
OAK RIDGE POLICE CRUISER HAS UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH A TURKEY
An Oak Ridge police officer had an unexpected encounter with wildlife last week. Well, his cruiser did, at any rate. The Oak Ridge Police Department posted this video to Facebook. The department ...

LUKE PERRY LAID TO REST IN TENNESSEE
It may not be ZIP Code 90210, but Luke Perry was laid to rest in Dickson County, Tennessee, Monday. The "Beverly Hills 90210" star had bought a 380-acre property on Sylvia Road in the tiny Middle T ...

TWO EVENTS OF NOTE IN OAK RIDGE SLATED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 23
The Oak Ridge Heritage & Preservation Association is proud to announce a celebration of two major events significant to Oak Ridge history: the opening of the Oak Ridge city gates 70 years ago an ...

TENNESSEE STATE PARKS OFFER FREE HIKES GUIDED BY RANGER
Rangers at all 56 state parks in Tennessee are offering free ranger-guided hikes later this month. A Tennessee State Parks news release announced the free hikes are scheduled for Saturday, March 23 ...

SPRING CITY NATIVE TO APPEAR ON AMERICAN IDOL TONIGHT (3/10)
A Spring City youth is heading for the big time…and it starts tonight on American Idol. His name is Drake McCain. And he gets to audition for American Idol tonight (3/10) on ABC. Drake McCain Taylo ...

OFFICIAL 2019 TENNESSEE TRANSPORTATION MAP NOW AVAILABLE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has announce the 2019 Tennessee Transportation Map is now available. The new map includes several improvements and additions that will increase its accuracy ...

ROCKER JERRY LEE LEWIS RECUPERATING FROM STROKE
Rock-A-Billy pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis is recovering from a minor stroke. A statement from his publicist says the 83-year-old rocker had the stroke Thursday night. He is recuperating in Memphis and is e ...

POSTHUMOUS DR. SEUSS BOOK SLATED FOR RELEASE SEPT. 3
There is no muse like the Seuss. An unfinished manuscript by late children's author Dr. Seuss is the basis for Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum, due out September 3. According to Random House Children’s Bo ...

NATION’S OLDEST LIVING GIRAFFE, PATCHES, DIES AT ZOO KNOXVILLE
The oldest reticulated giraffe in the United States has died. Patches, who was born at Zoo Knoxville in 1987, had lived there her entire life. A team from the University of Tennessee College of Veteri ...

SON OF RONNIE MILSAP FOUND DEAD
Todd Milsap, the son of Country Music Hall of Fame artist Ronnie Milsap, was found dead Saturday at Four Corners Marina in Antioch, according to police. Todd Milsap was 49. He was found dead on his ho ...

AXE-THROWING BAR TO OPEN IN KNOXVILLE
It’s a bar… it’s an axe-throwing venue… wait, it’s both. And now Craft Axe Throwing is planning to open a Knoxville location sometime this spring. The company website describes Craft Axe Throwing as ...

RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS TO GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK IN 2018
Great Smoky Mountains National Park had a record number of visitors in 2018. In all, more than 11.4 million people visited the Smokies last year – up slightly from the year before. Park Superintende ...