More: Johnny Majors not only excelled in college football, he loved being a part of it | Adams. Trump received about 20,000 more Knox County votes in 2020 than in 2016, and Biden received nearly 30,000 more Knox County votes than Clinton received in 2016. At one point, James L. Clayton was listed as the registered agent of CFA Holdings, Inc. in state records. “And of course Black lives matter. 2020 helicopter crash. Community members gathered to create a mural on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in front of Austin East High School. My thoughts and concerns are totally for Joe’s family right now.”. according to previous Knox News reporting. 'I felt threatened': Board of health members slam Glenn Jacobs for ominous video, More: Knox County commissioner tries again to strip power from board of health. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Newly released 911 calls from Knox County E911 reveal witnesses’ shock as a helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River Monday night, leaving one person dead. His brother and fellow Clayton Homes co-founder Jim Clayton was piloting the helicopter when it crashed into the Tennessee River, according to federal investigators. With her backing, Moderna went on to develop one that was more than 95 percent effective against the virus. We will update as more information becomes available. Megan Boswell is accused of killing her daughter under two separate legal theories — that the child's death resulted from an act of child abuse or that the child's death resulted from an act of child neglect, a Knox News review of the presentment shows. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Joe Clayton, the cofounder of Clayton Automobiles and Clayton Homes, died in Monday night’s helicopter crash in the Tennessee River. The person who died has not been identified. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A prominent Knoxville businessman was killed and three others were rescued after a helicopter crashed into Fort Loudoun Lake on … He was named the SEC Player of the Year in 1955 and 1956. The helicopter that crashed into the Tennessee River is connected to First Bank. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Authorities on high alert as pro-Trump supporters flood DC to protest election. More: How Knoxville Center Mall e-commerce plan could impact traffic, road improvements. East Tennessee country music legend Dolly Parton made headlines over and over again in 2020. KFD originally said the three who escaped were taken to a hospital, but later said that none of the three needed medical treatment and denied transportation. @tnwildlife and @knoxsheriff searching water after helicopter crashes into Tennessee River @wvlt pic.twitter.com/eyXne9cLPB, Multiple agencies are working a helicopter crash in the Tennessee River between Alcoa Highway and Sequoyah Hills. Posted by Amanda Hara on Monday, August 3, 2020. A Sullivan County grand jury charged Evelyn's 18-year-old mother Megan with 19 charges in her daughter's death, including felony murder, aggravated child abuse, lying to officers and "abuse of a corpse," a charge typically leveled for moving or hiding a body. The pilot involved in Monday's fatal helicopter crash that killed Clayton Homes co-founder Joe Clayton was flying on an expired license that was extended because of the coronavirus pandemic, records More: Will Evelyn Boswell's teen mom face the death penalty? Just before 8 p.m. Monday a chopper … The Board of Health passed a countywide mask mandate in July and city police began enforcing bar and restaurant curfews in November. declared a state of emergency for the city. More: Downtown's Hotel Knoxville is sold again, this time to a California billionaire. Rescue crews recovered Joe's body about two hours later within a few feet of the crash site. Protestors marched peacefully in Knoxville on several occasions, demanding justice and accountability for unjust killings of Black Americans by police officers. But while Tennessee remained Republican, other key states swung blue as absentee ballots rolled in. Melrose shares an address with Omninet Capital, the private investment firm of Beverly Hills-based billionaire Neil Kadisha. Of those voters, nearly 80 percent voted early or by absentee ballot. Shortly before 8 p.m., dispatch said crews entered the water near the US Marine Corp base off of Alcoa Highway to search for the fourth passenger. A native of Lynchburg, Tennessee, Majors played at Tennessee from 1953-56. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Joe Clayton, the co-founder of Clayton Automobiles and Clayton Homes, was killed in a helicopter crash in Knoxville on … Majors earned consensus All-America honors in 1956, when he rushed for 549 yards and seven touchdowns and passed for 552 yards and five touchdowns. Former University of Tennessee football star and legendary coach Johnny Majors died on June 3 at age 85. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A co-founder of Clayton Homes, a national home-building company, was killed when a helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River, relatives said Tuesday. 