Early Voting Starts Tomorrow for the August 1st Election

Early Voting Starts Tomorrow for the August 1st Election

July 11, 2024

Early voting starts tomorrow (Friday) for this year’s August 1st election.

This is the election to vote for the U.S. Senate and House races along with State Senators and Representatives.

You can vote in person at several early voting locations across Knox County.

State/Federal Primary, County General, Town of Farragut Election

Early Voting begins Friday, July 12
Election Day: Thursday, August 1

NEW EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS
FARRAGUT/WEST KNOX
Knox County Election Commission – west office
109 Lovell Heights Road
(behind Synergy Car Wash on Kingston Pike)

EAST KNOX COUNTY
Carter Elementary School
8455 Strawberry Plains Pike


GIBBS/CORRYTON
Gibbs Ruritan Club
7827 Tazewell Pike

For a list of all early voting locations, to view a sample ballot and more information – please go to https://www.knoxcounty.org/election/

Knox County Election Commission changes address
The Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating an Early Morning House Fire in Fountain City

The Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating an Early Morning House Fire in Fountain City

July 11, 2024

The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating an early morning fire in Fountain City.

Crews called to the 2300 block of Fair Drive and the resident told firefighters his dog woke him up barking then his alarm went off but he didn’t smell any smoke.

KFD crews discovered a small fire in an office in the basement of the home and quickly put it out.

The home has suffered moderate smoke damage and some fire and water damage in the basement.

No Injuries were reported. The American Red Cross is assisting the occupant.

DA: Man Sentenced for Part in Pill Mill Operation that Distributed over 11 Million Pills

DA: Man Sentenced for Part in Pill Mill Operation that Distributed over 11 Million Pills

July 10, 2024

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Tazewell pain clinic owner is sentenced to more than four years behind bars for his role in operating a pill mill in both Tennessee and Florida.

According to District Attorney Charme Allen, 63-year-old Clyde Tipton was sentenced to 50 months in prison Monday; he will be on supervised release for three years when he gets out.

He is the last person to be sentenced in the pill mill case, which resulted in about 140 people receiving federal criminal convictions.

As part of Tipton’s plea agreement, Allen says he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to launder money and two counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay healthcare kickbacks.

There were four clinics in and around Knoxville, each of which was a pill mill, that were connected to several other locations in Hollywood, Florida. (Credit: Frankly Media)
Grainger County Murder Suspect in Custody, U.S. Marshals Say

Grainger County Murder Suspect in Custody, U.S. Marshals Say

July 10, 2024

Morristown, TN (WOKI) A double murder suspect at the center of a manhunt out of Grainger County is now in custody.

Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service announcing Wednesday afternoon that 34-year-old Aaron White was reportedly found at his Morristown home.

White is a suspect in a double homicide that happened in May. According to investigators, White killed 49-year-old Jon Atkins and 32-year-old Deven McDaniel, whose bodies were discovered along Rocky Springs Road in Bean Station on May 25.

The U.S. Marshals, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers had all offered rewards for information leading to White’s arrest.

U.S. Marshals Service officials Wednesday confirmed that the reward will go unawarded.

Morristown man charged in Grainger County double murder caught, U.S. Marshals say. (Courtesy: TBI)
E Tennessee Hemp Stores Preparing for Legal Battle with Dept. of Agriculture over New Rules

E Tennessee Hemp Stores Preparing for Legal Battle with Dept. of Agriculture over New Rules

July 10, 2024

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Hemp retailers in East Tennessee are planning to sue the state Department of Agriculture because of new rules the agency is creating.

The Department of Agriculture is looking to redefine what’s legal in Tennessee, which could cause business owners to lose more than half of the products on their shelves.

Now, hemp stores are on a time crunch to stop the state’s new rules. The emergency rules include changing how the state tests hemp.

The Department of Agriculture is creating rules in an attempt to get rid of products closely related to a marijuana high from store shelves.

Lawyers working with hemp stores say other states have had court cases on this and the hemp stores have won.

Hemp retailers in East Tennessee are planning to sue the state Department of Agriculture because of new rules the agency is creating. (Courtesy: WVLT)
Man Accused of Shooting at Knox County Deputy Pleads Guilty

Man Accused of Shooting at Knox County Deputy Pleads Guilty

July 10, 2024

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man who prosecutors say shot at a Knox County deputy during a traffic stop will spend nearly two decades behind bars.

Floyd Allen Dalton Jr. appeared in court Tuesday pleading guilty in connection to last May’s shooting near West Emory Road after officers tried to stop him for reckless driving.

It’s not the only time Dalton has been accused of firing on officers who try to stop him.

Investigators say he fired 30 shots at deputies and rammed into a cruiser during a high speed chase that went through multiple counties in October of last year. No one was hurt.

Dalton was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Downtown Knoxville New Tennessee Smokies Stadium on Schedule to Open Next Year

Downtown Knoxville New Tennessee Smokies Stadium on Schedule to Open Next Year

July 9, 2024

This time next year the Tennessee Smokies will be playing in downtown Knoxville.

Construction continues on the downtown stadium project which is on time and on budget with nearly 80% of the seat concrete poured and all light poles up.

Season ticket packages go on sale August 1st at 10:00 a.m.

Luxury level seats are $4,750, First row padded seats are $1,600 for the season, non padded are $1,300.

All other sections are just north of $1,000.

Tennessee Smokies logo / Credit: Tennessee Smokies

Longtime Oak Ridge Boys Member Dies at 76

July 9, 2024

Hendersonville, TNJ (WOKI / WVLT) Longtime member of the Oak Ridge Boys Joe Bonsall has died. He was 76.

The band making the announcement Tuesday morning, saying he died from complications of ALS.

Bonsall was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and had been indicted into the Philadelphia Music Hall of Fame, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

He was also the author of 11 books, including an upcoming memoir I See Myself.

His family has asked that people donate to The ALS Association or to the Vanderbilt Medical Center ALS and Neuroscience Research Center in his honor. There will be no funeral, per his wishes.

Oak Ridge Boys member Joe Bonsall, 76, Dies (Courtesy: WVLT)
Greeneville Police Identify Victim after Decomposing Body Found in Culvert

Greeneville Police Identify Victim after Decomposing Body Found in Culvert

July 9, 2024

Greeneville, TN (WOKI) The Greeneville Police Department has identified the decomposing body found over the weekend in a culvert.

Police say the body of 63-year-old Tony Adkins Melton of Greeneville was found lying in a culvert in the 1700 block of Moore Avenue Saturday morning, July 6.

Officials believe Melton’s body had been at the location for about a week due to the state of the decay.

Melton’s cause of death has not yet been determined as officials are awaiting the results of an autopsy by the William L. Jenkins Forensic Center in Johnson City.

Police said it is believed that the body had been at the location for about a week due to the state of the decay. (Pexels)
Woman Charged after 31 Dogs Seized from ‘Unlivable’ Greene County Home, Police Say

Woman Charged after 31 Dogs Seized from ‘Unlivable’ Greene County Home, Police Say

July 9, 2024

Greene County, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged with animal cruelty after police seize 31 dogs from a home.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says 50 year-old Polly Ayers was arrested Saturday after a welfare check at a home on Parton Loop.

Deputies say the home had a very bad smell, and it was very hot inside with no food or water for the dogs.

Woman charged with animal cruelty after 31 dogs seized from ‘unlivable’ Greene County home (Courtesy: GCSO)

The Sheriff’s Office says animal control took the dogs from the home and allowed two dogs to go with family members.

Code enforcement condemned the home.

Polly Ayers, 50 (Courtesy: GCSO)

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