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Tennessee Athletics Announces ‘Checker’ and ‘Orange Out’ Basketball Matchups

Tennessee Athletics Announces ‘Checker’ and ‘Orange Out’ Basketball Matchups

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The University of Tennessee announcing Wednesday plans for fan arena attire at two upcoming men’s basketball games. The Vols’ matchup against Florida, slated for February 1, will be this year’s “Checker” Food City Center Game, while the March 1 contest against Alabama is designated as an “Orange Out.” If you’re coming to…MORE

TWRA Lifts Douglas Lake Boating Advisory

TWRA Lifts Douglas Lake Boating Advisory

DANDRIDGE, Tenn.—Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is lifting a boating safety advisory for Douglas Lake that has been in place for several months following flooding from Hurricane Helene.  The large field of floating debris that accumulated in Douglas Lake above Dandridge was contained by a boom and has mostly dissipated onto the shoreline as crews…MORE

Zoo Knoxville Holding Two Job Fairs, Looking for Seasonal Workers

Zoo Knoxville Holding Two Job Fairs, Looking for Seasonal Workers

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zoo Knoxville is set to host two job fairs next month to hire seasonal workers. Taking to Facebook to announce the February hiring events, representatives for the zoo say they’re “looking for fun-loving personalities with a passion for conservation and wildlife to join [their] team  and help [them] inspire guests every day!”…MORE

Knox County Engineering to Look at Traffic Light Sequence in North Knoxville after Complaints of Traffic Back-Ups and TDOT Emory Road Project Planned to Start this Year
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Knox County Engineering to Look at Traffic Light Sequence in North Knoxville after Complaints of Traffic Back-Ups and TDOT Emory Road Project Planned to Start this Year

Many drivers in Powell and Halls say red light timing is an issue especially with the heavy flow of traffic in that area. An Emory Road resident says the timing is off there and on Maynardville Pike and Broadway calling it bad light synchronization. Jim Snowden with Knox County Engineering and Public Works tells our…MORE

Warming Centers Open in Knoxville and KAT Offering Free Rides to Centers

Warming Centers Open in Knoxville and KAT Offering Free Rides to Centers

As they have since early December, four local churches will be opening their doors as overnight warming centers to anyone who needs a warm, indoor space on nights when temperatures drop below 25 degrees. The Salvation Army is also opening homeless shelter overflow space at 409 North Broadway.  Schedules will vary by site, and up-to-date bulletins…MORE

FORMER UTILITY PRESIDENT INDICTED ON BRIBERY AND MISCONDUCT CHARGES
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FORMER UTILITY PRESIDENT INDICTED ON BRIBERY AND MISCONDUCT CHARGES

SEVIER COUNTY (WOKI) – A lengthy misconduct investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of a former Sevier County Utility District employee and his father. On January 30, 2023, at the request of 4th Judicial District Attorney General James Dunn, TBI agents began working…MORE

Tennessee Lifts Water Contact Advisory Months after Helene Flooding

Tennessee Lifts Water Contact Advisory Months after Helene Flooding

Nashville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) lifted an advisory Wednesday that asked people to avoid touching water affected by Hurricane Helene’s flooding. The advisory was issued on October 2, just days after the storm hit. It asked people to avoid waters in the Nolichucky, French Broad, Pigeon, Doe, and Watauga…MORE