Hayes Hickman

• Nuisance raid targets alleged drug house in East Knoxville Published 08/24/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Selling prescription painkillers, authorities allege, was the family business at an East Knoxville home targeted by police Thursday in a nuisance raid.

• Remains found in Smokies may be man missing since March Published 08/21/2012 at 7:40 p.m.

  GATLINBURG — Officials say human remains discovered Monday in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park might prove to be the first traces of a man reported missing there five months ago.

• Remains found in Smokies may be man missing since March Published 08/21/2012 at 4:52 p.m. 8 Comments

  GATLINBURG — Officials say human remains discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this week might be those of one of two men reported missing in March.

• JFG Coffee sign begins to reappear Published 08/20/2012 at 6 a.m. 16 Comments

  "The Best Part of The Meal" logo is once again welcoming traffic to South Knoxville. And the best part of the iconic JFG Coffee sign — its lighted letters — should be bolted back onto the historic billboard later this ...

• Man pulled from North Knoxville house fire Updated 08/19/2012 at 6:04 p.m. 7 Comments

  KNOXVILLE — Firefighters pulled a disabled man from his burning home in North Knoxville today after a neighbor tried in vain to attempt a rescue himself.

• Teen dies a week after being struck by vehicle in W. Knoxville Updated 08/07/2012 at 11:12 p.m. 5 Comments

  A Knoxville teenager has died of injuries he suffered when he was struck by a car while crossing Papermill Drive last week.

• Teen dies a week after being struck in W. Knox crash Published 08/07/2012 at 4:32 p.m. 1 Comment

  KNOXVILLE — A Knoxville teenager has died of injuries he suffered when he was struck by a car while crossing Papermill Drive last week.

• Kane takes 89th House seat with GOP primary victory Published 08/02/2012 at 11:08 p.m. 14 Comments

  Northwest Knox County voters on Thursday picked Roger Kane, an insurance and financial services agent, to represent the newly created 89th House District.

• Fire destroys Sequoyah Hills house, owner grateful to escape flames Published 08/01/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Steve Miller came home Tuesday to pick through what was left of his home.

• TDOT: Second southbound lane on I-75 may reopen by week's end Published 07/31/2012 at 8:40 p.m.

  Work to replace a stretch of Interstate 75 in Campbell County wiped out by a landslide in May could be completed within the next two weeks — more than a month ahead of schedule, according to the Tennessee Department of ...

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