A fifth child flu death has been reported in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Health this death is since the season started on October 1st, for privacy reasons, further details of location and age are withheld from their report. The department’s weekly flu report has shown two new pediatric deaths in the state from the week…… MORE
The Grainger County Sheriff’s Office arrests two people after four pounds of meth was found during a drug bust in Bean Station. Officials with the sheriff’s office, Drug Task Force, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant at a home on Rocky Summit Road on Friday. During the…… MORE
UPDATE: A brush fire on Sharp’s Ridge is now fully contained. The fire broke out yesterday (Tuesday) as Knoxville Fire Department crews were called to the scene off Broadcast Way. TN State Division of Forestry was called to assist and continued to work the fire throughout the night and into this morning. Officials say you…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Nashville, TN (WVLT) East Tennessee native and former Gibbs High School student Kenny Chesney is set to enter the Country Music Hall of Fame. From Luttrell, Tennessee, Chesney has earned 16 platinum albums, more than 50 top-ten country hits and 23 No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 3/25: A Roane County school bus driver is now facing a slew of charges after a crash Monday morning that injures two students. Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol say 64-year-old Paul Perrin was driving the bus on Ponders Gap Road just before 8:00 a.m. when it went off the right…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) For the first time in almost 50 years, Rural Metro Fire will begin charging its non-subscribers for emergency medical services. The department, making that announcement Monday before Knox County commissioners, says it will start charging non-subscribers a flat fee of $600 per call beginning sometime after April 15. Officials shared that first…… MORE
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – A crew from the Tennessee National Guard rescued a hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains Saturday. The state made the announcement Monday, saying guardsmen were called to rescue an injured hiker in a remote area in the park, near Ramsey Cascades, located east of Gatlinburg. The crew — Capt. Andrew…… MORE
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (ETCH) is preparing for a potential measles outbreak. This comes as the first case of the highly contagious virus was confirmed in Middle Tennessee on Friday. “We’re just sort of waiting for it to happen,” said Dr. Suzanne Rybczynski, the chief medical officer at ETCH. “We anticipate it could happen any…… MORE
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (ETCH) is preparing for a potential measles outbreak. This comes as the first case of the highly contagious virus was confirmed in Middle Tennessee on Friday. “We’re just sort of waiting for it to happen,” said Dr. Suzanne Rybczynski, the chief medical officer at ETCH. “We anticipate it could happen any…… MORE
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Monday, March 24, 2025) – Dollywood Parks & Resorts are well represented in the list of the latest USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards thanks to nine award nominations across all properties. A panel of experts and USA Today 10Best editors selected Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country to receive multiple nominations, while Dollywood’s DreamMore…… MORE
