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LIHEAP, Other Programs Available to Help with Home Heating Costs

LIHEAP, Other Programs Available to Help with Home Heating Costs

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) If you’re worried about having enough money to pay utility bills this winter, you’re not alone, and there are programs out there to help. The “Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program,” or LIHEAP can help pay up to $800 on your utility bill, one time per year. Senior citizens struggling to keep…MORE

A Knox County School is Placed on Lockdown Following Report of a Gun on Campus

A Knox County School is Placed on Lockdown Following Report of a Gun on Campus

Austin-East Magnet High School is temporarily placed on lockdown as officers investigate a report that a weapon was on school grounds. Knoxville Police responding yesterday but a weapon was not found, it was determined that the report was not credible. No word on suspects or any charges in this incident.MORE

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Knoxville Police Investigating Anti-Semitic Materials in Knox County

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Knoxville Police Investigating Anti-Semitic Materials in Knox County

Knoxville Police and the Knox County Sheriff’s office are looking into reports of anti-Semitic Rhetoric being distributed in the area KCSO says they’ve received reports of anti-Jewish Rhetoric material at a residence. Detectives picked up the materials but the property owners didn’t make an initial report so detectives took one at the scene. No other…MORE

Gay Street to Close to Cars as Part of New Downtown Knoxville Project

Gay Street to Close to Cars as Part of New Downtown Knoxville Project

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The ever-popular Gay Street in downtown Knoxville is set to become a pedestrians-only haven for four weekends this fall. The City of Knoxville plans to close Gay Street to cars, from Wall Avenue to Union Avenue, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. for two weekends in November and two…MORE

USPS to Review Mail Processing at Knoxville Distribution Center, Public Input Encouraged

USPS to Review Mail Processing at Knoxville Distribution Center, Public Input Encouraged

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A USPS processing and distribution center in Knoxville is soon to come under review by the feds, and your input as part of that process is encouraged. The “Mail Processing Facility Review” is part of the postal service’s “Delivering for America” plan, which involves spending around $40 billion to improve how mail…MORE

Former Sevier County Sheriff Dies, Day of Mourning Recognized

Former Sevier County Sheriff Dies, Day of Mourning Recognized

Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters has issued a proclamation declaring today (Friday) a day of mourning to remember the life of former sheriff Ronald “Hoss” Seals, who passed away yesterday (Thursday). Seals served as sheriff for just over 15 years in Sevier County from 2007 to 2022, capping a 49-year career in law enforcement. As…MORE

KCSO: Deadly Fire in North Knox County Likely Caused by Smoking Near Oxygen

KCSO: Deadly Fire in North Knox County Likely Caused by Smoking Near Oxygen

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more now about the cause of a deadly fire early Wednesday morning in North Knox County. Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say 66 year-old Karen Sue Rutledge of Knoxville died in a house fire on Fort Sumter Road. They say the sheriff’s office and Rural Metro Fire responded…MORE

TDOT Announcing Postponement of Planned Bridge Work on I-640 in Knox County

TDOT Announcing Postponement of Planned Bridge Work on I-640 in Knox County

Current Status: October 25, 2023 Bridge repair work scheduled for October 27-October 30 has been postponed and will be rescheduled in the weeks to come.   October 9, 2023 In June 2022, the Tennessee Department of Transportation began rehabilitation of the I-640 corridor between the North Broadway Interchange and the I-40 Interchange (East of downtown Knoxville). …MORE

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