'It's nothing but pain': The latest on the cases of violence against Black people that sparked America's racial reckoning. Clayton Homes co-founder Joe Clayton, 84, died in an Aug. 3 helicopter crash. Joe Clayton, the co-founder of Clayton Homes and Clayton Automobiles, lost his life in a helicopter crash on the Tennessee River late Monday night. ", donated $1 million toward finding a COVID-19 vaccine, spreading some holiday cheer with her first full length Christmas album in 30 years, 'Dolly Christmas' can help you forget 2020, brother and fellow Clayton Homes co-founder, Helicopter in fatal crash pulled out of Tennessee River near Sequoyah Hills, Pilot stabbing suspect acted alone and was 'angry at all people in general', How Knoxville Center Mall e-commerce plan could impact traffic, road improvements. Survivors identified as James Clayton, John McBride, Flynt Griffin, according to KPD report. The Knoxville Fire Department said the crash occurred around 7:42 p.m. Monday just behind a home in the Sequoyah Hills neighborhood on Lakeview Drive. trapezoid-shaped Hotel Knoxville, closed in March. The survivors were picked up by a pontoon boat as they swam to shore. Watch: Helicopter in fatal crash pulled out of Tennessee River near Sequoyah Hills. Prosecutors are still undecided, "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings" received an Emmy nomination, ‘The whole magic about me is that I look artificial, but I’m totally real’, Dolly Parton defends protesters: "Of course Black lives matter. Prominent Tennessee businessman Joe Clayton, the co-founder of Clayton Homes, was identified this afternoon as the victim of a helicopter crash in Knoxville on Monday night.. Clayton… The Knoxville hotel is its first commercial purchase in Tennessee. Omninet owns more than 7 million square feet of commercial property across the country. More: Tennessee was all-in for Donald Trump. Clayton Homes co-founder Joe Clayton, 84, died in an Aug. 3 helicopter crash. She also donated $1 million toward finding a COVID-19 vaccine. Three women died and a fourth person was injured in a stabbing spree at an East Knox County truck stop in April. Authorities found the body of 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell in March, 17 days after her grandfather reported her missing. #UPDATE One person is dead and three people escaped after a helicopter crash. Joe Clayton, co-founder of Maryville-based Clayton Homes and Clayton Automobiles, died late Monday when a helicopter crashed in the Tennessee River near downtown Knoxville. Over his coaching career, Majors compiled a 185-137-10 record in 29 seasons as a head coach at Iowa State, Pittsburgh and Tennessee. Prosecutors are still undecided. Angela M. Gosnell, Knoxville News Sentinel. Copyright 2020 WVLT. “I understand people having to make themselves known and felt and seen,” she said in the interview. Brothers and cofounders of Clayton auto and home sales Joe and Jim Clayton were with grandson Flynt Griffin and family friend Jay McBride in a helicopter that crashed into the Tennessee River, officials said. In his 16 seasons at Tennessee from 1977-92, Majors compiled a 116-62-8 record. Officials identified the aircraft as a Eurocopter EC-130. She partnered with "RuPaul's Drag Race" favorite Nina West to release a "Kindness is Queen," collaborative collection to benefit children's literacy and LGBTQ+ youth and families. Bill Lee would voice opposing views on COVID-19 safety measures. Tennessee was all-in for Donald Trump. Parton ended the year by spreading some holiday cheer with her first full length Christmas album in 30 years, "A Holly Dolly Christmas," with a holiday special by the same name airing on CBS. Over the next several months, Knox County would follow, and not follow, advice coming from the highest levels of government, including the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Knoxville police said James Clayton, John McBride and Flynt Griffin survived the crash and were rescued by a nearby pontoon boat. No!”, More: Dolly Parton defends protesters: "Of course Black lives matter.". Tennessee, and the whole country, had hoped she would be found alive. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A co-founder of Clayton Homes, a national home-building company, was killed when a helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River, relatives said … More than 200 Knox County residents have died since the first local case of COVID-19 was discovered in March. Election 2020 was a contentious one nationwide, with record breaking voter turnout of more than 220,000 in Knox County. Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? He finished as the Heisman Trophy runner-up behind Notre Dame's Paul Hornung. It's hard to keep up! Here's how Knox County voted. Three other passengers were recovered after the crash including Jim Clayton … Just after 10:30 p.m., KFD announced that the body of the fourth passenger had been recovered and pronounced dead. He guided Pittsburgh to a national championship and undefeated season in 1976 before coming to coach Tennessee in 1977. Open as a Hyatt Regency in 1971, the hotel was Knoxville's largest, boasting 378 rooms and 26 meeting spaces. Knoxville couple rushes out on a pontoon to save helicopter crash survivors Clayton family members, friend aboard helicopter that went down in Fort Loudoun Lake Jobs During the conversation, he talked … The Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of the election through its calculations and he will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Soon after, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon declared a state of emergency for the city. Joe Clayton died in the crash. The year has been packed with news headlines: from the COVID-19 pandemic to the contentious election in November, a new president-elect and the hope of a new vaccine. On August 3, 2020, Clayton, along with his brother Joe, Clayton Holdings VP Flynt Griffin, and developer John McBride, were onboard Clayton’s Eurocopter EC130 when it crashed into the Tennessee River near the Sequoyah Hills neighborhood of Knoxville around 7:45 p.m. