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Parkway in Downtown Gatlinburg Reopens after no Suspicious Package is Found
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Parkway in Downtown Gatlinburg Reopens after no Suspicious Package is Found

Another incident in downtown Gatlinburg shuts down part of the Parkway. The Gatlinburg Police Department was one of several departments to respond to a reported suspicious package last night (Tuesday) in the 700 block of Parkway. As a precaution, officials rerouted vehicular and pedestrian traffic along this portion of Parkway and Maples Lane but it…MORE

Oak Ridge Program Offers Kids Free Meals over the Summer

Oak Ridge Program Offers Kids Free Meals over the Summer

Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Oak Ridge Schools is teaming up with Southwest Food Excellence to give free meals to anyone under 18 over the summer. The meals will come from ETHRA Sunshine Busses at several locations across the region and will be served, Monday through Friday, through June 27. The schedule is below: “We’re committed…MORE

Hamblen County Jail Set to Open this Summer

Hamblen County Jail Set to Open this Summer

Morristown, TN (WOKI) Hamblen County is getting ready to open their new jail this summer. At the current Hamblen County Jail, Sheriff Chad Mullins says they’ve dealt with overcrowding issues for years. At times, they’ll have as many as 400 inmates at a building that only holds about 250 beds so fighting happens every day…MORE

TDOT Beginning Paving Projects Across Tennessee
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TDOT Beginning Paving Projects Across Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is using part of its $80 million dollars in recurring and $1 billion dollars in non-recurring dollars to accelerate, leverage, and add new projects to the department’s fiscally constrained 10-Year Plan. Some of those recurring dollars will lead to an additional 130 lane miles of resurfacing annually as part of…MORE

‘Medical Emergency’ Contributed to Gatlinburg Crash that Injured Seven People, THP Says
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‘Medical Emergency’ Contributed to Gatlinburg Crash that Injured Seven People, THP Says

Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: We’re learning more now about a crash Sunday afternoon in downtown Gatlinburg that injured several people. Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol confirming that seven people were injured when a minivan “accelerated unexpectedly” in the 700 block of Parkway, struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk and then collided with several vehicles.…MORE

Nuclear Emergency Response Exercise to Happen at Oak Ridge Security Complex

Nuclear Emergency Response Exercise to Happen at Oak Ridge Security Complex

Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) If you’re in and around the Oak Ridge area on Wednesday, June 4, don’t be alarmed by the presence of emergency response personnel and equipment. Officials with Consolidated Nuclear Security say multiple agencies to include the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Y-12 national Security Complex and other federal, state and local…MORE

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