The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees on Friday approved Tennessee Athletics’ request to increase the budget for phase 1 of the historic Neyland Stadium renovation project by $49 million to $337 million. The project aligns with Tennessee Athletics’ stated goals of modernizing the fan and visitor experience through enhanced amenities and diversified seating options,…… MORE
Chattanooga, TN (WOKI) Electricity will soon cost more in East Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority’s directors approved a 4.5% electricity rate increase Thursday in addition to $15 billion in investments for building additional electricity generation capacity and upgrading its power grid. TVA officials say the agency expects demand to increase by 30% over the next 10…… MORE
MEDIC has an urgent need for O Negative blood donors. They are offering a $10 e-gift card to O Negative donors today and tomorrow. Please go to medic blood dot org to schedule your appointment. Walk-ins are welcome.… MORE
Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White on Wednesday announced a multi-year naming-rights agreement with longtime Tennessee Athletics corporate champion Food City that rebrands UT’s on-campus arena as Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. The agreement with Food City was negotiated by Tennessee Athletics’ multimedia rights partner, Food City’s overall commitment to Tennessee Athletics will allow the…… MORE
McGhee Tyson Airport is getting ready to expand and they are looking for input on what should be added or changed. So far this year, McGhee Tyson Airport has served more than 1.5 million passengers. Caitlin Darras with McGhee Tyson tells our news partner WVLT this is why the airport decided to let passengers take…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: In a later update from the department, MPD officials confirm K9 Eunice encountered several coyotes in the area of Sevierville Road and S. Washington Street and may be injured due to an ensuing altercation with the coyote pack. A picture of K9 Eunice is below. If you see her, please do…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UT Lifestar is dispatched Friday afternoon for a medical emergency at a church in Northeast Knox County. Officials with Rural Metro Fire say crews responding to the church for that medical emergency quickly determined that the patient needed immediate transport and called for Lifestar. UT Lifestar transported the person to a local…… MORE
Water is now safe to drink in Tellico Plains. Recent flooding prompted a boil advisory for the area and closed Monroe County schools which have also re-opened. Mayor Marilyn Parker says a few people are still without running water, but city hall has enough water bottles and necessities to go around throughout the weekend, they…… MORE
At the halfway mark (seven days of fourteen) of early voting for the 2023 City of Knoxville Primary Election, a total of 2,831 early votes have been cast, with an additional 590 votes cast by absentee ballot. STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN AT THE HALFWAY POINT EARLY VOTES CAST AT THE MIDWAY POINT COMPARED TO OTHER MAYORAL CITY ELECTIONS EARLY…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Army National Guard is called into action Monday afternoon, August 15, to rescue a hiker in a remote area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Guard officials say a flight crew was assembled from McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base to rescue the hiker, who was suffering a severe…… MORE
