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MAY IS OFFICIALLY GRAPE AND WINE APPRECIATION MONTH IN TENNESSEE
It’s official. May is Tennessee Grape and Wine Appreciation Month. Governor Bill Lee issued a proclamation declaring it so. A 2017 agriculture census determined there
KNOXVILLE RECYCLING CENTER FIRE DECLARED “UNDER CONTROL”
Fire officials in North Knoxville have declared the Fort Loudon Waste and Recycling Center fire “under control”; the evacuation order that had been in place
SIZEABLE POT BUST IN RHEA COUNTY WEDNESDAY
Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal reports the seizure of 55 marijuana plants in various stages of growth from a home on Wolf Creek Road yesterday.
OFF-DUTY CUMBERLAND CO. RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER HIT BY CAR SATURDAY
A member of the Cumberland County Rescue Squad who was on his way to work Saturday night had stopped to assist after a wreck. While
EVASIVE DRIVER CHARGED AFTER SINGLE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER CRASH
THP reports just before 4 Tuesday afternoon, a vehicle traveling east on Black Jack Road in Roane County crossed the center line, ran off the
AFTER FOUR-MONTH MANHUNT, POLICE ARREST HIXSON MURDER SUSPECT
Late last night, Chattanooga police announced the arrest of a suspect in the January 11, 2019, murder of 30-year-old Taja Whiteside on the 5800 block
HANCOCK ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASSING TWICE IN ONE DAY
Just before 5:30 Tuesday morning, Cumberland County deputies were called to the Budget Inn on U.S. Highway 127 for a report of an unwanted woman
NORTH KNOXVILLE RECYCLING FACILITY BLAZE FORCES EVACUATIONS
Clouds of billowing black smoke are filling the skies over North Knoxville as fire personnel scramble to extinguish a blaze at the Fort Loudoun Waste
UPDATED INFORMATION ON YESTERDAY’S FATAL OAK RIDGE CAR CRASH
Just before 12:30 p.m. yesterday, Oak Ridge police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Oak Ridge Turnpike at Newport Drive. One driver, 77-year-old Johnnie Gary
WEAKENED TENNESSEE “BATHROOM BILL” HEADS TO GOVERNOR’S DESK
A watered-down bill that specifies Tennessee’s public indecency law applies to single-sex, multiple-occupancy bathrooms and changing rooms is heading to Governor Bill Lee’s desk for
STATE BUDGET AMENDMENT BUMPS PAY FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, COUNSELORS
Correctional officers and counselors in Tennessee will see a substantial pay increase under an amendment to the budget approved by the full Senate Tuesday. The
ELECTRIC SCOOTERS RETURN TO KNOXVILLE AS OF MAY 1
That buzz you hear around Knoxville isn’t a swarm of oversized mosquitoes. It’s the hum of electric scooters returning to the city streets as of
MAY IS OFFICIALLY GRAPE AND WINE APPRECIATION MONTH IN TENNESSEE
It’s official. May is Tennessee Grape and Wine Appreciation Month. Governor Bill Lee issued a proclamation declaring it so. A 2017 agriculture census determined there are 67 wineries and more than 5 ...
KNOXVILLE RECYCLING CENTER FIRE DECLARED “UNDER CONTROL”
Fire officials in North Knoxville have declared the Fort Loudon Waste and Recycling Center fire “under control”; the evacuation order that had been in place since yesterday has been lifted. Knoxville ...
SIZEABLE POT BUST IN RHEA COUNTY WEDNESDAY
Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal reports the seizure of 55 marijuana plants in various stages of growth from a home on Wolf Creek Road yesterday. Deputies and detectives from the sheriff’s department ex ...
OFF-DUTY CUMBERLAND CO. RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER HIT BY CAR SATURDAY
A member of the Cumberland County Rescue Squad who was on his way to work Saturday night had stopped to assist after a wreck. While conducting traffic control, he was struck by a car. As of yesterday ...
EVASIVE DRIVER CHARGED AFTER SINGLE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER CRASH
THP reports just before 4 Tuesday afternoon, a vehicle traveling east on Black Jack Road in Roane County crossed the center line, ran off the left side of the road, struck a tree, rolled over and land ...
AFTER FOUR-MONTH MANHUNT, POLICE ARREST HIXSON MURDER SUSPECT
Late last night, Chattanooga police announced the arrest of a suspect in the January 11, 2019, murder of 30-year-old Taja Whiteside on the 5800 block of Moody Sawyer Road in Hixson. Police have confi ...
HANCOCK ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASSING TWICE IN ONE DAY
Just before 5:30 Tuesday morning, Cumberland County deputies were called to the Budget Inn on U.S. Highway 127 for a report of an unwanted woman on the property. When they arrived, they found 41-year- ...
NORTH KNOXVILLE RECYCLING FACILITY BLAZE FORCES EVACUATIONS
Clouds of billowing black smoke are filling the skies over North Knoxville as fire personnel scramble to extinguish a blaze at the Fort Loudoun Waste & Recycling facility at 2742 Hancock Street. ...
UPDATED INFORMATION ON YESTERDAY’S FATAL OAK RIDGE CAR CRASH
Just before 12:30 p.m. yesterday, Oak Ridge police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Oak Ridge Turnpike at Newport Drive. One driver, 77-year-old Johnnie Gary of Oak Ridge, was pronounced dead at t ...
WEAKENED TENNESSEE “BATHROOM BILL” HEADS TO GOVERNOR’S DESK
A watered-down bill that specifies Tennessee's public indecency law applies to single-sex, multiple-occupancy bathrooms and changing rooms is heading to Governor Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. Th ...
STATE BUDGET AMENDMENT BUMPS PAY FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, COUNSELORS
Correctional officers and counselors in Tennessee will see a substantial pay increase under an amendment to the budget approved by the full Senate Tuesday. The budget was amended to include $5.5 milli ...
ELECTRIC SCOOTERS RETURN TO KNOXVILLE AS OF MAY 1
That buzz you hear around Knoxville isn’t a swarm of oversized mosquitoes. It’s the hum of electric scooters returning to the city streets as of today. As part of a one-year pilot program, Zagster an ...
