Two separate incidents on the same day nearly came to disaster at the construction site of the new bridge being built over the Tennessee River in Loudon County. According to police reports, at approximately 10:00 Thursday morning February 20th, an ETHRA van arrived on the east side of the site with six senior citizens inside….
Day: March 24, 2003
Tennessee Department of Transportation faces budget shortfall
Due to state budget shortfalls, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, like many other state entities, will be forced to cope with budget cuts for 2003 and beyond. TDOT officials have announced several new cost-cutting initiatives that will begin with the summer of 2003. These initiatives, briefly outlined below, are expected to provide a savings of…
South Knoxville reports no news
South Knoxville reporters have announced that nothing newsworthy has taken place recently in South Knoxville. Several stories were prepared, but upon comparison to issues reported in North and West Knoxville it was decided that they are simply not newsworthy.