‘If it goes somewhere else, it won’t be the same’ Fair attendees speak on...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — This year’s Tennessee Valley Fair is wrapping up Sunday night, and organizers are saying the event was a success. This comes amid ongoing discussions surrounding the future of Chilhowee park. 6 News spoke with fair organizers and attendees about the fair’s uncertain future. For East...
Member of criminal gang caught selling drugs while on bond for separate meth case,...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knox County District Attorney’s Office said a member of a criminal gang has been convicted of selling drugs while on bond for a separate case involving methamphetamine. District Attorney General Charme Allen said an officer with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office approached a car...
‘A second chance’ Nonprofit helps homeless veterans in East Tennessee
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Operation Vet Rescue held a “poker run” fundraiser Saturday afternoon to help homeless veterans in East Tennessee. “What we do is we go out into these homeless encampments and find homeless veterans and get them off the street and give them a second chance at life,” said Mike Carr, head of […]
Brittany’s Bites: Pizza Dip
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — INGREDIENTS:. 3/4 cup pizza sauce (can substitute marinara) 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, plus more for sprinkling on top. 1/4 cup green peppers, diced (optional) 1/4 cup red onion, diced (optional) 8-10 pepperoni pieces. Bagel chips, sliced peppers or crostini for serving. DIRECTIONS:. 1....
Red Bull hosts Championship Run at Volunteer Landing
The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports women represent less than 14 percent in state and local law enforcement. Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains reopening weeks ahead of schedule, park says. Updated: 6 hours ago. |. The road is reopening 18 days ahead of schedule, according to the National...
Downtown Knoxville Planner (9/14 – 9/23)
Welcome to the 10-Day Planner! If you want your event included, please create a Facebook event, invite editor Leslie Wylie Bateman via the “invite” button on the event page (you’ll need to friend her), and it will be included. We need enough lead time that the list can be put together the Wednesday before you want...
Former Clinton High School Principal Charged with DUI and Related Offenses After Head-On Collision
Former Clinton High School Principal Dan Jenkins has been enmeshed in legal controversies since resigning amid a grading scandal last year. According to WVLT, the Anderson County Sheriff's Office reports Jenkins now faces charges for driving under the influence, violating Tennessee's open container law, as well as...
Heating up for the weekend and through next week
Sunshine for Saturday with a light wind and afternoon highs in the mid to upper 80s. Same conditions up the road in Knoxville for the Vols and Dawgs ay Neyland Stadium. Sunshine and mid/upper 80s at kickoff. Partly to mostly sunny Sunday with afternoon highs in the upper 80s to...
‘Street-level drug dealer’ arrested after drug bust in Monroe County, sheriff says
Former Clinton High principal involved in grade-changing scandal charged with DUI after head-on crash. Dan Jenkins, the former principal involved in a grade-changing scandal at Clinton High School, has been charged with driving under the influence. TWRA investigating after Maryville man dies in boating incident on...
VMI cadet Charles McLaughlin, of Maryville, presents research to American Chemical Society
Lt. Col. Kevin Braun, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Virginia Military Institute, and 1st Class cadet Charles McLaughlin (’26) presented their research at the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) fall conference held at the Washington Convention Center in D.C. As one of the largest scientific...
