Update: Power has been restored to all but 1,910 residents as of 12:15 p.m. (11/29/23) Original Story: Over 5,000 Jefferson County residents are still without power today (Wednesday). That’s down from the over 12,000 residents without power at 11:00 a.m. Officials with Appalachian Electric say a switch that feeds the Piedmont and Dandridge substations failed…… MORE
It’s state law that every 20 years, counties in Tennessee have to have a plan for how their next 20 years will look. It’s been longer than that in Knox County so the Knox County Growth Policy Coordinating Committee has been meeting and hearing from concerned people in the area about what this proposed plan…… MORE
Dandridge, TN (WOKI) Three people are hospitalized Tuesday after a crash on a roadway in Jefferson County. Officials with the Dandridge Fire Department say the crash happened on South Highway 92 near Price Road and involved two cars. They say one person had to be extracted from their sedan. Dandridge Fire and Jefferson County Rescue…… MORE
The National Park Service is requesting the public’s help in identifying those responsible for the start of the Rich Mountain Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The initial investigation indicates that two fires were started on November 20th in the Rich Mountain area by an unknown arsonist. The fires were started under high wind conditions, a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A home in East Knoxville suffers heavy fire damage and a partial roof collapse due to an early morning blaze. Knoxville Fire Department officials say they received a call shortly before 4:00 Wednesday morning for a house that had thick black smoke coming from it in the 2200 block of McCalla Avenue.…… MORE
Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads during this holiday. TDOT will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways in anticipation of higher traffic volumes across the state. All construction-related lane closures will be stopped beginning at noon on Wednesday, November 22, through 6:30 a.m. on Monday, November 27.…… MORE
Sylva, NC (WOKI) The hunt for a man who escaped police custody last month, wanted on numerous sex charges including rape of a child, is now centered in Western North Carolina. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announcing on social media Friday afternoon that Sean Williams is ““believed to be in the Sylva, NC area.” Williams,…… MORE
Windrock, TN (WOKI) Nearly half a dozen fire crews along with the Tennessee Division of Forestry are battling a wildfire in the Windrock area of Anderson County. Anderson County officials say the fire broke out Thursday night near Windrock Road, Bottom Road and Stoney Flat Lane, growing to about 130 acres in size. “Forestry plans…… MORE
Brush and Wildfires are burning across East Tennessee. As of Friday at 12:30 p.m., the largest is in Scott County on Smokey Creek Road. This fire is 60% contained and affecting almost 2,700 acres. A brush fire in Union County destroys one building near Satterfield Road. Rural Metro called to the scene yesterday (Thursday) to…… MORE
The Cherokee National Forest initiates Forest Wide Fire Restrictions prohibiting building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire outside of developed recreation areas. The Tweed Fire is still burning in the Cherokee National Forest in Cocke County and is 60% contained affecting over 500 acres. The Buck Bald fire in Polk County is also…… MORE
