Governor Bill Lee announced Friday he will launch a review of Tennessee’s education formula in hopes to explore a more student-centered approach. WATE Midday News

The use of personal communication devices like cell phones is now almost entirely banned at high schools in Hamblen County. Superintendent Arnold Bunch Jr. cited several recent in-school incidents when the new policy was proposed last month.

Operations at a Jefferson County rock quarry located near an elementary school are on hold following a Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on Tuesday.

One person was killed Tuesday morning when a tractor-trailer ran off the interstate in Cocke County.

Knox County Schools Board of Education is close to voting on its proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025. The $683.7 million budget includes $41 million in salary increases and benefits for all employees. 

Saint Mary's Legacy Mobile Medical Clinic has expanded to Crossville. The clinic will visit St. Alphonsus Catholic Church on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Visits to Crab Orchard will continue on the second Tuesday of each month.

It has taken a year for a mix-up on a death certificate to be corrected and now a Knoxville woman finally has closure. Patty Graybeal brought the error to the state's attention within weeks after her stepson died in early April 202 and WATE contacted the state in late March about the issue.

Greenheck Group Co-CEO Rich Totzke talks about the decision to invest $300 million to build a new corporate campus in Knoxville and bring hundreds of good-paying jobs to the area.

Each year thousands gather near the Elkmont Campground to see the spectacle of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species that flashes synchronously. The dates for the 2024 viewings of the famous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been announced.

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce data shows the rate of unemployment in the state was 3.3 percent in February. In Knox County, the unemployment rate was 2.4 percent.

Food City stores in the Knoxville area are hiring over 500 new employees as the company grows its curbside pick-up service and in-store food offerings.

A 16-year-old has been charged after reportedly threatening a student at Fulton High School, according to the Knoxville Police Department.

The Claiborne County man accused of killing his wife was back in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing.