Loudon County, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office share grim news Friday afternoon in their search for two of three teens who they say jumped from the Tennessee River bridge following an early morning police chase Wednesday.
LCSO says one teen has been in custody since Wednesday and is receiving treatment for a punctured lung.
Around 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, the body of one of the two missing teens was recovered around 75 yards from where the three jumped into the river.
Officials confirming all three teens are from Chattanooga and are accused of stealing a car from that area Wednesday leading to the chase down I-75 into Loudon County.
One teen who was detained told police he jumped into the Tennessee River from the bridge on I-75 in Loudon County. (Courtesy: LCSO)
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a South Knoxville house fire.
Rural Metro Fire Department crews were called to the home on Artekka Drive Thursday night just after 10:00 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a single family home heavily involved with fire and with multiple explosions from ammo inside the home.
Captain Jeff Bagwell says that home has been heavily damaged and no injuries were reported.
All the occupants of the home were outside when crews arrived.
Rural Metro Fire officials say fire crews were called to the home on Artekka Drive just after 10:00 p.m. Thursday. (Courtesy: Rural Metro Fire Department)
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The City of Knoxville says the Knoxville Science Museum project has been called off.
The original $150 million Science Museum funding and endowment project was announced at the State of the City Address in 2018.
The City of Knoxville was recently informed that Jim Clayton is withdrawing his donation and commitment to build a science and discovery museum at the former safety building property on Hill Avenue.
The initial plans of the center included exhibit, educational, event, and meeting spaces, dining and connections to Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness.
Mayor Indya Kincannon says she’s disappointed in Mr. Clayton’s decision but says he will be conveying the land back to the city once the demolition and site grading work is complete on the site.
Proposed Knoxville Science Museum (Courtesy: City of Knoxville)
An investigation is underway following a fatal stabbing in Greene County.
Officials with the Greeneville Police Department say Officers were called to the 100 block of North Sunset Boulevard last night (Thursday) and found an unresponsive man with stab wounds to his upper body.
He was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his wounds and has been identified as 30-year-old Isaiah Bowden from Blountville.
The suspect, Perry Schoolfield Jr. of Virginia was later taken into custody and has been charged with second-degree murder.
Schoolfield is currently being held at the Greene County Detention Center under a $600,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Greene County Sessions Court.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in threats made to a school.
Officials with Jefferson County Schools contacted the SRO assigned to Patriot Academy in Jefferson City last (Thursday) night about a threat that had been seen on social media.
JCSO says the SRO and investigators and an agent with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security began researching the threat.
Deputies went to a residence very early this morning (Friday) and arrested a juvenile student for threats of mass violence on school property.
The juvenile is currently being held at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center in Knoxville.
Knoxville Police Department detectives are working to find 21 year-old Edward Prather of Oak Ridge.
Prather is wanted for multiple outstanding warrants, including two counts of aggrevated burglary and one count of felony vandalism, stalking and domestic assault.
If you know where he is please contact East TN Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.
Knoxville Police Department detectives are working to find 21 year-old Edward Prather of Oak Ridge.
Prather is wanted for multiple outstanding warrants, including two counts of aggrevated burglary and one count of felony vandalism, stalking and domestic assault.
If you know where he is please contact East TN Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.
The Knox County Board of Education voted unanimously in favor on an agreement that would consist of building a new elementary school costing nearly $44 million.
The proposed design plans are for the new K-5 Farragut-area elementary school located at 202 Village Commons Boulevard. The entire property will encompass more than 144,000 square feet.
Last year, the school board approved plans to build a new school in Farragut. Assistant Superintendent of Operations Garfield Adams said the next step is approving a design.
According to an agreement form, it would cost $43.7 million for Merit Construction, Inc. to build the school. Adams said the funding was approved through the five-year capital plan.
“Very excited for a school that will ensure students have necessary space,” Adams said. “When you have adequate space and state of the art facilities, that is something that certainly enhances that student learning.”
The proposed design plan would build a one-story structure with three classroom wings that can serve up to 1,400 students. Adams said it would be one of the largest elementary schools in the district’s history. He said it will address the need for more space as Farragut continues to grow.
“We work closely with Knox County government. We look at projected numbers,” Adams said. “This additional elementary school will alleviate a lot of those concerns for parents and ensure that our students have the necessary capacity to enhance student learning.”
In addition to the school itself, the cost also includes “limited public street improvements parking, courtyard fences, fencing and playground/playfield.”
The school board discussed the proposed design at a meeting on Monday before voting on Thursday.
Adams said the next step is construction. It is expected to take two years to build before opening.
This school is part of the district’s plans to have three elementary schools in Farragut. Adams said once this one opens, Farragut Primary and Farragut Intermediate will be converted into K-5 schools.
The Knox County Board of Education voted unanimously in favor on an agreement that would consist of building a new elementary school costing nearly $44 million.
The proposed design plans are for the new K-5 Farragut-area elementary school located at 202 Village Commons Boulevard. The entire property will encompass more than 144,000 square feet.
Last year, the school board approved plans to build a new school in Farragut. Assistant Superintendent of Operations Garfield Adams said the next step is approving a design.
According to an agreement form, it would cost $43.7 million for Merit Construction, Inc. to build the school. Adams said the funding was approved through the five-year capital plan.
“Very excited for a school that will ensure students have necessary space,” Adams said. “When you have adequate space and state of the art facilities, that is something that certainly enhances that student learning.”
The proposed design plan would build a one-story structure with three classroom wings that can serve up to 1,400 students. Adams said it would be one of the largest elementary schools in the district’s history. He said it will address the need for more space as Farragut continues to grow.
“We work closely with Knox County government. We look at projected numbers,” Adams said. “This additional elementary school will alleviate a lot of those concerns for parents and ensure that our students have the necessary capacity to enhance student learning.”
In addition to the school itself, the cost also includes “limited public street improvements parking, courtyard fences, fencing and playground/playfield.”
The school board discussed the proposed design at a meeting on Monday before voting on Thursday.
Adams said the next step is construction. It is expected to take two years to build before opening.
This school is part of the district’s plans to have three elementary schools in Farragut. Adams said once this one opens, Farragut Primary and Farragut Intermediate will be converted into K-5 schools.
A search in Loudon County for two missing teens has now become a recovery mission.
Sheriff Jimmy Davis making the announcement yesterday (Thursday). It’s the latest update in a rescue effort that was started by a call from Blake Moore who says early Wednesday morning, he got an odd request from a neighbor.
His neighbor told him a young man was on their porch needing an Uber ride to Chattanooga.
That young man turned out to be one of three teens Loudon County Sheriff’s Office officials say led deputies on a chase down I-75 in a stolen car, which was later found near the bridge.
Further investigation indicates that the three boys somehow jumped from the bridge. After more than a day of searching, Davis said the search has turned into a rescue mission after a search of the bank and in nearby woods were unsuccessful, rescuers began searching in the water.
One teen who was detained told police he jumped into the Tennessee River from the bridge on I-75 in Loudon County. (Courtesy: LCSO)
