
GOV. LEE DECLARES MARCH TENNESSEE LITERACY MONTH
Nashville, TN – Throughout March, the Tennessee Department of Education invites all Tennesseans to celebrate Tennessee Literacy Month, proclaimed by Governor Bill Lee. All month long, the department w ...

KNOXVILLE POLICE ISSUE REWARD FOR INFORMATION REGARDING FRIDAY SHOOTING
Knoxville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives are investigating a deadly shooting that happened on Friday night in the area of Riverside Drive and Dandridge Avenue. At around 7:30 p.m. on Fr ...

RESIDENTS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Spring is upon us, and as Tennesseans begin to emerge from winter’s hibernation, the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee (NTT) campaign encourag ...

BOMB THREAT AT HALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL; STUDENTS AND STAFF EVACUATED
From Knox County Sheriff's Office at 10:39 A.M. today: Bomb Threat at Halls Middle School: All Students and Staff Safely Evacuated Knoxville, TN – February 28, 2025 – A bomb threat was reporte ...

TWRA WILDLIFE OFFICER RESCUES ANGLERS AT ROCKFORD DAM
From the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency: A TWRA Wildlife Officer rescued two anglers whose boat became trapped against a low-head dam on Little River in Blount County yesterday afternoon. ...

ANDERSON COUNTY MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Issued today from 7th District Attorney General Dave Clark: Clinton, Tennessee – Following an investigation by the Rocky Top Police Department and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, indictments wer ...

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 5TH ANNUAL HIKE-A-THON
TENNESSEE (March 1, 2025) — Registration is now open for the fifth annual Hike-a-Thon! This month-long event is unlike any other in the Southeast, encouraging participants to get outdoors and enjoy na ...

MISSOURI WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SCHEME TO DEFRAUD FAMILY OF ELVIS PRESLEY
A Missouri woman pleaded guilty today in the Western District of Tennessee for her role in a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family of millions of dollars and to steal the family’s ownership interes ...

TN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE WARNS ACCOUNTANTS OF NEW SCAM
From the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance: **ATTENTION LICENSED ACCOUNTANTS** The Tennessee State Board of Accountancy (“Board”) has been made aware of recent phishing attempts a ...

DATA BREACH AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley recently announced their organization suffered a data breach in November of last year between the 19th and the 23rd. Officials said personal data inclu ...

T.D.O.E. AND T.E.R.A. LAUNCH 2025 EDUCATOR SURVEY
Nashville, TN—Yesterday, the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA) at Vanderbilt University launched the 2025 Tennessee Educator Survey. All educators, ...

RURAL METRO FIRE RESPONDS TO OVERTURNED PROPANE TRUCK (UPDATE)
From Rural Metro Fire - Knox County: INCIDENT UPDATE: The overturned propane truck has been uprighted, and product transfer to another truck has begun. The evacuation order has been lifted, bu ...