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Businesses damaged in Bristol fire along State Street
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Firefighters from both Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia responded to a large fire Saturday morning. According to the City of Bristol, Tennessee, crews from both cities’ fire departments worked a “large structure fire in the 1400 block of W State Street” on the Tennessee side. Traffic between 17th Street and 12 […]
Tennessee football closing the gap between top dawgs
Tennessee football has been improving year over year since Josh Heupel became the head coach in Knoxville. The Vols have won 20 games in the past two seasons and have a flurry of five-star quarterbacks working towards earning an opportunity to lead the Vols under center. Despite the Vols' success,...
PHOTO GALLERY: Rogersville's Crawford wins at Kingsport
KINGSPORT — Rogersville’s Jackson Crawford battled his way through the field gaining seven spots on his way to victory lane in the Beginner FWD feature on Friday, Aug. 9, at Kingsport Speedway. Crawford started eighth and worked his way to the front of the pack in the 20-lap race. Rogersville’s Delisa Alexandra was also in the field and finished at No. 11. The event was a makeup race for the...
MD Carts reveals plans for Tennessee expansion
MD Carts, LLC (MDC) officials announced today the company will invest more than $10 million to expand its presence in Northeast Tennessee. MD Carts will locate a new manufacturing facility in Johnson City, which will house 200 new jobs upon completion of the project. The company will move into the former Q.E.P. building, once a Johnson City flooring plant.
Grants To Preserve Tennessee's Military History
Nashville, TN - The Tennessee Wars Commission, the Tennessee Historical Commission division responsible for preserving the state’s significant military history, has announced the September 2, 2024 opening of this year’s grant cycle for the Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund. Since 1994, this grant program has funded approximately one...
Jim Haslam Sports Center baseball fields, a centerpiece of Knoxville's Lakeshore Park, are open
Lakeshore Park has long been a community gathering place with more than 1,000 trees of nearly 100 species spread across 185 acres. Now an enhanced sports center and fieldhouse donated by the Haslam family is ready to welcome thousands of families each summer. The Jim Haslam Sports Center and Haslam...
Too big to ban? TN professor raises awareness with 'Unbannable Library' public art project
A professor at Austin Peay State University is pushing back against the increasing trend of book restrictions and bans in public school libraries across Tennessee in a big way — literally. The project, titled the Unbannable Library, was created by APSU art Professor Paul Collins and consists of a series of massive books...
2 people killed in 'serious crash' that closed I-40 involving an ambulance
UPDATE (1:18 p.m.): Two people were killed in a crash on Interstate 40 early Saturday morning involving an ambulance, the Knoxville Police Department said. According to KPD, just after 5:30 a.m., officers responded to I-40 East west of Midway Road. The wreck involved three vehicles, according to investigators. One of...
Convicted murderer Jeffery Stock released from prison
In April 2009, 19-year-old Megan Maxwell disappeared. She wasn’t missing long before investigators started suspecting Jeffery Stock of being involved in her disappearance. Her burnt car, a Mitsubishi Eclipse, was found off Highway 25-70 near the location of the former Riverside Truck Stop. Stock was eventually convicted of her murder in 2013, and was released from prison earlier this week. Nineteen months after Maxwell’s disappearance, human remains were found in...
We tried every University of Tennessee parking lot under the new rules. Here's our advice
University of Tennessee at Knoxville has overhauled its parking system, and a learning curve is to be expected as the campus community adjusts to the new core, intermediate and remote zones assigned to each permit. Knox News wants to make parking a breeze for anyone who purchased one of the 21,360 permits...
Support animal shelter at Party for the Animals annual event
The Friends of the Blount County Animal Center is hosting its second annual Party for the Animals, and the community is invited. The fundraising event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at Skyview at Broadway Social in downtown Maryville. Doors open at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is Fiesta Night. This will include a Mexican-themed buffet along with complimentary beer and wine. Both silent and live auctions will be part of the evening’s activities. In addition, there will be an opportunity to meet some of the animals cared for at the animal center. Pam Ragon serves as president of Friends of the Blount County Animal Center, the nonprofit that supports the efforts of the animal center to find forever homes for animals that end up there. Tickets can be purchased at friendsbcac.com or on the Facebook page.
Laklen Carson wins crowned Tiny Tot Jr. at Scott County Fair
ONEIDA | Laklen Grace Carson was crowned Little Miss Tiny Tot Jr. at the Scott County Fair Saturday morning. Laklen, the daughter of Caden and Karmen Carson, was crowned from a field of seven girls ages 12 to 23 months. The judges also selected Laklen as the photogenic winner prior...
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