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Pedestrian Dies in Pigeon Forge Crash, Police Say

Pedestrian Dies in Pigeon Forge Crash, Police Say

Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) A man is dead after a weekend crash in Pigeon Forge. Officials with the Pigeon Forge Police Department say officers responded to the crash on Veterans Boulevard south of Teaster Lane shortly after 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening. PFPD says when officers arrived, they found that 29-year-old Victor Perez had been hit…MORE

TVA Invites the Public to Learn about the Integrated Resource Plan

TVA Invites the Public to Learn about the Integrated Resource Plan

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Valley Authority is hosting a public information session to inform local residents about the draft Integrated Resource Plan. The agency is also hoping to get feedback on how to evaluate and plan to meet future power demands. Officials describe an IRP as a tool to “evaluate options available to meet…MORE

Shelter in Place Ends Following Ammonia Chemical Leak at US Foods
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Shelter in Place Ends Following Ammonia Chemical Leak at US Foods

Operations back to normal following an ammonia chemical leak at U.S. Foods. Alcoa city officials ordered a shelter in place following the leak Friday night. The City of Alcoa Fire Department along with a hazmat trailer were taking readings with meters in the area and they never got readings outside of the plant facilities. They…MORE

UT’s Lindsey Nelson Stadium Upgrades See Almost $10M Budget Increase

UT’s Lindsey Nelson Stadium Upgrades See Almost $10M Budget Increase

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The long-awaited upgrades to Lindsey Nelson Stadium, the home of Tennessee baseball, saw another budget increase following Friday’s meeting of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee. The committee approving the nearly $10 million increase ($9,300,000) which project representatives say is necessary to cover costs associated with unforeseen…MORE

November 5, 2024 Election: Statistics at the Halfway Point of Early Voting

November 5, 2024 Election: Statistics at the Halfway Point of Early Voting

Knoxville – Wednesday, October 23rd marked the halfway point (seven days of fourteen) of early voting for the November 5, 2024 Presidential and Federal/State General Election. Through the first seven days, a total of 80,845 early votes have been cast in Knox County, with an additional 5,067 votes cast by absentee ballot and in nursing homes.…MORE

MEDIC Regional Blood Center and Girls Scouts Encouraging Citizenship

MEDIC Regional Blood Center and Girls Scouts Encouraging Citizenship

Knoxville (October 22, 2024)—MEDIC Regional Blood Center is partnering with the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians to promote civic engagement. MEDIC will have a mobile collection bus at the Girl Scouts parking lot (1567 Downtown West Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37919) on October 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This drive is planned specifically…MORE

DOLLYWOOD CELEBRATES MILESTONE 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN 2025

DOLLYWOOD CELEBRATES MILESTONE 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON IN 2025

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) — One of Dolly Parton’s greatest dreams—the little theme park named Dollywood that opened in her home county in 1986—has now become one of the world’s leading family destinations and is set to celebrate its 40th season in 2025. Dollywood Parks & Resorts looks a lot different than it did when…MORE