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Next Phase of Pleasant Ridge Road Project Set to Begin Soon
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Next Phase of Pleasant Ridge Road Project Set to Begin Soon

KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The City of Knoxville is set to begin the next phase of construction on Pleasant Ridge Road. People from the area were invited to see the city’s plans for the future of the road. “There’s some pretty hairy areas that’s very dangerous,” Stuart Hall, who lives near Pleasant…MORE

August 26, 2025 Election: Statistics at the End of Early Voting

August 26, 2025 Election: Statistics at the End of Early Voting

Knoxville – A total of 5,284 early votes were cast during the early voting period, with an additional 606 votes cast by absentee ballot and in nursing homes. There are 82,833 voters eligible to vote in the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election as of August 14, 2025. Approximately 7.1% of eligible voters have cast a ballot thus far.…MORE

KARM’s Care Clinic Hoping to Lessen the Burden of First Responders
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KARM’s Care Clinic Hoping to Lessen the Burden of First Responders

KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Knox Area Rescue Ministries is now offering more services through their care clinic. KARM says it will be focusing in on the Mission District, helping the population of unhoused individuals. “It’s going to service almost a hotspot, you know, folks around this area need care in the evenings,”…MORE

A Search for a Missing Boater is Underway on Melton Hill Lake
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A Search for a Missing Boater is Underway on Melton Hill Lake

A search for a missing boater on Melton Hill continues today (Friday). Multiple agencies are on scene at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge searching for a boater who they say went missing yesterday (Thursday). Officials with the Oak Ridge Fire Department and the Oak Ridge Police Department are assisting TWRA with the search at…MORE

KPD: 25-Year-Old Charged after Breaking into Apartment

KPD: 25-Year-Old Charged after Breaking into Apartment

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is accused of breaking into apartments on UT’s campus. Knoxville police say the incidents occurred around 1:00 a.m. Thursday morning on Lake Avenue. Police say 25-year-old Bobby Crain broke a front window and entered an apartment. The residents in that apartment confronted him. Officers say that’s when Crain jumped onto…MORE

Knox County Juvenile Center Has Not Been Approved by Department of Children’s Services

Knox County Juvenile Center Has Not Been Approved by Department of Children’s Services

(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The interim board of directors for the Knox County Juvenile Detention Center met for the second time Wednesday, focusing on some of the center’s partners. One of those partners — the Department of Children’s Services — revealed at the meeting that the state hadn’t approved the center.…MORE

Lady Vols’ Ruby Whitehorn Suspended Indefinitely after Being Charged with Domestic Assault, Burglary

Lady Vols’ Ruby Whitehorn Suspended Indefinitely after Being Charged with Domestic Assault, Burglary

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 8/21: Ruby Whitehorn, a Lady Vols basketball player who is facing domestic assault and burglary charges, has been suspended from the team indefinitely. That news, confirmed Thursday, August 21 by women’s basketball associate director, Eric Trainer. According to charging documents, officers went to a house on Earnhart Way in Halls earlier…MORE

Knox County Schools Will be Open All Day on Election Day

Knox County Schools Will be Open All Day on Election Day

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) – Election Day for the 2025 City of Knoxville Primary Election is Tuesday, August 26, 2025.  To prepare for voting, the Knox County Election Commission is sharing the following news and tips: For more information, visit www.knoxvotes.org or call 865-215-2480.MORE

Knoxville Apartment Complexes Offering Affordable Rental Units
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Knoxville Apartment Complexes Offering Affordable Rental Units

KNOXVILLE, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) – Two apartment complexes in Knoxville are preparing to offer up more than: The Overlook at Beaumont and First Creek at Austin. First Creek at Austin First Creek at Austin is a development run in conjunction with Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation. As part of Phase III of an ongoing…MORE

Blount County Sheriff’s Office Clears Friendsville Elementary Principal of Wrongdoing Following Investigation
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Blount County Sheriff’s Office Clears Friendsville Elementary Principal of Wrongdoing Following Investigation

Blount Co, TN. (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Blount County Sheriff’s Office has cleared an elementary principal of any wrongdoing following an investigation into his alleged actions at the school. According to Blount County Schools Director Justin Ridge, on Aug. 15, BCSO opened an investigation into Stan Painter, the principal at Friendsville Elementary School,…MORE

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