Tennessee Department of Health State COVID-19 numbers for 3/30/20 Laboratory Type Positive Test Negative Tests Total State PH Lab 238 1,562 1,800 Non-State PH Lab 1,596 19,908 21,504 Total 1,834 21,470 23,304 * Please note, these data are meant to provide a rough estimate of testing volume. Due to different source data, numbers may differ slightly from…… MORE
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs says all county playgrounds and bathrooms will close by the end of the day today (Monday). The Mayor says he is responding to the president’s directive to continue social distancing protocol until April 30. Jacobs says “I understand what the President is saying because he is looking at the big…… MORE
Knox County Health Department releases today’s (Monday’s) COVID19 numbers for Knox County. There are 57 confirmed cases up from 41 the previous day. Cases: Number of Positive Cases 57 Number of *Recovered Cases (This number is included in the number of positive cases) 17 **Hospitalizations 8 ***Number of Tests (positive and negative results in…… MORE
Medic Regional Blood Center still needs blood donations. Due to COVID-19 concerns, Medic is requiring donors to make an appointment. They remind us that blood donation is safe. They do have a scheduled blood drive today at Walmart at 7420 Chapman Highway from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. They will also have drives this Wednesday…… MORE
Tennessee OLB/DE Darrell Taylor was a guest on The Nation with Chris Low and Austin Price to discuss his preparation for the NFL Draft amid the COVID-19 period the country is in, his senior season at the University of Tennessee and much more.… MORE
Former UT star put up some solid numbers … MORE
Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander’s daughter and his 9-year-old grandson have tested positive for COVID-19. Our TV News Partner says the Senator says his son-in-law is also sick, but has not been tested for the virus. They live in New York. Alexander says “My daughter, she was pretty sick,” She’s in her 40’s so if you’re…… MORE
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says a woman remains missing after she and her husband were involved in a boating incident on Norris Lake. TWRA said the couple, in their 70s, were on a pontoon boat near the Rock Harbor development when the woman went overboard around 7 p.m. last night. (Thursday) Her husband went…… MORE
3/27/20 The Knox County Health Department releases today’s COVID-19 numbers for the county. They say there are 30 confirmed cases in Knox County up from 28 the previous day. The Tennessee Department of Health releases numbers at 3 p.m. each day. Yesterday’s number of confirmed cases in the state is 957.… MORE
Vols exiting senior guard Jordan Bowden discussed, via video teleconference with the media, his season, career, handling of social distancing, SEC Tournament that never happened, his basketball future and more.… MORE
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The Big Kahuna Wing Festival returns to World’s Fair Park on Sunday, September 6th, 2020! Tickets go on sale July 6th.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, dine-in restaurants are currently closed. But you can still enjoy food from your favorite restaurants at home! Find out which East Tennessee restaurants are providing takeout & delivery services.
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