Category Archives: Local News Reel 3
A New Female Lion Has Arrived at Zoo Knoxville
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zahra is the newest lion to call Zoo Knoxville home.Zahra came from Buffalo Zoo last month and now that her thirty-day quarantine period has finished, she is in her new home. She ...
Jun 19, 2025
West High School Head Football Coach will Not Return to School Next Year
Knoxville, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – West High School Head Football Coach Lamar Brown will not return to the school next year, Knox County Schools Superintendent Jon Rysewyk announced Tuesda...
Jun 18, 2025
Knox County is About to Enter a Hiring Freeze
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County government is soon to enter a hiring freeze.That news coming Thursday from CFO and Co-Chief of Staff Chris Caldwell who says the move is aimed at saving money and keep...
Jun 13, 2025
Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn Introduces Bill to End Taxpayer Funding for NPR and PBS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Free Americans from Ideological Reporting (FAIR) Act to stop federal taxpayer dollars from being sent to National Publi...
Jun 12, 2025
CDC Reports Case of West Nile Virus in Knox County
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting three human cases of West Nile Virus in Tennessee, including one in Knox County.So far in 2025, the CDC is report...
Jun 10, 2025
TDOT Prepares for 2025 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
NASHVILLE, TN - Once again, Manchester, Tennessee, will host the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, one of the most popular live music events in the country. Since 2002, the event has featured a...
Jun 10, 2025
Downtown Knoxville Installing Cameras with Goal to Cut Down on Car Noise
(Story courtesy of WVLT News)Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The City of Knoxville is adding noise cameras to the downtown area with the goal to stop noisy cars on Gay Street."It's annoying, it's distracting, es...
Jun 05, 2025
Oak Ridge Program Offers Kids Free Meals over the Summer
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Oak Ridge Schools is teaming up with Southwest Food Excellence to give free meals to anyone under 18 over the summer.The meals will come from ETHRA Sunshine Busses at several loca...
Jun 03, 2025
TDOT Beginning Paving Projects Across Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is using part of its $80 million dollars in recurring and $1 billion dollars in non-recurring dollars to accelerate, leverage, and add new projects to the de...
Jun 03, 2025
Tennessee’s Tax-Free Weekend to return in July
Nashville, TN (WOKI) Though kids in Tennessee have just begun to enjoy being out of school for the summer, you may want to plan now for back-to-school shopping.That’s because the State of Tennes...
Jun 02, 2025
