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Two deaths of homeless people in Knox County are raising alarms

The deaths of two homeless people in Knox County since Nov. 1 – coupled with a significant drop in overnight temperatures – have amped up demands from community advocates for urgent action to make sure there is the right support for those living without housing. Knox County Regional Forensic Center spokesperson Mike Donila told Knox News on Nov. 10 the agency is investigating the causes of death. Preliminary information points to hypothermia in one death and a drug overdose in the other, but Donila emphasized toxicology tests could change the findings. Any death is "one too many," Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability Director Erin Read told Knox News. The issue has been at the center of multiple social media conversations, and is expected to be a topic of conversation during the public forum portion of tonight's Knoxville City Council meeting. Among the concerns raised is a lack of adequate warming centers – the city supports church-based warming centers only if the temperature drops to 25 degrees or lower. The churches, in turn, say they can't operate the centers without support from the city for a variety of reasons, including the need to have a permit to temporarily house people

Knoxville, TN · 4d

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Retirees Trade Traffic For Quiet Lake Mornings In Kingston, Tennessee On Watts Bar Lake

Some people spend their working years stuck behind brake lights, counting the minutes until they can finally slow down. Then retirement arrives, and the big question shows up: where do you go when the rush is over?. A growing number of folks are answering with a small town in East...

Kingston, TN · 1d
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Private ceremonies to be held for Dobyns-Bennett band member's parents killed in crash

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — Private ceremonies will be held this weekend for a Dobyns-Bennett band member's parents who were killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 40 in Knox County. The family is encouraging everyone to continue to donate to the donation fund that Dobyns-Bennett started by clicking here.

Knox County, TN · 1d
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Grace Baptist Church expands Feeding the 5,000 food drive to three locations

Grace Baptist Church is holding its eighth annual Feeding the 5,000 Thanksgiving meal event. Anyone who comes can get a meal, and he said there are “no strings attached.” Lewis said random drawings will also award $500 food and fuel vouchers to needy families. Any food left over...

Knoxville, TN · 1d
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6 Ingles Habits That Give Away an East Tennessean

You’re low on gas, low on groceries, and short on patience for two stops. At the Karns store in Knoxville and the Farragut store on Kingston Pike, one Ingles stop covers both. Here are the Ingles habits that give away an East Tennessean. 1. Buying Store-Brand Milk. Ingles puts...

Knoxville, TN · 7h

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Roane County Ambulances Hit ‘Level Zero’ Multiple Times a Week Amid Hospital ‘Wall Time’ Delays

ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) — Roane County Emergency Services is facing a recurring strain on its resources, with every ambulance in the county tied up on calls two to three times a week. Officials say the bottleneck is driven largely by lengthy delays when crews arrive at area hospitals to transfer patients.

Roane County, TN · 1d

WATE

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Loudon launches study on improvements to 8-mile stretch of State Route 72

LOUDON, Tenn. (WATE) — The City of Loudon is seeking feedback from residents and commuters on how to improve a busy stretch of roadway. The city will evaluate transportation needs and identify potential improvements to State Route 72 between Vonore Road and Prospect Church Road. The SR-72 Corridor Study aims to enhance safety, mobility, access, […]

Loudon, TN · 1d

WATE

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‘More than half my income’ Rent doubles at Loudon County mobile home park after ownership change

A mobile home park in Loudon County is changing hands and raising rent. The park in question is Lenoir City North Estates, formerly known as Oak Park Mobile Home Park.

Loudon County, TN · 21h

WATE

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Campbell County mother receives a free car from Redemptive Automotive Ministries

JACKSBORO, Tenn. (WATE) — A mother in Campbell County received a car free of charge on Friday through a nonprofit program helping put people in need on the path to success. Redemptive Automotive Ministries is a nonprofit organization founded in 2025 by Mark Weaver to serve Campbell County and the surrounding areas by restoring donated […]

Campbell County, TN · 21h

The Oak Ridger

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Expert at ORNL to explain how to keep 'super intelligence' safe

By processing vast amounts of data from the internet at unprecedented speeds, Super Intelligence (SI) , formerly known as artificial intelligence, can provide instant answers to our questions. It can accelerate the development of life-saving medications and vaccines and detect early signs of diseases such as breast cancer. SI can predict extreme weather events, accurately forecast crop yields, provide near-instantaneous translation across dozens of spoken and sign languages and automatically convert speech to text, providing accurate minutes of meetings on Zoom and helping hearing-impaired individuals. Last summer, Americans grew concerned that SI systems might pose dangers to humankind after OpenAI announced in July that its SI agents had unexpectedly cooperated to bypass containment protocols, escape their sandbox, access the internet and compromise the HuggingFace website. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the American Museum of Science and Energy, 115 E. Main St., Oak Ridge, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory expert will give a free public talk titled, “Super Intelligence: What It Can Do, What Can Go Wrong and How We Keep It Safe.” Light hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be available starting at 6 p.m. at AMSE. The speaker, Amir Sadovnik, is a senior research scientist and research lead

