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UT Partners with Food City on 10-Year Arena Naming-Rights Deal
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 Looking to Expand and Wants Your Feedback
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 Police Need Help Finding Missing K-9
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
Person Airlifted from Knox County Church for Medical Emergency
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
Boil Advisory Lifted for Tellico Plains but Traffic Woes Continue
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
2023 City of Knoxville Primary Election: Statistics and Important Information at the Halfway Point of Early Voting
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
Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hiker in the Smokies
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
Clinton High School Put on Lockdown after Reported Threat by Former Student
Clinton High School is briefly placed on lockdown after a possible threat. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office say the threat was reported on the sheriff’s office’s app, prompting a soft lockdown and an investigation. Authorities say the threat was reportedly shared on social media by a former student but following investigation, it was…… MORE
SCSO: Missing Sevier County Man May Pose Danger to Himself
Sevier County, Tn (WOKI) Sevier County Sheriff’s Office officials are on the lookout for a missing man who they say could be at risk of suicide. Officials say 63 year-old James Russell was last seen leaving a home on Pullen Road Monday evening. They say Russell had sent messages indicating suicidal tendencies and that he…… MORE
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