Updated Story: Knoxville Police have identified the two victims in a weekend double murder and the hunt for the suspect remains on-going. 22 year-old Madison Johnson and 21 year-old Heidi Johnson were found dead in a home Saturday morning on Woodlawn Pike. KPD has identified the suspect as 26 year-old Jair Martin who is charged…… MORE
For the first time in over 20 years, you can visit East Tennessee dams. The Tennessee Valley Authority is hosting the first dam tours since 9/11. The tours are being offered as part of the TVA’s 90th anniversary. Tours will be offered to the public at the following locations and dates: Kentucky Dam – June…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a shooting in Blount County. Authorities called to at a home on Mentor Road and found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital; his condition has not been released. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say the suspect is not in custody and investigators…… MORE
Summer days are back and there is no better way to spend the hotter, longer days than at Dollywood’s Splash Country. East Tennessee’s friendliest water park will open for its 23rd season on Saturday, May 13, with more shade, more food and more opportunities to make a splash all summer long. During the offseason, Dollywood’s Splash…… MORE
Yee-Haw brewing is one of Knoxville’s busiest bars and now a certified Safe Bar. The Safe Bar certification offers businesses the opportunity to train employees how to spot and treat possible sexual assault. It’s a two-hour training and costs the business nothing to have the Health Department come and perform Safe Bar training. Charles Ellis…… MORE
Morristown Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in a deadly shooting. That shooting happened early Saturday morning near the Sunoco gas station in Buffalo Trail. Surveillance video captures the car, a 2005 white Pontiac Vibe and anyone who may have seen it Friday night into early Saturday morning…… MORE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announces the appointment of Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds as commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE), effective July 1. Reynolds will succeed Dr. Penny Schwinn, who will step down at the end of the school year after more than four years of service to Tennesseans. “During her years of dedicated service,…… MORE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee proclaimed the month of May ‘Foster Care Month’ in Tennessee and recognized foster families for providing loving, permanent homes to children in need. Lee also marked this year’s successful passage of bipartisan legislation and an historic $600 million in funding to accelerate child placement and support foster and adoptive families. “This ‘Foster Care…… MORE
Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have some updated information into the search for a missing Florida man. 68-year-old Gordon Kaye of Tampa was last seen near a backcountry campsite on April 23 with search teams focused on trails and areas in and around the Deep Creek Campground. Crews are prepared to continue…… MORE
Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have some updated information into the search for a missing Florida man. 68-year-old Gordon Kaye of Tampa was last seen near a backcountry campsite on April 23 with search teams focused on trails and areas in and around the Deep Creek Campground. Crews are prepared to continue…… MORE
Jake Owen has announced that his highly anticipated seventh studio album, Loose Cannon, will be released on June 23. The country hit maker is dropping four new songs from the album – “On The Boat Again,” “Solo, Solo,” “Nothing,” and “Hot Truck Beer” – on Friday. The lyrics to the 16-track album were penned by…
Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” has retained its top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. This marks the seventh total week that the song from the album One Thing At A Time has come in at No. 1 on the chart. Concurrently, One Thing At A Time also remains a Billboard 200 leader for…
Country singer Jelly Roll has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming debut project Whitsitt Chapel. The 13-track album’s co-writers include Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Hardy, Jesse Frasure, Hillary Lindsey, Matt Jenkins, Jessie Jo Dillon, Austin Nivarel, Hunter Phelps, Michael Whitworth, producer Zach Crowell, and more. Roll performed two songs from Whitsitt Chapel on the finale…
Following his sold-out tour stop at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium last year, Craig Morgan has announced that his headlining tour will get on the road this fall. With new music anticipated yet this year, the “God, Family, Country Tour 2023,” in partnership with Operation Finally Home, will introduce new tunes to Morgan’s set, in addition to…
