A Wears Valley couple, Bobby and Donna Schultz, died after a house fire on Willow Tree Road early Sunday morning. The couple were longtime members of Wears Valley United Methodist Church, and the story centers on how the congregation is responding to their deaths.
The festival, held at Strong Stock Farm, included pumpkins and horse rides. It served as a fundraiser for Random Acts of Flowers, a nonprofit that takes older blooms from weddings, events and funerals and turns them into bouquets for patients across nine East Tennessee counties.
Nearly 20 years ago, Parton shared that she had always dreamed of being a Girl Scout as a child. According to Amanda Johnson, director of Girl Programs, Parton said her family’s restrictions kept her from joining as a child. She was made a lifetime member of Girl Scouts in 2007.
Airbnb is rolling out new rules that change what hosts can require of guests. In East Tennessee, a Pigeon Forge host and several visiting renters have differing reactions to the change.
One lane remains open in each direction as crews replace a box culvert near the French Broad River on Highway 25/70 in Cocke County.
A Sevierville mother has been declared cancer-free after being diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, a diagnosis she received in February 2025 at age 32.
Neyland, the 12th bluetick coonhound to serve as the University of Tennessee’s mascot Smokey, began his path to the sidelines as a rescue dog with an unknown history.
Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show drug overdose deaths in the U.S. dropped almost 14% in 2025 compared to 2024. In Knox County, the decline is even larger. The Knox County Regional Forensic Center says drug-related deaths recorded through June are down another 16% compared to the same period last year.
At the Loudon County Jail, inmates are graduating from an adult education program that helps them earn a GED or HiSET diploma while learning hands-on trade skills.
Neighbors hope new design keeps road safer without changing its character
The ceremony reflects a long-standing tradition that brings together church members and the wider community around a shared ritual of faith and pet ownership.
Hundreds of rowers took to the water in Oak Ridge this weekend for the Secret City Head Race despite rain and shifting wind conditions tied to hurricane-impacted forecasts.
Ellis Cemetery sits on one acre in the middle of a 272-acre property planned for a new sports complex in Kodak
Tennessee voters will decide three constitutional amendments on Nov. 3 — covering bail, a ban on statewide property tax and crime victims’ rights — alongside a long, two-page Knox County ballot.
The Apple Barn in Sevierville is celebrating 50 years this month with an expanded fall festival featuring bluegrass music, cider production tours and family activities.
Volunteers are working to clear overgrown brush and uncover headstones at Longview Cemetery, one of Knoxville’s oldest African American burial grounds, with graves dating back to the 1890s.
The event drew thousands of fans and drivers including Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick.
Allen says the needle may not have properly entered vein, as Pike’s legal team says she remains alive.
Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee, the Cocke County Long-Term Recovery Group has directed close to $1.5 million in gap funding toward families affected by the storm.
The city pays Ijams $60,000 a year to keep the river clean for residents, boaters and visitors, and both Ijams and the city say the weather-driven shift is making that job harder for crews.
Carlos Lopez, the Spanish-language voice of Vamos Vols, was 11 years old when his mother, Aralon, Arly, Lopez, decided to leave Venezuela.
After writing a letter to Dolly Parton asking if she’d join him in singing on his gospel album, one Nashville publicist says that her response more than two decades ago changed the course of his life. Aaron Crisler, now a publicist with Conduit Media, said he has loved Parton’s music since childhood. At five years old, he performed her songs on a gospel stage in Atlanta.
Donde Plowman says funds will support student scholarships, faculty and facilities
The Knoxville Fire Department responded to the fire at Eternal Life Harvest Center on July 9, 2025, at approximately 3 a.m., according to officials.
Airport officials say TSA equipment issues that began Sunday are affecting checkpoint lane wait times, including TSA PreCheck
