Oliver Anthony is once again moving his upcoming Knoxville concert to Kodak.
The singer of the viral song “Rich Men North of Richmond,” will now perform his concert at the Smokies Stadium on September 28 due to a high demand for tickets at the show moved to the Knoxville Convention Center after being moved from Cotton Eyed Joe over ticket prices.
Additional tickets for the event went on sale today (Wednesday) and have sold out.
The Knox County Election Commission approves the ballot, early voting locations and times and other details for the 2023 City of Knoxville Regular Election.
October 10th is the last day to register to vote before election.
October 18th is the first day of early voting period which runs through November 2nd.
October 31st is your last day to request an absentee ballot .
Election day is November 7th polls open at 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
BALLOT
The offices on the ballot will be:
City Council At-Large seats A, B, and C
City Council, District 5
Municipal Judge
A sample ballot can be viewed at https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/
EARLY VOTING DAYS AND TIMES
Early voting begins Wednesday, October 18 and goes through Thursday, November 2 (excluding Sundays).
Hours are generally 10 am to 6 pm on weekdays and 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday. There are a handful of exceptions, and all details can be viewed at: https://knoxcounty.org/election/2023elections/pdfs/20231107-EarlyVotingTimes.pdf
EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS
There will be six locations across Knoxville utilized for early voting:
City-County Building – main floor (400 Main Street)
Downtown West (1645 Downtown West Blvd., Unit 40)
Eternal Life Harvest Center at Five Points (2410 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.)
Knoxville Expo Center (5441 Clinton Highway)
Meridian Baptist Church (6513 Chapman Highway)
New Harvest Park (4775 New Harvest Lane)
PROPERTY QUALIFIED VOTING
Tennessee law and the Knoxville City Charter allow registered voters in any Tennessee county that own property inside the Knoxville city limits to register as Property Qualified voters for City of Knoxville elections. There are requirements regarding parcel size, name on the deed, and length of time of ownership. More details can be found here: https://knoxcounty.org/election/2023elections/pdfs/20231107-PropertyQualifiedVoting.pdf
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE
The deadline to register to vote (as well as to register as a property qualified voter) in order to be eligible to vote in the 2023 City of Knoxville Regular Election is Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
As of September 18, 2023, there are 103,534 registered voters in the City of Knoxville.
CAMPAIGN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
Candidates on the City of Knoxville ballot in 2023 have campaign financial reports due on the following dates:
3rd Quarter – Tuesday, October 10, 2023 (covering the period August 20 – September 30, 2023) This report applies to all candidates that participated in the 2023 City of Knoxville Primary Election.
Pre-General – Tuesday, October 31, 2023 (covering the period October 1 – October 28, 2023) This report only applies to the candidates in the 2023 City of Knoxville Regular Election.
These reports will be posted upon receipt by the Election Commission at: https://knoxcounty.org/election/candidate_info/index.php
PUBLIC MACHINE TEST
As part of its preparation for the 2023 City of Knoxville Regular Election, the Knox County Election Commission will conduct a required voting machine test on Wednesday, October 4 at 8:30 am at the Downtown West Early Voting/Training center, 1645 Downtown West Boulevard, Knoxville, 37919. This test is one to two hours in duration. Candidates, the press, and the public are invited to attend.
For more information, visit www.knoxvotes.org or call the Knox County Election Commission at 865-215-2480.
Roane County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE (9/19): The Roane County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims of a fatal camper fire Friday night in Harriman.
RCSO officials say 39-year-old Cynthia Osborne died in the fire inside the camper on Old Valley Road while 39-year-old David Pollard Jr. was being treated for injuries.
Though the investigation into the fire remains ongoing, based on an autopsy report, the District Attorney General’s Office has determined that Osborne “intentionally set” the fire.
RCSO welcomes anyone with information about the incident to call them at 865-376-5582.
ORIGINAL STORY: An investigation is underway in Roane County after a woman dies in a fire which may have been arson.
Firefighters called to the residence on Old Valley Road in the Midtown area Friday night and say another person was taken to the hospital with burn injuries.
The District Attorney says the preliminary investigation reveals the woman who died may have intentionally set the fire. The Roane County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating.
Nashville, TN (WOKI) An endangered child alert has been issued for a one-year-old boy missing from Nashville.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Liam Ismael Diego Quib may be with his mother’s ex-boyfriend and that the two could be headed to Alabama.
Quib was last seen wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and blue pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-TBI-Find.
An investigation is underway after two separate shots fired incidents near the Emerald Youth Soccer field cancels games.
Knoxville Police say they’ve responded reports of gunshots in the area of Texas Avenue outside of the soccer complex twice in the past month but found no victims or damage from gunshots.
Parent Heather Hicks was watching her 14 year-old son play Saturday and says she is skeptical about returning to that field again.
Emerald Youth says they are always evaluating safety protocols and looking out for the safety of the youth and their families. They say in the over thirty-year history of our ministry, they have never had a young person, volunteer, or staff impacted by an act of gun violence during their programming.
Sevierville City Leaders are now making a plan for the first liquor stores in the city.
In May, Sevierville residents voted to allow liquor stores for the first time in the city and now leaders are trying to figure out how they want to do it.
City Leaders went through several details planned for the new business last night like making sure they’re not set up near schools or churches and how many stores they want to bring to the city.
Right now, the closest liquor store is in either Knoxville or Gatlinburg. An official vote on restrictions for liquor stores and where to put them will take place during a future meeting.
The KARM Christmas store is set to open this Friday and it has a new location.
It will open at 11 a.m. at 5425 Clinton Highway in Knoxville near the Expo Center in the old Kroger building.
This is a seasonal attraction which helps KARM in their mission of restoring lives by providing meals, shelter and life-changing programs to anyone struggling with homelessness, addiction and mental illness.
Parrottsville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE (9/18): A man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting in Cocke County is in custody charged with first degree murder.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 66 year-old David Moore in connection to that shooting in the 600 block of Baysinger Road in Parrottsville Sunday morning which left 61 year-old Mark Burnham dead.
Police spotted Moore in Newport Monday morning, September 18, where he crashed his vehicle following a brief pursuit. He was taken into custody without incident.
ORIGINAL STORY: A search for a murder suspect in Cocke County is underway.
Deputies responding to a home in the 600 Block of Baysinger Road and found a person dead from a gunshot wound.
A S.W.A.T. team surrounded the home of the suspect, 66 year-old David Moore, who is considered to be armed and dangerous and believed to have fled before their arrival.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is assisting law enforcement.
Anyone who sees him is asked to call 911 immediately.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A shed is destroyed but no injuries reported Monday afternoon in a fire in North Knox County.
Crews with Rural Metro Fire were dispatched around 1:00 p.m. to the report of a structure fire in the 2300 block of Mynatt Road.
Fire officials say when crews arrived, they found a shed completely engulfed in flames behind an auto garage. They say the garage itself was not damaged, and there were no reported injuries.
Investigators say they are still working to determine the cause of the blaze.
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) In the wake of an investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, the director of Sevier County Central Dispatch has been placed on leave without pay.
A report from the Comptroller’s Office found that between July 2021 and March 2023 SCCD Director Todd Spence spent almost $10,000 on “questionable purchases” of various items including body armor, clothing, food and other items.
Investigators also found that Spence was teaching multiple first aid classes during working hours without reporting the hours as leave time.
An internal investigation is ongoing; currently, Spence is not facing charges.
