Knoxville, Tenn – On Sunday, January 19, Knox County Public Library will host a celebration at the Tennessee Theatre in honor of Dolly Parton’s birthday and 20 years of Imagination Library in Knox County. The free event, Books, Birthday Cake, and Dreaming Big presented by Verizon, will take place between 1:00 and 6:00 with craft activities, cupcakes, and live…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (courtesy of WVLT) – The City of Knoxville will receive almost $25 million in federal dollars to kickstart an ongoing downtown Knoxville pedestrian bridge project. Millions of federal money to fund South Knoxville — UT pedestrian bridge project In total, $24.7 million is going to the city from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with…… MORE
Manchester, TN (WOKI) Tennessee’s biggest music festival, Bonnaroo, has announced its artist lineup for the 2025 four day event in June. Among the headliners set to perform at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival are Luke Combs, Tyler the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, and Hozier. Organizers also announced that tickets for the festival, running from June…… MORE
Bills are already being pre-filed for the 2025 legislative session in Tennessee. Some of those bills include Governor Bill Lee’s school voucher program, ending the grocery tax and requiring parents of children committing a third criminal offense (or more) will be required to pay law enforcement expenses. Below is a look at some of the…… MORE
A major project that’s been in the works for years in Knoxville is about to get started along Sevier Avenue. The city wants to hear from you about it, it’s the Sevier Avenue Streetscapes project which will add new sidewalks, a new railroad crossing, new street lights and traffic signals as well as the new…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) New details are emerging in a dynamite scare that prompted an hours-long emergency response back in October in Knoxville. Roughly 200 sticks of dynamite were found in a box at CMC Recycling on Western Avenue. Those explosives forced several homes and businesses near the plant to evacuate for over a day. ATF…… MORE
This evening (Sunday) at 7:20 PM, the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a reported automated fire alarm at 1200 Morrell Road, Rocky Hill Elementary School. On the arrival of the initial KFD fire units, smoke was discovered in the school’s area. Due to the smoke conditions, KFD upgraded the call to a working fire.…… MORE
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. Centers will be open tonight (Saturday, Jan. 4)…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) If you are looking for something to do on New Year’s Day, there’s no better place to go than the great outdoors! Tennessee State Parks is inviting those who wish to jumpstart their New Year’s resolutions to be more active to get their hearts pumping at their local state park.…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol said it is ramping up efforts to ensure safety on the state’s roadways during the holiday season. As a part of the Holiday Safety Enforcement Campaign, state troopers will be out in full force in an effort to prevent serious crashes and fatalities.…… MORE
