SUMMARY: The Knoxville Convention Center is transforming into a winter wonderland for the annual Fantasy of Trees event, which raises funds for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Volunteers are setting up trees, wreaths, and decorations created by designers, schools, and community groups. The event, open to the public starting Wednesday, will feature this year’s theme, “It’s Christmas Time in the City,” inspired by Central Park. Highlights include a canine café, a doggy wedding, and Santa photos for dogs. Fantasy of Trees runs through Sunday, with special hours on Thanksgiving Day, and Tabel Town will broadcast live on Tuesday.

The event will run from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1.

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SUMMARY: For the first time in Tennessee, a suspect in a decades-old cold case was identified using forensic genetic genealogy. George Robinson was accused of stabbing a teenager to death and sexually assaulting the teen’s mother in September 1997. Despite earlier DNA testing in 1997 yielding no matches, the case was reopened last year, and DNA was sent to a Texas lab specializing in genetic genealogy. Robinson was indicted for murder after nearly 30 years. When authorities attempted to arrest him, he barricaded himself and later shot himself during a standoff. He remains in the hospital.

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference Friday morning to announce the arrest and indictment of George Robinson, 60.

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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council has recommended the introduction of a new tax credit to attract nuclear energy investments and to include nuclear energy facilities in the Certified Green Energy Production Facilities tax break to enhance the state’s supply chain. Additionally, a dedicated jobs tax credit is proposed for companies investing in nuclear jobs. A three-year pilot program, the Tennessee Nuclear Energy Workforce Center, aims to improve workforce development in the sector. The report, announced by Gov. Bill Lee, outlines 19 recommendations focusing on cost management, supply chain growth, workforce training, regulatory efficiency, and coalition building to meet future energy demands.

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