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TBI Human Trafficking Unit and Bristol Police Arrest Eleven Men Accused of Seeking Illicit Sex from Minors
A two-day undercover operation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit, the Bristol Police Department, the 2nd Judicial District Drug Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and th...
Syndicated Author Mar 13, 2023

Medic March Madness Competition
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is kicked off Blood Bank Madness with participating blood centers across the nation beginning Monday, March 6.Inspired by the collegiate level basketball tournament, the se...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2023

Ft. Kid Park Re-Opens in Downtown Knoxville
Photo courtesy of WVLTFort Kid Park reopens in Downtown Knoxville after getting some much needed improvements.Fort Kid offering new ADA improvements, connectivity to the Knoxville Museum of Art and a ...
Syndicated Author Mar 07, 2023

Knox County Election Commission to Begin Issuing Petitions for Upcoming City of Knoxville Elections
Knox County Election Commission to begin issuing petitions for City of Knoxville Elections on Monday, March 20Individuals who wish to run for office in the 2023 City of Knoxville Elections can pick up...
Syndicated Author Mar 06, 2023

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is Recruiting Volunteers to Adopt a Plot
Local volunteers needed to help track seasonal changes of trees Great Smoky Mountains National Park is currently recruiting local volunteers to ‘Adopt-A-Plot’ and track the seasonal ...
Syndicated Author Mar 03, 2023

An Evacuation Ordered for Some Cocke County Residents Following Propane Spill from Overturned Truck
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says a one mile evacuation of some Cocke County residents is ordered following an overturned propane truck that is leaking propane. Residents who have nowher...
Syndicated Author Mar 02, 2023

Metro Drug Coalition Hosting a Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Youth Substance Misuse
Metro Drug Coalition assembles panel of experts to answer community questions about youth substance misuse at a virtual town hall meeting.On March 23, 2023, Metro Drug Coalition will host a virtual to...
Syndicated Author Mar 02, 2023

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has Second Busiest Year Ever
Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced its second busiest year ever in 2022 with 12,937,633 visits. Last year's visitation was more than 1.5 million above the park's ten-year average, and mor...
Syndicated Author Feb 28, 2023

Knoxville Police Still Searching for a Suspect in the Death of a Teen Shot and Killed in Front of Her East Knoxville Home Two Years Ago
Photo courtesy of WVLTThe parents of a teen killed in front of her home two years ago, remembering her and asking for anyone with information to come forward.15 year-old Janaria Muhammad was shot and ...
Syndicated Author Feb 17, 2023

Two Knox County School Students are Arrested for Making Threats at Two Schools
Two Knox County School students are arrested for making threats at two schools.The Knox County Sheriff's Office Juvenile Crimes Unit took a student at Gibbs Middle School and Powell High School into c...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2023