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…… MORE
Dolly Parton announcing Dollywood’s largest single-attraction investment in the history of the theme park, a new roller coaster – Big Bear Mountain. The new Wildwood Grove coaster, which is set to debut in the spring of next year, is the largest and longest coaster in the park. The coaster will circle Wildwood Grove for nearly…… MORE
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…… MORE
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…… MORE
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.…… MORE
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…… MORE
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…… MORE
Election day is today for the Federal / State Primary, Knox County General Election and the town of Farragut Municipal Election. You must vote at your designated location and present a valid photo ID. Polls close at 8 p.m. You can go to https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/ to view sample ballots and a list of voting precincts.… MORE
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…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire to determine if lightning caused the fire. Crews responding to Sanford Road last night (Wednesday) and discovered that the exterior portion of a home was on fire. The fire was quickly put out but the home has significant damage. No one was at home and no…… MORE
