An investigation is underway following a fatal fire at a Fountain City home.
Knoxville Fire Department crews called to the 5800 block of Hillock Road last night (Wednesday) after a neighbor noticed the fire. One person was found dead in the home which received significant damage and a dog and cat are also missing.
The American Red Cross is assisting the family member who was not home during the fire.
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers needs your help finding a car burglary suspect.
The man is wanted in connection to a series of car burglaries near Lyons View Pike and Peters Road in West Knoxville.
He is also wanted for allegedly using stolen credit cards.
If you have any information you are asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.
Greeneville, TN (WOKI) Almost 30 people are sent to the hospital Wednesday morning following two separate chemical leaks at a cheese factory in Greeneville.
Greeneville town officials say two separate leaks of anhydrous ammonia occurred at La Quesera Mexicana, a cheese factory located on Hankins Street.
Officials say six employees were taken to a local hospital after the first chemical leak was reported at 7:15 a.m. A second leak resulted in 23 additional employees being taken to the hospital.
Officials report those being treated are in stable condition, and the leaks have been secured; they add there is no danger to the public.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The search for a man wanted for attempted first degree murder in a shooting incident Tuesday night is now over.
Police say 25 year-old Stephon Davidson was taken into custody Wednesday, December 20 by Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies at a motel on Asheville Highway.
Davidson was wanted in connection to the shooting of a 28 year-old man late Tuesday night at an apartment in the 300 block of McConnell Street.
The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Police believe Davidson shot the victim through the door of the apartment during an argument, then left.
Davidson is also facing a charge of felon in possession of a firearm.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Johnson City business owner and accused child rapist is released from hospital care Wednesday following a suicide attempt.
An update from the U.S. Marshals Service says Sean Williams was transported back to jail and remains under close supervision. Officials say Williams will attend a
court appearance in Greeneville Thursday, December 21 as scheduled. Williams is due in court at 2:00 p.m.
U.S. Marshals say despite heavy supervision in an isolation cell at the Blount County Jail, Williams managed to stab himself Tuesday night; he was stabilized and transported to a local hospital for treatment of a puncture-type wound.
The agency says it is unknown how Williams created the wound but that the incident is under investigation.
Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville man is charged with homicide, accused of stabbing and killing his father Tuesday afternoon.
Maryville Police Department officials say 29-year-old David Alexander Mills was taken into custody after a short chase in the Alcoa area after officers found his father, 58-year-old David Anthony Mills, dead in his home on Old Niles Ferry Road around 1:45 p.m. Police found the elder Mills in his
bedroom with what appeared to be multiple stab wounds.
David Alexander Mills was booked into the Blount County Correctional Facility on a homicide charge; he is being held on a $1 million bond pending a court appearance.
Knoxville Police are searching for a man wanted on numerous charges including attempted first-degree murder.
Police say 25 year-old Stephon Davidson is wanted in connection to a shooting that happened last (Tuesday) night on McConnell Street.
Officers responded to an apartment in Walter P. Taylor Homes and found a 28 year-old man who had been shot at least once who was taken to the hospital for non- life-threatening injuries.
The investigation has revealed that Davidson shot the victim through the door of the apartment following an argument.
We have his photo on our website newstalk987.com.
Anyone with information is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165. Tipsters can remain anonymous and be eligible to receive a cash reward.
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, KCS informed families at 25 district schools that free breakfast and lunch meals will be provided to all students at those schools, beginning on January 4.
During the fall semester, students at the district’s 38 Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) schools – which are designated as part of the National School Lunch Program – received free breakfast and lunch.
Due to a change in the federal CEP threshold and a change in policy by the Tennessee Department of Education, KCS can now expand the district’s CEP program on a pilot basis. With the addition of 25 new schools, the total number of CEP schools will be 63 during the spring semester. The list below shows existing and new CEP schools, with the new schools designated by an asterisk (*).
This change will be in place for the remainder of the 2023-24 school year. KCS Nutrition will evaluate program data in the late spring of 2024 to assess whether it is feasible to continue this initiative in future school years.
“Our goal is to always do what is best for the students and families of Knox County Schools,” said Brett Foster, Executive Director of Child Nutrition. “We believe this pilot program will be of immediate assistance to families at these schools, and we are pleased to be able to provide it.”
