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Thursday, August 7th, 2025
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Good morning, Knoxville. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 7th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Knoxville Fellows program helps new grads start careers and build lasting community ties by connecting them with local employers—supporting professional training, internships, and a master’s degree from Johnson University. About 65% of participants stay in Knoxville after completing the 10-month program, showing the initiative’s strong impact on keeping local talent in the city. 10 News
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Brides and new mothers in Tennessee and North Carolina say a Knoxville-based doula and makeup artist cancelled key services at the last minute—leaving them out thousands of dollars and prompting complaints with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office. Barton Cooper claims she has issued refunds via the Square app while legal disputes and client allegations continue. 10 News
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A jury convicted 28-year-old Jevess Deron Craigmire for attempted first-degree murder after he shot his ex-girlfriend on Dandridge Avenue in April 2024, firing 16 rounds and pistol-whipping her before stealing her car—he now faces at least 31 years in prison without parole and will be sentenced on September 19. 6 News
- ➤ The Frye family started an online petition urging the parole board to keep Jimmy Ray Cureton in prison—Cureton was convicted over 35 years ago for fatally shooting Bill Frye in a South Knoxville parking lot and has never taken responsibility for the crime. 10 News
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Newfound Gap Road remains closed after a landslide in the Smokies+ forcing tourists leaving Gatlinburg to seek alternative routes to Cherokee. The National Park Service advises using I-40 as the best detour+ and officials plan to update the public when work on the road resumes. WVLT 8
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Tennessee astronaut Barry 'Butch' Wilmore is retiring from NASA after 25 years, having flown on four spacecraft and spent 464 days in space. He returned a few months ago from a nearly nine-month mission on a Boeing test flight planned for only a few days + completed five spacewalks during his career. 10 News
- ➤ Knoxville’s Gay Street Bridge closed in June last year after an inspection found issues, and a report shows that crews completed work on span two by adding support pieces + cross beams between July 7 and 18 while they fix span five. The work is part of a plan to convert the 126-year-old bridge into a pedestrian walkway with all issues set to be resolved by Dec. 31. WVLT 8
- ➤ Knoxville City Council will review a zoning amendment proposal on Tuesday that would allow cottage court developments in select high- and medium-density areas to ease local affordable housing needs. The Planning Commission, working with Opticos Design Inc., aims to allow clusters of small single-story homes arranged around a shared courtyard — a design that offers lower maintenance and efficient land use. 10 News
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Knoxville Home and Garden Show
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