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The empathy in the room was palpable during the Heather Starbuck’s keynote address at the Mayors’ All4Knox Summit on substance misuse on August 2, 2019. Starbuck’s heartbreaking story of losing her ... more»

Posted by Guest On Aug 31, 2020 at 1:32 PM

Parvin Harper, 55, Arrested for Rape and Resisting Arrest

On Saturday, August 29 at around 9:55 p.m., a witness observed a male suspect, identified as Parvin Harper (DOB 4/13/65), raping a female victim in the 900 block of Knoxville College Drive. The witness attempted to intervene but was driven off by the suspect, who responded to the witness aggressivel ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 31, 2020 at 9:09 AM

Mississippi Avenue Carjacking Suspect Quickly Apprehended

On Friday, August 28 at about 5 p.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a carjacking near the intersection of Mississippi Avenue and Reed Street. A witness stated that he had observed a male suspect pull a male victim from a vehicle, assault him and flee the scene in the victim’s veh ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 29, 2020 at 8:29 AM

Reward Increased for Information in Murder of Aseal Iysheh

The family of 24-year-old Aseal Iysheh, a Knoxville woman who was fatally shot on June 11, 2020, has increased its reward for information leading to the identity, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her murder to $10,000, it was announced on Friday, August 28. On the ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 28, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Paul Hollins, 32, Charged with Sexual Battery

On Friday, August 28, 2020, Paul Hollins (DOB 9/11/87), who was arrested on the University of Tennessee campus on Thursday for trespassing, was charged with one count of sexual battery for an incident that occurred at the Target on Ray Mears Boulevard. On August 19, a female victim reported that ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 28, 2020 at 1:42 PM

KPD Seeking Public Assistance in Locating Missing 53-Year-Old Woman

The Knoxville Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing 53-year-old Teresa Brewer. Brewer was last seen on August 24, 2020 at around 4:30 p.m., when she left the UT Medical Center after being discharged. Her family has not seen or heard from her since. Brewer is app ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 27, 2020 at 12:40 PM

August 25, 2020 Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory Newsletter Available

The Office of Neighborhoods publishes an almost-weekly newsletter, Knoxville Neighborhood Advisory, which covers news of interest to Knoxville's resident-led, resident-controlled neighborhood organiza ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Aug 26, 2020 at 4:49 PM

Week 27: Mass Demolition of Annunciation Wing Getting Underway

A few minor milestones are expected to be hit this week at the Public Safety Complex construction site: No. 1, Renascent contractor crews will start mass demolition of the Annunciation Wing. No ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 26, 2020 at 4:32 PM

Fourth Suspect Arrested for Rocky Top Apartments Double Murder

On Wednesday, August 26, members of the U.S. Marshals Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force and Knoxville Police Department officers arrested Eric Fairchild, DOB 11/30/01, in Morristown, Tennessee. Fairchild is the fourth suspect arrested in connection to the double murder that occurred on December 29, ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 26, 2020 at 4:24 PM

Downtown Continues to Grow: $180 Million in New Investment

A crane marks the spot where one of the biggest private construction projects in the history of downtown Knoxville began last fall. Dover Signature Properties and Bristol Development Group are tra ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 26, 2020 at 9:34 AM

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