Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Dollywood Parks and Resorts has been picked as the only theme park included on Forbes’ list of best places for women to work in 2025. America’s Best Employers for Women 2025 is based on data collected through online surveys over the past three years. Dollywood made the cut for…… MORE
KNOX COUNTY, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Drivers in Knox County may soon have an easier commute. It’s no secret roads around the county can get busy fast, including on Maynardville Pike. One driver said he avoids the road but is hopeful that soon he won’t have to. “I take alternate routes to avoid…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN ( Story courtesy of WVLT) -With a new area code coming to East Tennessee in September, 10-digit dialing will be required beginning next week. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission announced on Tuesday that starting on Aug. 5, all local calls made within the 423 area code must be dialed using 10 digits, which…… MORE
A woman is facing more than a dozen charges after almost crashing into an officer head-on and nearly hitting volunteers who were distributing food in Monroe County. Madisonville Police Department Corporal Andy Cline was patrolling Highway 411 South Saturday morning when a car being driven by 35-year-old Amanda Hayes drove off the northbound side of Highway…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs released a statement Thursday following the death of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan. Jacobs himself spent more than 20 years as a professional wrestler, most notably as Kane in the WWE. “When you think of professional wrestling, you think of Hulk Hogan,” Jacobs…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Sixty-three Knox County schools will offer free breakfast and lunch for students this school year. The free meals are part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a program aimed at feeding kids in lower-income areas. The district serves roughly 60 thousand students and includes a total of around 90 schools, meaning more…… MORE
Knox County, TN (KCHD / WOKI) – The Knox County Health Department is reporting two cases of La Crosse virus in children this month, marking the first reported illnesses of the year. Both children required hospitalization but are now recovering at home. La Crosse virus is a mosquito-borne infection that does not cause symptoms in most…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN. (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Knoxville City Council met Tuesday night to discuss and approve two major agreements totaling nearly $20 million for Phase II of a project on Pleasant Ridge Road. Councilmembers approved two contracts for improvements to Pleasant Ridge Road from Merchant Drive to the city limits. According to the…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI) —Knox County and Knoxville-Knox County Planning have embarked upon the third and final stage of Advance Knox – the creation of a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The purpose of this process is to update the County’s development regulations to better reflect the goals and place types set forth in the Comprehensive Plan…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and the Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) have reached a new partnership agreement for black bear rehabilitation in Tennessee. In a release to media Monday, TWRA outlined the inroads made between the two agencies leading to the new agreement: During the course of 2023 and 2024, the…… MORE
