Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP recipients urged to beware after the Tennessee Department of Human Services says some cardholders have reported their benefits stolen.
Officials say fraudulent activity such as skimming, cloning and phishing are a problem and they are unable to reissue any stolen benefits for EBT cardholders. A replacement plan is currently under review by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
More than 740,000 people in Tennessee receive SNAP benefits.
TDHS encourages people to change the PIN number for their EBT card regularly and to check your balance regularly.
Cardholders who suspect fraud are asked to contact the EBT customer service line at 1-888-997-9444.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP recipients urged to beware after the Tennessee Department of Human Services says some cardholders have reported their benefits stolen.
Officials say fraudulent activity such as skimming, cloning and phishing are a problem and they are unable to reissue any stolen benefits for EBT cardholders. A replacement plan is currently under review by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
More than 740,000 people in Tennessee receive SNAP benefits.
TDHS encourages people to change the PIN number for their EBT card regularly and to check your balance regularly.
Cardholders who suspect fraud are asked to contact the EBT customer service line at 1-888-997-9444.
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal accident on Alcoa Highway and have now identified the victim.
KPD says 38 year-old Kimberly Mendes was killed in yesterday morning’s crash near Cherokee Trail which involved her car, a SUV and a Fedex truck.
The preliminary investigation shows Mendes was hit by the truck which tried to merge lanes but hit her car causing it to cross the median and she was hit by the SUV.
Mendes was pronounced dead at the hospital and the SUV driver was taken to the hospital for severe, non-life-threatening injuries.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Beginning July 17, boating enthusiasts frequenting Brogan’s Access Area on Norris Lake will have to find alternate means of accessing the lake.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency has announced that the primary public access point to Norris Lake in Claiborne County will be closed for several weeks for improvements. TWRA officials say that the improvements coming to the access area include grading, paving, and striping for a new parking area for additional vehicle and trailer parking.
Brogan’s Access Area is expected to remain closed through August 30th.
The TWRA added that the actual boat ramp at Brogran’s Access Area will be replaced “during the upcoming winter pool.”
Nashville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies and computers is right around the corner!
From July 28th through July 30th, clothing, school supplies and computers may be purchased tax-free. Certain restrictions apply. Items sold online are also eligible.
Exempt items include general apparel that costs $100 or less per item, such as shirts, pants, socks, shoes, dresses, etc.
School and art supplies with a purchase price of $100 or less per item also qualify. Example items are binders, backpacks, crayons, paper, pens, pencils, and rulers and art supplies.
Computers, laptops and tablets for personal use which cost $1,500 or less are also exempt.
Knoxville Police Department officials have released more details about a deadly crash early Wednesday morning on Alcoa Highway near Cherokee Trail.
KPD officials say officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to the crash involving three vehicles: a sedan, an SUV and a Fedex truck.
Officials say a preliminary investigation indicates the sedan was driving south along the highway when the truck tried to merge lanes, hitting the sedan. The sedan then spun across the median, to be hit by the SUV.
The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, while the SUV driver was taken to UTMC for severe, non-life-threatening injuries.
ORIGINAL STORY: Knoxville Police are investigating an early morning fatal crash on Alcoa Highway.
The crash happened near Cherokee Trail, one person was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The investigation is in the early stages, our Pete Michaels reporting that two cars were involved in that crash.
An investigating is underway after a Knoxville family falls victim to a swatting call.
Knoxville Police showed up at their home Monday and forced them out, it was all caught on their ring door bell.
In the video, the mother is shouting, and police are telling her to get down.
Swatting is when somebody calls in a fake threat to police and gives them the address of an unsuspecting person.
Swatting Victim Tatyana Smith there were five or six cop cars and even more officers at her house. The security camera video also captured the nervous exchange between her and the police.
Police told Smith they were looking for a 17-year-old after the anonymous teen reportedly told a suicide hotline that they killed a 4-year-old boy at that house. That claim was found to false.
A few months ago, the FBI started a swatting database to better track where swatting attempts are happening and how to hold people accountable for phony threats.
The Knox County Election Commission met on Thursday, July 6th and approved the ballot, early voting locations and times, and other details for the 2023 City of Knoxville Primary Election.
ELECTION SCHEDULE
The Election schedule for the 2023 City of Knoxville Primary Election is as follows:
Monday, July 31, 2023 – Final day to register to vote before election
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 – First day of early voting period
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 – Final day to request an absentee ballot
Thursday, August 24, 2023 – Final day of early voting period
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 – Election Day (POLLS OPEN 8 AM TO 8 PM)
BALLOT
The offices on the ballot will be:
Mayor
City Council At-Large, Seat A
City Council At-Large, Seat B
City Council At-Large, Seat C
City Council, District 5 (only residents of the 5th District will vote in this contest)
Municipal Judge
In the City Council elections, the top two vote getters in the primary move on to the General Election.
In both the Mayor and Municipal Judge elections, the top two vote getters move on to the General Election UNLESS one candidate receives 50% plus one, in which case only the top vote getter moves on to the General Election.
As part of its preparation for the 2023 City of Knoxville Primary Election, the Knox County Election Commission will conduct a required voting machine test on Wednesday, July 26 at 8:30 am at its warehouse at 1000 N. Central Street. This test is one to two hours in duration. Candidates, the press, and the public are invited to attend.
McGhee Tyson Airport makes the cut to receive a chunk of nearly $268 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration for green energy initiatives.
The FAA announced Tuesday that the airport in Alcoa along with 20 others is awarded some $92 million of the grant money to support solar panels, electric buses, charging stations and more.
McGhee Tyson will receive $2 million to purchase zero emissions vehicles and charging stations; it appears to be the only Tennessee airport on the FAA’s list of grant recipients.
The overall goal is part of the United States Aviation Climate Action Plan, which aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse emissions in the aviation sector by 2050.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol has announced they are on the lookout for a suspect they say is armed and dangerous.
THP officials say troopers in Campbell County found a white Lexus belonging to Jacob Kennamer out of Kentucky, Sunday, July 9, along I-75 N near mile-marker 138.
Officials report Kennamer was last known to have stayed at a hotel in Rocky Top, and that he is also suspected to be “experiencing a medical emergency.”
Those with information are being asked to call 865-544-3384 option 0.
