

Blount Memorial Downtown Dash for Breast Cancer- May 10th

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.