If you want to be in a movie, you may soon have your chance.
Movie role submissions are being accepted for a Christmas movie being filmed at Dollywood for the next couple of months.
Adult males and females are sought to portray audience members for a casino concert.
Those interested would need to be available on August 16.
In addition, submissions are also being accepted for a part being filmed on August. 18, August 31 and September 1 to wear Christmas attire and act as a guest visiting the park during the holiday.
All roles are paid $10 an hour.
Film producers are also seeking three stand-in roles, including:
Black female, thin build, under 5′4″ White male, Brown hair, thin to fit frame, around 6′ White female, brunette, 40′s, average build, height Stand-in roles are needed for all 19 film dates from Aug. 9 to Sept. 1, except on Fridays and Saturdays. Hired applicants will be paid $12 an hour.
Interested individuals should send submissions to [email protected]with a subject line that includes the name Dolly and the available dates or roles they are submitting for. A spokesperson said applications should include their name, location, cell phone number and a current photo in the body of the email.
Grace Boom Bash is back to help welcome children back to the upcoming school year.
Tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) event is free and begins at 5pm.
There will be Free Food, a Family Carnival Fun Zone, Music, Classic Car Cruise-in; a special guest for kids, Christian Comedian Tom Toombs and the evening ends with a Fireworks Show by Pyro Shows.
Knox County Schools on Friday announced new security measures that are being implemented to enhance student safety in the 2022-23 academic year.
At a news conference, Superintendent Dr. Jon Rysewyk and Security Division Chief Jason Periard said KCS has launched the “Safe Schools, Safe Students” initiative, a series of actions designed to provide a safe learning environment for students and staff.
Dr. Rysewyk said KCS has asked the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Knoxville Police Department to provide an annual audit of the district’s safety plan and every school’s safety plan. The district will also take steps to increase its recruitment of military veterans as School Security Officers (SSOs).
Other steps include:
An anonymous tip line that will be monitored 7 days a week;
Upgraded body cameras for school security officers;
An integrated visitor screening system; and
Upgraded video surveillance capabilities throughout the district.
“Student safety is our most important responsibility, and I am very thankful that the Board of Education, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, and Knox County Commission approved $4.7 million in additional funding for school security this year,” said Dr. Rysewyk. “This is a crucial investment, and it highlights our determination to protect our schools against potential threats to students, staff and families.”
The additional funding will allow the district to add 22 positions to the Security Division, and KCS officials are working to recruit and retain outstanding SSOs. Dr. Rysewyk said the recently created Talent Acquisition team will focus on actively increasing the district’s recruitment of military veterans, and he is proposing an extension of paid military leave that would provide up to 30 days of military leave time for SSOs or other employees who are serving as reservists.
“We are working proactively to identify outstanding SSO candidates with a commitment to our educational mission,” said Periard. “As a Marine Corps veteran myself, I understand the capabilities that reservists and veterans bring to the security profession, and I am confident that we will continue to attract high-quality officers for these new positions.”
Dr. Rysewyk also announced that he has asked the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Knoxville Police Department to provide an annual audit of the district’s school safety plan. Deputies and officers from those two agencies serve as School Resource Officers in many district schools, supplementing the work of SSOs.
“I have full confidence in the KCS Security Division’s planning capabilities,” Dr. Rysewyk said. “However, it is always wise to have a second set of eyes review important documents, and I am grateful for the support of KCSO and KPD in this regard.”
“It is a privilege for our deputies to provide additional support within district schools, and I am proud of the strong partnership we have built with the district,” said Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler. “We will continue working to make sure district schools provide a safe learning environment for all students and staff.”
“I have appreciated the chance to work with Dr. Rysewyk and Chief Periard over the last eight weeks, and our officers look forward to supporting the Safe Schools, Safe Students initiative,” said Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel. “We are eager to do our part in supporting the district’s goal of Success For Every Student.”
A Knoxville man who illegally provided a gun to an Austin-East High School student is sentenced to almost a year behind bars.
A Judge sentenced 21 year-old Kelvon Foster to 10 months in prison for making false or fictitious statements in connection with the purchase of a firearm, which is informally known as “straw purchasing. Two years of supervised release is also part of his sentencing.
Foster says he purchased firearms for people prohibited from doing so themselves. One gun was purchased for Anthony Thompson Jr. in exchange for cash and marijuana.
Officials say that gun was recovered when Thompson Jr. was killed in an officer-involved shooting in 2021 at Austin-East Magnet High School.
A new mayor and sheriff will be taking office in two East Tennessee counties after both incumbents are voted out.
The current Campbell County Mayor E.L. Morton will be replaced by Jack Lynch.
The sheriff will also be changing. Eddy Wayne Barton II received more votes than incumbent Robbie Goins, who faced recent controversy on social media after a video was circulated about how deputies trained their K-9.
Scott County Mayor Jeff Tibbals will be leaving his office after voters choose Jarried Jeffers to take over the position.
Sheriff Ronnie Phillips will also be leaving his office as Brian Keeton defeats the incumbent.
According to the unofficial results, almost 56,000 voters cast a ballot in this election. Fewer voters cast ballots this year compared to four years ago.
According to the preliminary results, Republican Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs has been reelected after defeating Democratic challenger Debbie Helsley.
Incumbent Republican Charme Allen beat out Democratic challenger Jackson Fenner to keep her seat as District Attorney General in Knox County.
Unofficial results show Elaine Davis secured the Republican nomination over Janet Testerman for the 18th District’s seat in the Tennessee House. Republican Steve Triplett secured a large win over independent Dominque Oakley with 71% of the vote. Republican Kim Frazier defeated Democrat Vivian Shipe with 54% of the vote to fill the open at-large seat.
But the race for mayor in Farragut between Bill Johns and incumbent Ron Williams has been frosty this summer and it ended in one of the closes races of the night.
Williams defeated Johns by fewer than 60 votes, according to unofficial results.
The Tennessee Wildlife and Resources Agency is searching for a fisherman who is missing in Watts Bar Lake after an overturned boat was reported near the City of Loudon.
Search and rescue crews from Loudon County began searching for the person last night after receiving reports of the overturned boat.
The aluminum boat was found in Watts Bar Lake just upstream of the Highway 11 bridge, it is unclear when and exactly where the angler possibly went overboard.
Wildlife officers say that the storm that came through the area last night may have contributed to the incident, which remains under investigation.
A welfare check leads to the discovery of four bodies in a LaFollette home.
The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office went to the home on Log Home Lane yesterday (Wednesday).
The family had not been heard from in a week after the father died from natural causes. Deputies had to forcibly enter the home, where they found the four people dead. Officials believe it’s an apparent murder-suicide.
The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as they investigate this incident.
