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Knox County Receives a Grant Worth over One Million Dollars to Construct a New Greenway and Pedestrian Bridge
Knox County Engineering and Public Works received $1.5 million from TDOT as part of the Transportation Alternatives Program Grant. The funding from this grant will go towards the construction of the P...
Cumulus Media Jun 20, 2023

Reservations will be Accepted Later This Month for Dollywood’s New HeartSong Lodge and Resort which is Set to Open in November
Another important milestone for Dollywood's newest resort property, the much-anticipated Dollywood's HeartSong Lodge & Resort, takes place on June 26 as guests can begin making reservations for st...
Cumulus Media Jun 20, 2023

Civil Service Director: Knoxville Pay Raises See Retention Up, Recruitment Down
Courtesy City of KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN (WOKI) People are staying in their city of Knoxville jobs following citywide wage increases last year, but newbies aren’t diving into the applicant pool.T...
Cumulus Media Jun 19, 2023

An Investigation is Underway after Six People Taken to the Hospital Following a Car Accident in Knox County
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn investigation is underway after six people were taken to the hospital following a car accident in Seymour which shut down Hendon Chapel Road for hours.The wreck, which involve...
Cumulus Media Jun 19, 2023

The Tennessee Department of Education Releasing Data About Third Grade Retention Appeals
The Tennessee Department of Education releases data about third grade retention appeals, marking approximately two weeks left for families to submit a form to the department appealing decisions about ...
Cumulus Media Jun 19, 2023

Knoxville Fire Department Investigators Looking into the Cause of Two Fires, One in an Industrial Area and the Other at an Abandoned House
Photo of one of the many bales of paper removed from the industrial fireThe Knoxville Fire Department continuing their investigation into a fire on Proctor Street involving industrial equipment.It hap...
Cumulus Media Jun 19, 2023

New Tazewell Man Charged in UT Fondling Incidents
Robert Bryson Scott (Courtesy UTPD)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Authorities in Union County have arrested a New Tazewell man in connection to incidents of fondling on the University of Tennessee campus.Law en...
Cumulus Media Jun 16, 2023

UT Football Player Indicted in October 2022 Assault Case
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A UT football player has been indicted on an assault charge stemming from an incident at a Knoxville apartment complex in October.Police records state Jaylen McCollough was arrest...
Cumulus Media Jun 16, 2023

Tennessee Ranks 36th in Child Well-Being According to a Newly Released Data Book
Tennessee ranks 36th in child well-being, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children ...
Cumulus Media Jun 14, 2023

Multiple Bear Sightings in West Knoxville
Knoxville Police say they’ve been getting calls about multiple bear sightings in West Knoxville .A bear was spotted by Trader Joe’s yesterday and KPD says they have also received bear sigh...
Cumulus Media Jun 14, 2023








