POWERBALL JACKPOT NOW $750M AFTER NO WINNING TICKET DRAWN
Three quarters of a billion dollars. That’s what Lottery officials estimate the Powerball jackpot will be for Wednesday’s drawing. That would make it the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. And if ...
FINALLY THEY AGREE ON SOMETHING: BLUETICK COONHOUND UNANIMOUSLY VOTED STATE DOG
Governor Bill Lee has signed into law a new bill that designates the bluetick coonhound as Tennessee’s official state dog. The bill introduced by Rep. Bill Beck would make the hound a state symbol. ...
LOCAL MAN CELEBRATES BIG RACING WIN IN GEORGIA
When the checkered flag came down Saturday night, Brandon Williams of Crossville came up the big winner at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, Georgia. In a heart-pounding race against Cameron Weaver, #95 ...
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 ...
