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 second annual Blood Bank Madness includes 10 teams competing for the champion title to see which donor base rolls up their sleeves for some friendly competition.…… MORE
Fort 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 play structure designed following extensive community input. Some other improvements include an accessible play surface, fort tower and slide, fully-accessible merry-go-round and more. The upgrades cost nearly…… MORE
Knox County Election Commission to begin issuing petitions for City of Knoxville Elections on Monday, March 20 Individuals who wish to run for office in the 2023 City of Knoxville Elections can pick up a petition from the Knox County Election Commission beginning Monday, March 20th, 2023. The offices on the ballot will be: All…… MORE
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 change of trees, also called phenology. Members of the public who visit the Smokies often are encouraged to sign up to adopt a plot of trees near the roadside…… MORE
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 nowhere to go, can go to Parrottsville Elementary School It has closed State Route 340 at Allen Chapel Road. A medical helicopter has been called to…… MORE
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 town hall meeting on youth substance misuse, and they are calling for questions surrounding the issue from Knox County community members. The panel,…… MORE
Another big group is coming to Knoxville. KISS announcing the absolute final shows of their final tour, The End of the Road Tour, with stop at Thompson Boling Arena on November 24th. Tickets go on sale for a KISS Army presale on Monday at 10am local time. Additional presales will be available throughout the week…… MORE
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 more than the visitation of Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon national parks combined. This marks the fourth time the park has exceeded 12 million yearly…… MORE
Updated story: Emergency crews responding to a fire at Y-12 National Security Complex. That according to Kathryn King with Y-12 who tells our news partner WVLT that the fire broke out this (Wednesday) morning in building 9212 which is listed on the complex’s website as an uranium processing building, built in 1945. The building serves…… MORE
The Airplane Filling Station on Clinton Highway is for sale. The owner, Knox Heritage, hopes someone will operate the building in a way it can be utilized by the public. The airplane was built in 1931 by brothers Henry and Elmer Nickle. The design was meant to mimic Charles Lindberg’s Spirit of St. Louis. The…… MORE
