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Metro Drug Coalition Along with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office for Senior Medication Mail-Back Program
Metro Drug Coalition is partnering with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office to focus on Knox County’s senior population with the announcement of a new medication mail-back program and the return of the Aging Adult Resource Fair. Both initiatives aim to provide aging adults with resources to better their lives and improve their safety.
The new medication mail-back program will allow seniors to place unwanted or expired medications in an envelope and send it in for safe disposal from their homes. Metro Drug Coalition is providing the mail-back envelopes and postage free of charge. These secure envelopes will be delivered directly to homebound seniors by The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Senior Citizen Awareness Network (SCAN). The unwanted medications are mailed to American Rx Group, which operates in compliance with all DEA regulations and requirements for medication mail-back.
The 2021 Drug Related Death Report revealed people over the age of 55 saw the sharpest increase in drug-related deaths in Knox County, including a 150% increase in those over the age of 75. These increases make proper disposal of medications more important now than ever. MDC’s medication mail-back program gives those seniors who are unable to attend in-person take back events the opportunity to make their homes safer by reducing the risk of accidental ingestion of both household and prescription medication.
For those seniors who are able to attend in person, Metro Drug Coalition and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office will also hold their quarterly Aging Adult Resource Fair on July 21, 2023 at the South Knox Senior Center from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. This event offers another opportunity to dispose of unwanted and expired medications safely, while also providing a variety of resources for both seniors and their caregivers in a one-stop shop. According to the 2022 Advance Knox State of the County Report, people aged 55 and over is the fastest growing demographic group in Knox County. This event is an opportunity to connect that population with the services available to them to help combat problems often faced by aging adults, including financial, social, emotional, and medical challenges.
Nearly thirty vendors will be in attendance, including the CAC Office on Aging Rise Above Crime Program and Volunteer Assisted Transportation, Knox County Public Library, Senior Financial Group, Concord Adult Day Enrichment Program, and others. Paper Bee Gone will also be there to offer free document shredding.
For more information about these programs, visit https://metrodrug.org/takeback/.
Authorities Investigating a Fire and Two Dead Bodies at Knoxville College Campus
Knoxville Police are investigating after two dead bodies are found inside a building on the Knoxville College campus.
After an unrelated fire was extinguished by Knoxville Fire Department crews, KPD officers also responding yesterday (Sunday) to a report that there were two bodies in a building separate from where the fire had occurred.
Officers did find a man and woman dead inside that building.
KPD says foul play is not suspected at this time.
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating that fire at Knoxville College.
Crews called to the scene yesterday (Sunday) morning on the reported of a dormitory being on fire. Crews found a small fire with heavy smoke coming from the building. The building was already in poor condition from multiple previous fires and received moderate fire damage due to this fire.
No injuries were reported.
Authorities in Claiborne County are Investigating a Fatal ATV Accident
Police are investigating a deadly crash involving an all-terrain vehicle in Claiborne County.
Police were called to Cedar Fork Road just north of Tazewell last night (Sunday) for that ATV crash and found that one person had been killed in that crash. No other details have been released.
Body of Missing Bean Station Man Found in Cherokee Lake
Grainger County, TN (WOKI) The body of a missing Bean Station man kayaking on Cherokee Lake earlier this week has been recovered.
Officials with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency report the body of 36-year-old Jeremie Carpenter of Cherokee Drive was recovered from the lake near his home around 9:50 Friday morning. Officials say Carpenter was not wearing a life jacket.
TWRA together with the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office and the Grainger County Rescue Squad had been searching for Carpenter since Wednesday after a kayak with personal items was found adrift in the Twin Church area of Cherokee Lake.
This is the 17th deadly boating incident in Tennessee this year.
The investigation is ongoing.
KCSO: Man Found Dead Inside Powell Community Splash Pad Bathroom
Powell, TN (WOKI) A man is found dead inside the men’s bathroom of the Powell Community Splash Pad Friday, July 14.
Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say Knox County Parks and Recreation officials called the police because they needed entry to a locked deadbolt in the men’s restroom.
KCSO reports when deputies arrived, they found a dead man inside, but officials say that foul play is not suspected.
The victim’s identity is being withheld until next of kin is notified.
KPD: Three Teens Arrested After Entering Chapman Highway Weigel’s Wearing Ski Masks
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The keen eye of law enforcement results in the arrest of three juveniles at a Knoxville Weigel’s early Thursday morning.
Knoxville Police Department officers on routine patrol spotted three boys wearing ski masks enter the Weigel’s on Chapman Highway. All three were identified as juveniles and were ultimately detained.
Two guns, one one of which KPD officials said was stolen from a vehicle at a South Knoxville apartment complex earlier this month, were recovered.
The Property Crimes Unit also connected the boys to at least one other vehicle burglary nearby.
Alcoa Police Searching for Fugitive in High-Speed Chase
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) A man is facing a slew of charges after leading Alcoa police on a high-speed chase Thursday, July 13 throughout Blount County.
Police continue to search for 18 year-old Kyler Hicks of Maryville after encountering him impaired, armed and driving recklessly in the area of the Alcoa Duck Pond. Officers had been dispatched originally to a report of domestic assault in the Springbrook community. Officials say efforts to pull over Hicks, who drove in excess of 100 mph, were unsuccessful.
Hicks is wanted on charges of aggravated assault, domestic assault, reckless endangerment with a motor vehicle and felony evading.
Alcoa police say anyone with information leading to Hick’s arrest is asked to contact the department at (865) 981-4111.
UPDATE: I-75 South in Loudon County Temporarily Re-Opened Following Fatal Crash
LENOIR CITY, TN (WOKI) – UPDATE: The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office reports that I-75 South is temporarily back open following a fatal accident early Friday morning.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has advised that they have temporarily opened I-75 South for the next several hours through rush hour traffic. They will be shutting I-75 South down once more this evening while they continue to investigate the scene and continue the cleanup.
ORIGINAL STORY: A fatal crash has shut down I-75 South at mile marker 75, near Old Kingston Road, according to a Facebook post from the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office.
Police say the fatal accident involves a commercial vehicle.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers are on scene investigating and reconstructing the accident. Currently, there is not an estimated time frame of when I-75 South will be opened.
Police say various roads within Loudon County are being affected by the traffic congestion to include: Highway 321, Highway 11, Highway 72, Highway 70 East, Old Highway 95, Sugarlimb Rd, Broadway, Mulberry Street, Hotchkiss Valley Road East and Loudon Ridge Road.
Police add that there is a good potential for more roads to be affected.
Officials advise using caution or avoiding these areas if at all possible. If you need to travel any of these routes, please plan for delays and leave ample time to get to your destination.
Knoxville Police Clear the Scene after a Suspicious Package Found at Social Security in West Knoxville
Knoxville Police investigating after finding a possible “suspicious package” at the Knoxville Social Security Administration building on Cross Park Drive in West Knoxville this morning.
KPD has cleared the package as not suspicious or dangerous as it appears to have been several batteries plugged into an outlet at the front of the building.
All roads have reopened after KPD closed roads around the building while they handled the situation.
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