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Winter Jam 2026 Coming to Food City Center
WINTER JAM 2026, CHRISTIAN MUSIC'S BIGGEST TOUR, RETURNS WITH CHRIS TOMLIN, MATTHEW WEST, KATY NICHOLE, HULVEY, DISCIPLE, EMERSON DAY & NEWSONG NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 4, 2025) - The Winter Jam 202...
Nov 04, 2025 Winter Jam 2026
Anakeesta Unveils Making More Magic
$100 Million Expansion Set to Transform the Smoky Mountain Adventure GATLINBURG, Tenn. (Nov. 4, 2025) - Anakeesta, the award-winning mountaintop adventure park in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountain...
Nov 04, 2025 Anakeesta logo - courtesy of Anakeesta
DOLLYWOOD'S SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS NOMINATED FOR USA TODAY 10BEST AWARD
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Monday, Nov. 3, 2025) - With Dollywood's popular Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana underway, USA Today 10Best has once again nominated the festival for Best Theme Park ...
Nov 03, 2025 Dollywood Christmas (photo courtesy Dollywood.com)
Arraignment Waived for Former Harriman Councilman Charged in Connection to Teen's Shooting Death
Roane Co, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - The arraignment for Brian Frost, the now-former Harriman City Councilman charged in connection to the shooting death of a teen at his detail shop, has been waived. It come...
Nov 03, 2025 Former Harriman City Councilman Brian Frost (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Knox County Health Department Resource Guide for Those Impacted by Hunger
Knox County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Hard Knox Tailgating has partnered with Second Harvest of East Tennessee to collect donations for people who lost SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. They ask...
Nov 02, 2025 Knox County Health Department
Smokies to Remain Open Through January 4 with Basic Services and Limited Staffing Amid Ongoing Shutdown
KODAK, Tenn. (Oct. 31, 2025) - Amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, the nonprofit Friends of the Smokies will continue to provide funding to ensure Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains...
Oct 31, 2025 Great Smoky Mountains National Park sign (Courtesy: GSMNP)
DOLLYWOOD NAMED TO FORBES BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE LIST
Smoky Mountain theme park ranks in top 50 of brands evaluated nationally Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) - Dollywood has long been recognized as one of the best theme park guest experiences in the entire worl...
Oct 29, 2025 Dollywood logo courtesy of Dollywood
City Council Approves More Funding to Complete Work on Gay Street Bridge
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story Courtesy of WVLT) - When Knoxville City Council met Tuesday night, members discussed and approved more than $250,000 in additional funding to ensure the Gay Street Bridge will ...
Oct 28, 2025 Gay Street Bridge (photo courtesy of City of Knoxville)
TENNESSEE STATE PARKS TO DISCUSS SITE MANAGEMENT PLANS, RECEIVE PUBLIC FEEDBACK FOR 14 STATE PARKS
Nashville, TN (WOKI) - Tennessee State Parks will hold public meetings across the state in the coming weeks to discuss site management plans specific to 14 parks. The plan for each park is part of a 1...
Oct 28, 2025 Tennessee State Parks logo
Big Time Rush of Nickelodeon Fame Coming to Knoxville's Food City Center
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Big Time Rush, the boy band that made waves with its self-titled show on Nickelodeon in 2009, is hitting the road again and will be making a stop in Knoxville. The Knoxville stop ...
Oct 20, 2025 Big Time Rush is visiting colleges across the country for the tour, which promises to see every song from the band’s show played, even some that have never been performed live. (Courtesy: Live Nation)
