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Medic and Bruster’s Teaming Up for Pint for a Pint

Medic and Bruster’s Teaming Up for Pint for a Pint

MEDIC and Bruster’s are teaming up for the annual Pint for a Pint event on June 28 – 29. Donors will receive a voucher for a pint of ice cream for donating during those two days. Donors will also receive a MEDIC T-shirt, Texas Roadhouse coupon, and a Rowdy Bear Snow Park ticket for one…MORE

State Offering Nearly $200M in School Safety Grants

State Offering Nearly $200M in School Safety Grants

Nashville, TN (WOKI) In a video appeal to education leaders across Tennessee Wednesday, Governor Bill Lee announced that nearly $200 million in grants aimed at increasing student safety is now available to both public and non-public schools. The money will come from two programs established in the “School Safety Bill” passed by the General Assembly…MORE

Roane County Suspect Charged, Indicted After Deadly Shooting

Roane County Suspect Charged, Indicted After Deadly Shooting

Roane County, TN (WOKI) A suspect in a Roane County shooting that happened in March has been indicted and charged by a Roane County grand jury. One woman died and two other people were injured in the attack by 46 year old Brian Wilson at Midtown Auto Body on Roane State Highway in Harriman. Wilson…MORE

TWRA says a Fisherman has Died on the Holston River in Grainger County

TWRA says a Fisherman has Died on the Holston River in Grainger County

An investigation is underway after a fisherman from South Carolina dies after he fell from a boat into the Holston River in Grainger County. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says it happened yesterday (Tuesday) downstream of Smoky Island near Mary Lane in Rutledge. 75 year-old Robert Cogan fell overboard from a drift boat while on…MORE

TDOT Launching Project Milkweed to Help Restore and Preserve Habitats for Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinator Species

TDOT Launching Project Milkweed to Help Restore and Preserve Habitats for Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinator Species

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announces the launch of Project Milkweed, a new mail-order resource aimed at restoring and preserving habitats for monarch butterflies and other pollinator species across Tennessee. Project Milkweed provides free native milkweed seeds to Tennesseans upon completion of an online form. Orders are taken on a rolling basis and will be fulfilled during…MORE