The ban on evictions due to the federal eviction moratorium for renters due to COVID-19 has ended and now many East Tennesseans are worried they could lose their homes. John-Mark Brown with The Family Promise says they’re ready to those in need. Brown says it’s worth every penny to help a child avoid living on the…… MORE
Sevierville Police are investigating a deadly shooting at Soaky Mountain Water Park. Officers responded to the Waterpark Saturday night on a report of shots fired. Officers found two female shooting victims, 24-year old Kelsy Cook from Loudon was airlifted to the UT Medical Center where she was pronounced dead later in the evening. 23-year old…… MORE
Limited State of Emergency for the state of Tennessee is in effect through August 31st. Governor Bill Lee issuing executive order 82 over the weekend due to rising COVID cases and it says even those vaccinated in high risk areas like Knox County should wear a mask indoors. The Governor says he will not shut…… MORE
Knoxville Police and East Tennessee Valley Crimestoppers asking for you help to identify the man who is suspected of stealing a catalytic converter off a vehicle on Pratt Road July 27th. The suspect was in a 2013-19 Ford Escape. If you’ve seen him, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Suspect’s vehicle … MORE
Tennessee is offering people an opportunity to eat out at a restaurant without paying sales tax during it’s tax free holiday on food, food ingredients and prepared food which includes qualified sales of prepared food by restaurants, food trucks, caterers and grocery stores. This event runs through Thursday, August 5. Alcohol is not included during…… MORE
Wondering why you don’t have internet or other services from if you’re a Spectrum customer? Several East Tennessee counties were experiencing an outage due to damaged cables. A construction crew in Maryville severed more than 500 fiber strands on two large fiber-optic cable bundles yesterday. (Thursday) The damage impacted all services to Sevierville, Gatlinburg, parts…… MORE
Knoxville police say a tractor trailer is stuck in an underpass in the construction area on Woodland Avenue. There is no estimate when that area will be re-opened. Please use caution in the area and you are urged to use an alternate route.… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department investigating an overnight fire. KFD responding to a residential fire on Valley View Drive in North Knoxville just after 11 p.m. When crews arrived they found flames coming from the side of the house, and part of the back had already fallen. Firefighters requesting an additional engine to fight the fire.…… MORE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updating their guidelines on masking, suggesting even vaccinated people mask up when in an area with high transmission of COVID-19. So how do you know how bad transmission is where you live? The CDC offers an online tool that shows how bad COVID-19 transmission is by county. The tool ranks…… MORE
Knoxville Police have identified the victim in a fatal shooting at Holston Oaks Apartments. Officers responding to the call on Riverside Drive yesterday (Wednesday) evening and found 20 year-old Martaysha Flack inside of a vehicle in the parking lot suffering from at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say…… MORE
Luke Combs is following up his number-one hit “Forever After All” with “Cold As You” – another track off the deluxe version of What You See Ain’t Always What You Get. Luke shares the story behind the song, “‘Cold As You,’ I wrote this song with two of the same guys that I wrote ‘Beer…
Happy belated birthday to Ashley McBryde! If you missed her birthday yesterday (July 29th) and didn’t get her a gift…don’t worry! Turns out that when it comes to presents, Ashley’s much more of a giver than a getter, “I prefer giving. I love to see the look one somebody’s face when they know you’ve put a…
Johnny Dailey‘s new song “Driving Things Around” probably wouldn’t have been possible without driving around in his cousin’s truck. Johnny shares that it was there, in that truck, that he discovered a love for country music. “I was always drawn to country music because of the story telling.” It wasn’t long after that discovery…
This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – July 29th On this day in 2020, Jake Daniels announced the launch of an Eric Church single barrel whiskey. In 2013, Lee Brice’s single “I Don’t Dance,” went number one And wishing a very happy birthday to a couple of McBrides…one with an “I” and…
