Friday, November 4, 2022 KNOXVILLE – The board of directors and officers of the University of Tennessee Foundation will meet in Knoxville at the Hilton Downtown (501 West Church Ave.) on Friday, Nov. 11. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. EST.Informational agenda items include: University president’s report Committee reports Executive Audit …
Read More »KNOXVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED STATUTORY RAPE
An Anderson County Grand Jury indicted Christopher M. Davidson (25), of Knoxville, on one count of Aggravated Statutory Rape. The indictment came after an Anderson County Sheriff’s Office investigation into Davidson’s actions with a juvenile who was thirteen (13) years old at the time of the incident. Evidence was obtained …
Read More »Fleischmann Mourns Passing of Lynn Duncan
Photo by the Knoxville News-Sentinel Chattanooga, TN – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement mourning the passing of Lynn Duncan, wife of former-U.S. Representative Jimmy Duncan. “I am incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Lynn Duncan. Lynn was a pillar of the Knoxville community and …
Read More »Oak Ridge Hosted Part of USA Cycling Time Trials
Today a significant portion of Melton Lake Drive (MLD) was shut down to through traffic to provide a closed-loop course for The USA Cycling National Pro Road, Crit, Time Trial Championships to be held in Knoxville and Oak Ridge June 17-20. In partnership with Visit Knoxville, The City of Oak …
Read More »UTIA Professor Receives Community Development Early Career Achievement Award
Sreedhar Upendram (center), assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, was honored as this year’s recipient of the 2021 Bonnie Teater Community Development Early Career Achievement Award from the Southern Rural Development Center. Also pictured are department head Chris …
Read More »Oak Ridge Traffic Impacts: 2021 USA Cycling Individual Time Trial National Championships
OAK RIDGE, TN (June 7, 2021) — The USA Cycling National Pro Road, Crit, Time Trial Championships will be held in Knoxville and Oak Ridge June 17-20. In partnership with Visit Knoxville, The City of Oak Ridge is proud to host the ITT National Championships for the third time. The …
Read More »Car Thief Captured After Manhunt in Morgan County
At approximately 1:30pm Monday (5/24/21), a Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a Mercedes traveling at a high rate of speed in the 6000 Block of Knoxville Highway. The Mercedes was stolen out of Knoxville. After a brief physical altercation, the suspect was taken into custody. The Deputy continued with his …
Read More »The 17-Year Cicadas Can Damage Your Trees
Young Trees, Especially Fruit Trees, Most Susceptible KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — By now you’ve heard the cicadas are coming. In fact, they are practically here. Entomologists predict the periodical cicada that are on a 17-year reproduction cycle will start emerging from the soil in mass within the next several days, and …
Read More »Single Vehicle Accident in Roane County Claims Life of Knoxville Man
A single vehicle accident Tuesday on Highway 70 claimed the life of a Knoxville Man. 60-year-old Richard C. Keil of Knoxville was traveling west near Dogwood Valley Road, which is east of Kingston, when he lost control of his 2001 Saturn in a curve, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. …
Read More »Emergency Landing, Small Plane lands on I-640 in Knoxville
UPDATE: According to the Knoxville Police Department, a small plane made an emergency landing after running out of gas on I-640 East around Washington Pike. No injuries reported, no vehicles were hit and the plane is not damaged. Two lanes of eastbound traffic remain open on I-640. KPD Traffic Alert: …
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