Knox County, Tenn. – The Knox County Health Department launched a new webpage (https://www.knoxcounty.org/health/neat/neat_recipes.php) featuring more than 60 recipes to promote healthy eating. More recipes will be added in the coming months. The website allows users to filter recipes by season and cuisine. A search bar also allows users to search for recipes containing specific ingredients. “These…… MORE
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is emphasizing the importance of keeping exotic pets properly contained after officers find an escaped pet porcupine in Knoxville. The porcupine had escaped from its enclosure and was found yesterday (Wednesday) by TWRA officers, who took it to Young Williams Animal Center. While no permit is required for Class 3 animals,…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Nashville, TN (WSMV) Tennessee lawmakers are attempting to ban the mailing or delivering of abortion-inducing drugs into the state. HB0026, also known as the “Unborn Child Protection Act of 2025,” was introduced by Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) and Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald). The bill would prohibit a person or entity…… MORE
Tennessee Valley Authority says they will still able to meet demands despite having three nuclear reactors offline. TVA spokesperson Scott Brooks says there is a reactor offline at each of TVA’s three nuclear plants. The most recent reactor to go offline on February 8th is Browns Ferry, located near Athens Alabama. It, along with a…… MORE
Warming centers open in Knoxville on nights when temperatures are forecast to drop to 25 degrees or below. This season, warming centers have been open 26 nights as of January 24th. On their busiest night, January 21st, the warming centers served a total of 387 people. KAT will offer a free ride to anyone who…… MORE
Morgan County Sheriff Wayne Potter has died after his battle with cancer. Officials with Morgan County Sheriff’s Department say he died early today (Tuesday) surrounded by his family. Sheriff Potter served 30 years in law enforcement. He took to Facebook in May of last year with an emotional post and disclosed his diagnosis, cancer of…… MORE
(MARYVILLE, Tenn.) The McNabb Center will celebrate the groundbreaking of its Blount County Transition Campus on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 2 p.m. This residential complex will be the first of its kind in the state allowing clients with co-occurring disorders to receive a full range of re-entry services. The Blount County Transition Campus will…… MORE
NASHVILLE– The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has announced the Lee Administration’s new proposed investment of $3 million to reach families in need on Friday. If approved by the Tennessee General Assembly, the department will provide a $120 one-time payment to eligible children in SNAP and TANF households in underserved or unserved counties identified…… MORE
Murfreesboro, TN (WOKI) University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd delivered his annual ‘State of the University’ address Thursday. Boyd says that after 230 years, the state of the university is stronger than it’s ever been. “I’m happy to report that after 230 years, the state of the university is stronger than it’s ever been…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) In the wake of devastation wrought months ago by Hurricane Helene comes some good news for Cocke County. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will cover 75% of the cost to rebuild Conway Bridge, a historic structure in Cocke County. The bridge, previously spanning the Nolichucky River, was built around 1925 and was…… MORE
