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The Tennessee Department of Revenue’s Special Investigations Section has announced the arrest of woman on charges of tax evasion
Chattanooga, TN – According to the state officials, her name is Brittany Cardwell and her bond was set at $5,000. The arrest follows an indictment by a Robertson County Grand Jury, which charged Cardwell with one felony count of tax evasion. The indictment accuses Cardwell of providing false and...
Mark Pemberton continues storied football coaching career, takes over at Campbell County
JACKSBORO, Tenn. — New Campbell County football head coach Mark Pemberton continues a storied career this season as he begins a new chapter with the Cougars. Pemberton has coached for nearly 40 years, and CCHS will be the eighth high school where he has been a head coach. It will be the seventh high school in Tennessee.
Dollywood offering discounts for first responders, military, teachers and more
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Dollywood is offering discounted admission for first responders, teachers and military workers as part of the park’s Public Employees Appreciation Days. The program offers $45 admission to qualifying employees from July 29 to Sept. 15. Members of the military, first responders, school system employees,...
Dalton Knecht Led All Rookies in NBA Summer League Scoring
Former Tennessee Vol and reigning SEC Player of the Year Dalton Knecht made his NBA Summer League debut this month with action in the NBA California Classic and the NBA 2K Summer League during the month of July. Knecht was projected as one of the top collegiate players during the...
Seven Students and Recent Graduates Offered NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Seven students and recent graduates from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been offered National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to encourage their diverse talents in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship helps ensure the quality,...
Who shot Herman Bailey? Detectives searching for witnesses of 2017 shooting
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knoxville Police detectives are hoping first-hand witness accounts may be able to bring closure to a shooting that happened seven years ago. 34-year-old Herman Bailey’s case is one of more than 50 unsolved murder cases from Knoxville in the 2010s. According to the Knoxville Police Department, Bailey, 34, was part of […]
Cierra Burdick honors Lady Vols legend Pat Summitt ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
Cierra Burdick is making sure Lady Vols basketball is represented as a member of the U.S. women's 3x3 team at the Paris Olympics. On Wednesday, Burdick wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, "Bringing the Vols back to the Olympics! I know Pat is smiling down on me." In the tweet, she's holding...
2 children cancer-free after months of treatment for rare eye cancer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville family is back home after their two children underwent months of cancer treatment in Pennsylvania. Earlier this year, Thomas and Vivienne Kneller were diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of eye cancer. "Retinoblastoma is a form of eye cancer that tends to...
What College Football 25 Reveals About the Tennessee Football Roster
The world of College Football has been consumed by seemingly one talking point for the last month in the midst of the offseason... EA Sports' College Football 25. Here's what we learned about the Tennessee roster.
House colleagues repudiate Rep. Tim Burchett, threaten censure over 'DEI hire' comments
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett, a Knoxville Republican, could face censure from his House colleagues after he called Vice President Kamala Harris a "DEI hire," a new report says. His GOP colleagues are joining the chorus by repudiating his comments as racist and sexist. Politico reported Democratic Reps. Tony Cárdenas of California and...
Tax-free weekend in Tennessee is here! Here's what's exempt and what's not
Tennessee's tax-free weekend is here, giving Oak Ridge area residents a chance to save on clothes, school supplies and devices that have sat on the shopping list for a while. Here's everything you need to know to save this weekend and the next. ...
Infamous Haunted House Owner Russ McKamey Accused Of Attempted Murder
Russ McKamey, owner of the controversial haunted house, McKamey Manor, has been arrested. Per PEOPLE, McKamey was arrested on July 19 on charges of sexual assault, domestic violence, and attempted murder. McKamey is scheduled for an initial court appearance in August. He posted a $1,000 bond and was ordered to have no contact with the victim.
UCOR scores third ‘Top Workplace’ designation
OAK RIDGE - The workforce at United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) continues to rank its employer as a Top Workplace. The company received its third Top Workplaces designation by the Knoxville News Sentinel this week. The recognition is based on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by Energage LLC, an employee engagement technology firm.
Man out on bond and under indictment arrested on new drug charges
A man out on bond and recently indicted on multiple charges stemming from a March 2023 drug and weapons arrest, was arrested again on new and additional drug charges. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) served arrest warrants on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, on Kenneth Thomas Harwell, 44, at his residence on Shropshire Road in the Edwina community of Newport. The arrest warrants stemmed from his 2023 arrest after testing from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) of suspected narcotics that were seized at his...
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