A complete list of CEP schools is below. Schools that will become eligible on January 4 are marked with an asterisk.
| Adrian Burnett Elementary | |
| Amherst Elementary | * |
| Austin-East Magnet High | |
| Bearden Middle | * |
| Beaumont Magnet | |
| Belle Morris Elementary | |
| Bonny Kate Elementary | * |
| Career Magnet Academy | * |
| Carter Elementary | * |
| Carter High | * |
| Carter Middle | * |
| Cedar Bluff Elementary | * |
| Cedar Bluff Middle | * |
| Cedar Bluff Preschool | * |
| Central High | |
| Chilhowee Intermediate | |
| Christenberry Elementary | |
| Copper Ridge Elementary | * |
| Dogwood Elementary | |
| East Knox County Elementary | |
| Emerald Academy | |
| Fair Garden Family Center | |
| Ft. Sanders Educational Development Center | * |
| Fountain City Elementary | |
| Fulton High | |
| Gibbs Elementary | * |
| Gibbs High | * |
| Gibbs Middle | * |
| Green Magnet Academy | |
| Gresham Middle | |
| Holston Middle | |
| Inskip Elementary | |
| Karns Elementary | * |
| Karns Preschool | * |
| KAEC | |
| Lonsdale Elementary | |
| Maynard Elementary | |
| Mooreland Heights Elementary | |
| Mount Olive Elementary | * |
| New Hopewell Elementary | * |
| Northwest Middle | |
| Norwood Elementary | |
| Paul Kelley Volunteer Academy | |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary | * |
| Pond Gap Elementary | |
| Powell Elementary | * |
| Powell High | * |
| Powell Middle | * |
| Richard Yoakley School | |
| Ridgedale Alternative | |
| Ritta Elementary | * |
| Sarah Moore Greene Magnet | |
| South-Doyle High | |
| South-Doyle Middle | |
| South Knoxville Elementary | |
| Spring Hill Elementary | |
| Sterchi Elementary | * |
| Sunnyview Primary | |
| Vine Middle Magnet | |
| West Haven Elementary | |
| West Hills Elementary | |
| West View Elementary | |
| Whittle Springs Middle |
A man charged with more than 20 counts of child sex crimes including rape is in the hospital after officials say he tried to take his own life.
It happened two hours after Sean Williams, who escaped federal custody during a prison transport back in October and was on the run for more than a month, was transferred to the Blount County jail yesterday (Tuesday).
U.S. Marshals say despite heavy supervision in an isolation cell at the jail, Williams managed to stab himself, He is being treated at a hospital.
U.S. Marshal David Jolley says that it is currently unknown what Williams used to hurt himself, and the incident is under investigation.
“Williams is a cunning and very dangerous individual who has attempted to escape, escaped from transport officers, and now attempted suicide, all to avoid facing his charges,” Jolley said.
Williams will be under significant guard presence by Blount County Sheriffs deputies and Deputy U.S. Marshals, officials say.
The Knox County Health Department and the Tennessee Federation of Fire Chaplains
are conducting an emergency preparedness exercise to ensure the health department’s shower trailers
will operate during an emergency event. If needed, emergency workers would use the trailers if no
other facilities were available.
This year, however, the exercise will double as an opportunity to provide showers for those with less
access. The exercises run today, Friday and Saturday.
“Not only are we able to conduct a valuable exercise on emergency preparedness, but it’s having the
added benefit of blessing some folks in our community this holiday season with a warm shower. That’s a
win-win,” said KCHD Emergency Response Coordinator Steve Hamby.
The two shower trailers, featuring a total of 8 shower stalls, will be at the following locations:
• December 20: Cokesbury United Methodist Church’s Fig Tree
o 9919 Kingston Pike
o 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• December 22 and 23: Cooper Street Shower Park
o 500 Cooper Street (under the bridge)
o 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
About Knox County Health Department
The first health department in Tennessee to achieve national voluntary accreditation by the Public
Health Accreditation Board, the Knox County Health Department (KCHD) is dedicated to ensuring the
conditions in which every resident can be healthy. For more information,
visit https://www.knoxcounty.org/health/ .
