Category Archives: Local News Reel 3

Newport City Hall Reopens as Flood Cleanup Continues

Newport City Hall Reopens as Flood Cleanup Continues

Newport, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Nearly two months after historic flooding ripped through Newport, City Hall will soon be back serving the public. After clearing out the mud, water and even animals, staff are officially moving back into the building with the goal to have everything back in working order by Thanksgiving. City Hall operations…MORE

MEDIC Still Behind in Annual Orange and Blue Blood Drive
Medic

MEDIC Still Behind in Annual Orange and Blue Blood Drive

MEDIC Regional Blood Center is still behind in the 37th Orange and Blue Blood Drive against Kentucky Blood Center. Tennessee is trailing Kentucky by 162 units after the second day of the competition which runs through Friday. MEDIC has lost to the Kentucky Blood Center in the last two years. A big change for this…MORE

Day One Totals in 37th Orange and Blue Blood Drive
Medic

Day One Totals in 37th Orange and Blue Blood Drive

MEDIC Regional Blood Center is behind in the 37th Orange and Blue Blood Drive against Kentucky Blood Center. Tennessee is trailing Kentucky by 66 units after the first day of the competition which last through Friday. MEDIC has lost to the Kentucky Blood Center in the last two years. A big change for this year,…MORE

Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Dies After Cancer Battle
THP

Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Dies After Cancer Battle

A trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol dies after a battle with cancer. Trooper Grant Gouldie was diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, and back in July, family friends decided to help him out, raising thousands of dollars by making and selling hand-painted wooden crosses. Gouldie was a devoted husband and father to three…MORE

CDC expands age-based recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine
CDC

CDC expands age-based recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the age recommendation for people who should get vaccinated for pneumonia from age 65 to 50. This as pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses surge in East Tennessee and across the country. The CDC says lower the recommended age will better protect adults who are in that…MORE

Maryville Man is Convicted in U.S. Capitol Breach on January 6, 2021
WVLT

Maryville Man is Convicted in U.S. Capitol Breach on January 6, 2021

A Maryville man is convicted of assaulting police, among other felony and misdemeanor charges, during 2021’s January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol. The FBI says 35-year-old Edward Kelley was found guilty of three felonies, destruction of government property and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. Kelley joined a growing list of people who stormed the…MORE