NEWS
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December 2025

• God’s Pit Crew Provides Two Additional New Homes In East Tennessee
• Knox County Inmate Charged With Murder of Cellmate
• City Crews to Repair James White Greenway
• Sevier County Lawyer Censured
• The Standard Apartment Complex Fire Determined to Be Arson
• America’s Nuclear Renaissance Runs Through Tennessee
• Diligent Neighbor Stops Condominium Fire
• House Fire in West Knoxville Leaves Home a Total Loss
• KFD Seeks Public’s Help with Arson Investigation
• KFD Responds to Storm Damage
• Storm Damages Zoo Knoxville
• Knox County Once Again Wins ‘Triple Crown’ of Finance Reporting
• Zoo Knoxville Welcomes Giraffe Mokolo
• House Fire on Rutledge Pike
• Cocke County Lawyer Temporarily Suspended
• Gay Street Bridge Reopens
• Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program Relaunches
• Greenbrier Ridge Apartments Suffers Great Damage From Fire
• Fire at Church on Dayton Street
• Covenant Health breaks ground on new medical campus in Blount County
• Former Deputy Indicted and Charged in Use-of-Force Investigation
• Governor Lee Upholds Death Sentence for Death Row Inmate
• Council OKs Funds for Old City Streetcapes
• Mighty Moments Campaign Offers Family Resources, Education
• Memorial Service for Tusculum Student Who Passed Away In Car Accident
• Y-12 downgrades nuclear facility built in 1944
• Nourish Knoxville’s Winter Farmers Market Opens
• Gov. Lee, First Lady Maria Celebrate the Holiday Season
• Thousands of acres at Oak Ridge deemed suitable for reuse
• Dog Park to Open at the SportsPark in Karns
• Mortgage Paid for Family of Fallen Knoxville Police Officer
• City to host public meeting on future uses of Serene Manor
• Community Member Addresses Food Crisis in Knoxville's African-American Neighborhoods
• Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan ADOPT Act

November 2025

• City of Knoxville Website is Hosting Illegal Phishing Websites
• City Adds Funding to Parks, Streetscape Project
• House Fire at 1327 Briscoe Circle
• CSX Santa Train Delivers Toys and Holiday Joy in Appalachia
• Cuban Crocodiles at Zoo Knoxville Leap for a Turkey Thanksgiving Feast
• City Grant Programs Now Open
• Mayor Jacobs Gives Weekly Update
• Baby Gorilla Born at Zoo Knoxville
• TVA Campgrounds, Dam Visitor Centers Close for Winter
• Three Oak Ridge Schools Named Reward Schools by TDOE
• United Way distributes emergency funding for food assistance services
• Fentress County Sheriff and Former Detective Indicted
• KTA Approves Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) Proposals
• Mayor Jacobs Gives Weekly Update
• Search For Missing Man Leads to Theft Charge for Wife

October 2025

• UT Helps Improve Supply Chain Issues in the U.S. Military
• Prioritize Economic Empowerment Over Beautification Projects
• TIRRC Celebrates Expansion of Bus Services for Immigration Students
• The Illusion of Equity: Knoxville's Five-Year Neighborhood Investment Plan and the Affordable Housing Divide
• KCDC’s First Creek at Austin Phase 2 earns Affordable Housing
• "Affordable Housing" Can Be Legal Gentrification
• Mwelu the Chimp Recovering Well After Historic Spinal Surgery
• Jefferson City Man Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of A Minor
• Cades Cove Campground Store and Bicycle Rental Open
• Oak Ridge Transit Contract Updates Include No Fares
• Letter to Knoxville City Council Lies on the Table
• Pet Scanner Proves Helpful to Get Lost Pets Get Home
• National Park to Remain Open at Least through Nov. 2
• Mayor Glenn Jacobs Gives Weekly Update
• The Tennessean Hotel Lauded in Multiple Prestigious Awards
• Tennessee September Revenues Increase
• River Valley Health Opens GetWellNow Walk-In Clinic
• Oak Ridge Selected as Host City for Nuclear Science Week 2025
• Council Authorizes Greenway Connector, Bridge Traffic Study
• Mayor Jacobs Emphasizes Visit Knoxville’s Success, GSMNP, and More
• New Pigeon Forge Fire Station Marks Opening with Centuries-Old Tradition
• Apollo 14 Bibles That Flew to the Moon Headed for Auction
• Pilot Company Invests in Dandridge Community
• Charges Filed at Sevier County Jail Involving Suspected Drug Exposure
• Mayor Glenn Jacobs Talks About Health Dept, Lumen Flats, and More
• Firefighters Respond to Fire at Brothers Bedding
• City of Sevierville Issues Ban on Slammedenuff Car Show
• Friends of the Smokies Helps Fund Reopening of National Park
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Resume Full Operations
• Chilhowee Park Sale Withdrawn: But Victory Exposes Deeper Failures
• Communities Rise to Keep the National Park Open
• My Helene Story In the Aftermath
• Gov. Lee Marks One-Year Anniversary of Tropical Storm Helene
• New Era In Medical Education Is Underway In Middle Tennessee
• Questionable Land Deal at Chilhowee Park