Oak Ridge, TN · 1d

The Daily Times

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Kincer Chassis in Louisville wins Best Engineered Vehicle award

Thomas Kincer, of Kincer Chassis in Louisville, was awarded the Best Engineered Vehicle of the Year Award by the Specialty Equipment Market Association for his 1977 Ford F-100 at the 2026 SEMA Show. The annual award recognizes a feature vehicle that demonstrates exceptional engineering. A stunning but unassuming F-Series with little exterior modifications, this build is a true sleeper, hiding a marvel of modern automotive engineering underneath its modest appearance: an all-wheel-drive chassis developed by Kincer and team in their location on Louisville Road. Designed to fit 1961 to 1996 two-door, short-bed Fords, the Kincer Chassis operation sourced parts and inspiration from a multitude of Ford models to create this game-changing new base for a wide range of Ford F-Series Truck platforms. Initial development of the chassis started with 3D scans of every generation of Ford Truck from 1961 to 1996 and compiled in CAD. From there, the Kincer Chassis team used the scans and OEM data from the SEMA Garage Tech Transfer program to design one base chassis capable of supporting each generation of Ford Truck. “When it comes to the control arms, front differential and powertrain, it’s all Ford-based, but it’s not from one vehicle. We took a

Louisville, TN · 15h

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Lenoir City Voters Greenlight Liquor Stores, Officials Now Face 60-Day Rules Scramble

Lenoir City voters have cleared the way for standalone liquor stores inside city limits, approving a referendum by a 64.6%-to-35.4% margin, but the vote itself is only the first step. City officials now have 60 days after election results are certified to write the rules that will actually govern how those stores operate.

Lenoir City, TN · 3d

Chalkbeat

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Christian school wins Tennessee court case challenging religious charter ban

Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Knox County Schools cannot block a Christian charter school application on religious grounds despite a Tennessee law banning religious charter schools, according to a federal court ruling on Friday. The narrow decision applies only to Knox County Schools and the Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville, which sued the school district last year over its application of the state law. It does not strike down Tennessee’s religious charter school ban or guarantee that Wilberforce’s application will be approved. The ruling comes amid a growing national conservative push to greenlight taxpayer-funded religious schools . Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti declined to defend the 2002 law earlier this year after publicly calling it “likely” unconstitutional , leaving Knox County Schools to face a lawsuit challenging a state law it was required to enforce. Tennessee lawmakers also loosened the state’s restrictions on religious charter schools this year, allowing religious organizations to operate charter schools as long as the schools themselves remain nonreligious. Wilberforce, however, aims to open an explicitly

Knoxville, TN · 2d

The Financial Wire

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Homeowners in North Dakota, Georgia, Tennessee, New Hampshire and Delaware face spring property tax deadlines, starting with a $1,600 credit due April 1

North Dakota homeowners can apply online for a property tax credit of up to $1,600 between Jan. 1 and April 1, and four other states have their own spring cutoffs for older homeowners. Georgia’s Forsyth County runs to April 1, Knox County in Tennessee to April 5, Concord in New Hampshire to April 15 and... The post Homeowners in North Dakota, Georgia, Tennessee, New Hampshire and Delaware face spring property tax deadlines, starting with a $1,600 credit due April 1 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Georgia · 5d

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Knoxville-area warming centers to offer about 700 beds amid suspected hypothermia death

The Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability says partners will make around 700 beds available at warming centers this season, with talks ongoing to secure even more. The news comes as the Knox County Regional Forensic Center reports a suspected hypothermia death. For Context. Neither the county nor the city...

Knoxville, TN · 1d

The Daily Times

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Alcoa commissioners talk landfill, other infrastructure projects

Alcoa commissioners advanced several landfill expansion projects Tuesday aimed at improving efficiency and easing the strain on the more than 50-year-old facility. The Alcoa/Maryville/Blount County Landfill, located off Long Powers Road in Friendsville, accepts household garbage as well as bulkier waste, including old furniture and construction debris. Household garbage must be disposed of in more tightly regulated Class I cells designed to prevent groundwater contamination. Bulkier waste can be placed in less restrictive Class III and IV cells. Plans to expand the Class III and IV cells were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, forcing Alcoa Public Works Department officials to use more expensive Class I space for bulky waste. Permits also began to expire or were voided because of changing conditions at the site, prompting the city to pursue multiple expansion projects simultaneously. “One of the issues we had with one of the original plans was that there have been some changes to (the site) that have forced us to go back through some very, very challenging regulatory work,” City Manager Bruce Applegate said. “That’s why, rather than starting over from scratch each time, we’re trying to get all these other pieces going at the same time so

Alcoa, TN · 1d

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First widespread hard freeze of the season to hit Middle Tennessee this weekend

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - We’re heading into a much colder weekend across Middle Tennessee with temperatures expecting to drop into the upper 20s. There is a chance of light rain and some flurries are possible across the higher elevation areas in the Cumberland Plateau and eastern counties Friday but the bigger concern will be the first widespread hard freeze of the season.

Tennessee · 1d