A federal grand jury has indicted the owners of a Knoxville company that has received $37 million in state contracts since 2002. It’s the second federal case this year that alleges corrupt activity between Tennessee Department of Transportation employees and contractors. The indictment alleges that Kevin Eugene Peel, vice president of Knoxville-based Tennessee Guardrail, and [...]
The new Aveda Institute is already making a home in Downtown Knoxville by moving things and talking to potential students. The school is moving into the SW Building on Gay Street. They have set up their offices and have a spot to interview students.The company said they are excited to be downtown. “We like the [...]
KNOXVILLE — Needing to rescue its lowly baseball program from the bottom of the Southeastern Conference, Tennessee went out and hired a proven winner. UT named Cal State Fullerton’s Dave Serrano as Raleigh’s replacement on Wednesday after he made the trip east for an interview. The school will introduce its 24th baseball coach at a [...]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — The Knox Co. Commissioners signed off on Mayor Tim Burchett’s proposed budget Monday night. It passed 9 to 2, with Commissioners Amy Broyles (2nd dist.) and Scott McKenzie (1st dist.) dissenting. The budget didn’t make it through completely unaltered though, with commissioners passing an amendment that would reinstate travel expenses. Shortly [...]
Military news -Army Spec. Harrison E. Peck has been mobilized and activated at Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operation New Dawn in the Iraqi Theater of Operations or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Theater of Operations. The soldier is a member of the [...]
Always in control, playing for the team and for the love of the game. That’s how former New Mexico tennis coach Kathy Kolankiewicz remembers her collegiate doubles partner, Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame inductee Elizabeth Sharp Henderson. Henderson is among the class of 10 Hall of Fame members who will be inducted on July [...]
“The dry weather definitely promoted the fire,” said Capt. DJ Corcoran with the Knoxville Fire Department. They managed to put out a fire on Sharps Ridge Tuesday morning before it spread. It could have quickly gotten out of control. “Anytime we’ve had weather above 95 degrees and no rain, things tend to get dry so [...]
Union Ave. Books is hosting four days of events to celebrate its grand opening, Thursday-Sunday. The store is at 517 Union Ave. in downtown Knoxville. – 6 p.m. Thursday: British author and psychologist Ros Taylor will be speaking about her book, “Confidence at Work: Get It, Feel It, Keep It.” – 6-8 p.m. Friday: “Meet [...]
KNOXVILLE — The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a South Knoxville drive-by shooting tonight — the second shooting with injuries in as many days. The shooting was reported at 6:12 p.m. at Southmont Apartments, 1415 E. Moody Ave., when 3 or 4 male suspects in a small, silver four-door vehicle opened fire as they drove [...]
Owners of South Knoxville businesses affected by the closure of the Henley Bridge are happy to hear that construction has resumed, but many are still concerned about whether their customers can navigate the detours. “I heard they built that bridge in eight months back in the 1930s. Tell me why now it’s going to take [...]
Candidates for Knoxville mayor met Tuesday evening at a forum hosted by local church leaders to discuss the economy. New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, in North Knoxville, hosted the event where jobs and the local economy took center stage. “My goal is to work through Tim Burchett, our county mayor, and go to Nashville and [...]
As Knox County Commissioners continue their debate of next year’s budget Tuesday afternoon, it appears Beck Cultural Exchange Center will not see funding restored to last year’s level. County Mayor Tim Burchett’s proposed budget has the East Knoxville site receiving $12,000 in the coming year. Last year, the facility received $150,000 in county money. First [...]
Lake Red Rock is the largest lake in Iowa, a reservoir formed by the Red Rock Dam on the Des Moines River. Red Rock offers huge areas for camping, boating, water sports and fishing, and is just a few miles from both Pella and Knoxville — depending on which side of the lake you’re on. [...]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville News Sentinel has petitioned court officials to unseal records related to a former criminal court judge and his relationship with a drug felon whose case he oversaw. Judge Richard Baumgartner resigned from the bench March 10 after pleading guilty to official misconduct. He was accused of buying prescription painkillers from [...]
KNOXVILLE – A Knoxville mother was cited on several offenses after she slammed a vehicle into the rear of a stopped van and then smashed into a thrift store. Tonya Bowling, 37, was traveling south on N. Central Street when the 1997 Ford Explorer she was driving struck the rear of a Ford van stopped [...]
