KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A major upgrade for forensic services in Knox County will be completed at the end of the year
Construction crews are building a new Knox County Regional Forensic Center in the Karns Valley Business Park off Oak Ridge Highway, nearly doubling the size of the current facility. County leaders say the expansion is long overdue as the number of cases continues to rise.
The new building will be roughly 33,000 square feet, compared to the existing 18,000-square-foot center on Sullins Street. Once the new facility opens, the current location will no longer be used…