NEW: Dad arrested for baby girl’s heroin overdose
A freak accident involving heroin nearly killed a baby girl in East Knox County and landed the child’s father in jail on a felony...
The Wire
NEW: Dad arrested for baby girl’s heroin overdose
A freak accident involving heroin nearly killed a baby girl in East Knox County and landed the child’s father in jail on a felony...
Hard Knox Life
Smith & Wesson to bring 750 jobs
“Made by Smith & Wesson” is about to mean “Made in East Tennessee.”
In one of the biggest economic boons of its type in a...
Autumnal adventuring ahead
This article was written by our newest correspondent, Megan Sadler. It’s time to say goodbye to summer as autumn welcomes sweater weather and a...
Hard Knox Histories
Old City’s unique past remembered
Once upon a time, it was the part of town that most Knoxvillians had forgotten about, if they knew about it at all.
These days,...
The worst of times
Disasters — both natural and manmade — have dominated the news in recent weeks. Hurricanes, wildfires, the tragedy of Afghanistan, the ongoing COVID pandemic….it...
230 years of entertainment
As hard as it is to believe today, entertainment of any sort was once a rare and treasured commodity.
Our modern world immerses us in...
“History is a conversation”
For local history buffs, the Mabry-Hazen House is a treasure trove unlike any other.
It’s not the 130 years worth of furniture, paintings and...
Dreams dispersed in the water
“Beyond in the dark the river flows in a sluggard ooze toward southern seas…. afreight with the past, dreams dispersed in the water someway,...
Hard Knox Humor
Scruffians battle Serpent Commandos of the Law
He didn’t want to go to jail
No sooner did Knox County Officer Donald Pope try to pull over the silver Hyundai Elantra than the...
Home placed on house arrest; scruffier shenanigans
Home placed on house arrest
You know you live in a rough neighborhood when even the freakin’ houses have criminal records ….
Take the modest, two-bedroom...
A scientific explanation, party fouls, locationally challenged
Fight For Your Right
North Knox County has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, its population growth driven by a seemingly inexhaustible supply...
In-Depth
No bodycam footage in police shooting
None of the Knoxville Police Department officers involved in a deadly drug raid were wearing their department-issued bodycams when a 43-year-old man was killed...
Victim, police named in deadly drug raid
Authorities have identified a Knoxville man who was shot and killed during a Tuesday morning drug raid as well as four officers who were...
One killed in S. Knoxville drug raid
A man was shot and killed by police officers during a Tuesday morning drug raid at a house in South Knoxville, authorities said.
The Tennessee...
Boyfriend charged with murdering Kyle
Desheena Kyle was only 26 years old when she disappeared a little over three months ago.
The aspiring fashion designer’s life was full of promise...
No charges yet in Kyle’s death
The three-month-long search for Desheena Kyle has officially ended in tragedy with the confirmation that a body found in a North Knox County house...
Hard Talk
Eating crow
It’s not fun when you have to admit you were wrong.
Yeah, yeah, I know — we all make mistakes, to err is human, nobody’s...
Hard Knox Histories to feature Jack Neely
Told you we had a big announcement today....
Starting this Friday, we will begin a biweekly collaboration with Knoxville’s favorite historian, Jack Neely.
Every two weeks,...
EDITORIAL: An open letter to DA Charme Allen
Until today, Hard Knox Wire hasn’t taken an editorial position on any of the issues that we cover.
The recent shooting death of 17-year-old Anthony...
NEW: Building your trust
Hello, I’m Jenna Stambaugh. I’m the new publisher here at Hard Knox Wire.
Although I have been surrounded by writers and reporters for most of my life, and despite having occasionally...
Big changes, big future
It’s a day of mixed emotions here at Hard Knox Wire.
My original partner in this venture, Cliff Hightower, is leaving.
I understand why he’s going....
