There’s a new way for teens to get help in a mental health crisis. CONTACT Careline helps train care counselors who answer 988 calls and they are rolling out a new way to reach teens, through a text line. It’s called Teen Line and can be messaged at 865-345-3336. This comes as more teenagers in our…… MORE
Scott County, TN (WOKI/WVLT) – An inmate at the Scott County Jail is facing more charges after allegedly assaulting and raping another inmate inside the jail. WVLT reporting the victim told a detective with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office that he was assaulted several times by 26-year-old Tommy Long from August 30th to September 1st…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said a Madisonville woman was injured on Saturday after being attacked by multiple dogs. According to Sheriff Tommy Jones, deputies went to a home in the 2500 block of Fairview Road in Madisonville and found a 71-year-old woman lying on the front…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Knoxville Area Transit, better known as KAT, is implementing a detour after a man reported a bus lane hopping to avoid traffic near Dogwood Elementary School. KAT Marketing and Communications Manager Dylana Kent confirmed to WVLT News that someone had complained on social media and even visited…… MORE
Union County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 9/8: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the inmate who died over the weekend at the Union County Jail. Officials say the agency was asked to investigate after 52-year-old Benjamin Hibbert, who was in custody at the jail, died on Saturday. This investigation is separate from one launched last…… MORE
Clinton, TN (WOKI) Micayla Wald, the 28-year-old former employee of Kiddie Korner of Clinton Nursery and Preschool pleads not guilty Monday, September 8 to child abuse charges. Wald is facing two counts of child abuse / neglecting a child under eight years old. The charges stem from investigations by the Clinton Police Department and the…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee is launching a new program aimed at helping fill bellies across the region: Hunger Action Month. The month-long campaign will see the food bank raise awareness of hunger in its 18-county service area. A news release from Second Harvest said…… MORE
Megan Boswell is sentenced to serve an additional 33 years after her life sentence. During a sentencing hearing Friday, Judge Jim Goodwin decided on sentencing for Boswell on all charges other than the first-degree murder of her toddler daughter, Evelyn Boswell. Goodwin says he asked himself the question, is Megan Boswell, at 69 years of…… MORE
Story courtesy of https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/searching-for-sebastian-rogers Hendersonville, TN (FBI / WOKI) – On February 26, 2024, Katie Proudfoot went to wake up her 14-year-old son for school. To her surprise, he was nowhere to be found. Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers had spent the previous day with his mother. The pair shopped at a department store, played video games…… MORE
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says an elderly Madisonville woman has been injured after being attacked by multiple dogs. Sheriff Tommy Jones says deputies went to a home in the 2500 block of Fairview Road Saturday and found a 71-year-old woman lying on the front porch of the home with severe cuts to her body…… MORE
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The Rick Barnes Emerald Youth Golf Classic presented by First Century Bank raises support for our ministry with Knoxville’s city young people. September 22nd – Holston Hills CC
Find out if you are orange or white for the Georgia game on September 13th. GO VOLS!
Join us for Golfing for Kidneys at Top Golf Knoxville on Thursday, September 18 | 2–5 PM!
The 105th Tennessee Valley Fair is here! September 5th-14th
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