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on a helicopter that crash landed into the Tennessee River August 3 and killed Clayton Automobiles and Clayton Homes co-founder Joe Clayton. Her star-studded Netflix series, "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings" received an Emmy nomination in late June, and in July, she partnered with American Greetings for line of greeting cards sold at Walmart. “Joe and I were as close as two brothers can be, and, as only siblings, we have supported each other since growing up together on a farm in West Tennessee and as business partners for decades.". Knox County Schools took a hiatus until the fall semester and Knox County Health Department Director Dr. Martha Buchanan issued a "safer at home order," encouraging residents to shelter at home as much as possible. The FAA said the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause of the accident. FAA records show the aircraft belongs to CFA Holdings, Inc., a company that state records show is registered to the same address as a First Bank branch in downtown Knoxville. One of downtown Knoxville's most recognizable buildings, the trapezoid-shaped Hotel Knoxville, closed in March. President Donald Trump won over challenger Joe Biden in Knox County by about 15 percent, compared to Trump's 23 percent win over Hillary Clinton in 2016. “I am very grateful to the emergency personnel who responded so quickly and professionally and to the caring couple on a nearby boat who gave assistance,” Jim Clayton said. “I am devastated and completely heartbroken by the loss of my wonderful brother, Joe,” Jim said in a news release. Here's how Knox County voted. All rights reserved. Three others escaped the wreckage and were rescued by a pontoon boat that was on the river near Knoxville on Monday night, The Knoxville News Sentinel reported. He helped found Clayton Homes and Clayton … Please stay away from the area as emergency crews respond for rescue efforts. During some of the most difficult moments of 2020, she continued her track record of philanthropy and positivity that made her one of USA TODAY's Women of the Century. He starred as the Vols’ single-wing tailback in an era when most programs had switched to the T-formation. pic.twitter.com/fDEW8u5FE5. Downtown's Hotel Knoxville is sold again, this time to a California billionaire, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Jim, along with local businessman John McBride and Jim's grandson, Flynt Griffin, were rescued by pontoon boat. Businessman Jim Clayton among three survivors of Tennessee River helicopter crash Jim and Joe Clayton found Clayton Homes, a manufactured housing company, in … “Joe and I were as close as two brothers can be, and, as only siblings, we have supported each other since growing up together on a farm in West Tennessee and as business partners for decades. Joe Clayton, business partner and brother to Jim, identified as helicopter crash victim Ryan Wilusz, Knoxville News Sentinel 8/4/2020 Thanksgiving … In the interview she also defended her 2018 decision to remove the word "Dixie" from Dolly Parton's Stampede attraction in Pigeon Forge. Over time, local political figures including Kincannon, the Board of Health members, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Gov. The Clayton helicopter wreckage is removed from the Tennessee River after a fatal crash Monday evening near Sequoyah Hills in Knoxville, Tenn. on … Sullivan County District Attorney Barry Staubus is expected to announce in January whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty in Boswell's case. Knoxville was fully engaged in Black Lives Matter marches and demonstrations this summer after tensions boiled over after the March 13 death of Louisville resident Breonna Taylor and the May 25 death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. Clayton was a prominent East Tennessee businessman, co-founder of Clayton Automobiles and Clayton Homes. Year in review- A look back through Knoxville Tn 2020. Cofounder of Clayton Homes dies in Tennessee River helicopter crash. He rushed for 1,622 yards and passed for 1,135 during his career. Officers say Joe and Jim Clayton, along with John McBride and Flynt Griffin, were aboard when it crashed. The Clayton family will be … Former president of Clayton Homes among 3 survivors of Monday night's deadly helicopter crash in TN River. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A co-founder of Clayton Homes, a national home-building company, was killed when a helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River, relatives said Tuesday. Jim Clayton, McBride and Flynt were not injured and were picked up by a boat. Here's a look back at some of 2020's top news stories here in Knoxville. One person is dead after a helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River Monday night, Knoxville Fire Department spokesman D.J. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Trump supporters heckle Romney, chanting ‘traitor’ on a flight to D.C. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Restaurants, bars, gyms and commercial venues closed. “I am devastated and completely heartbroken by the loss of my wonderful brother, Joe,” Jim Clayton said. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A co-founder of Clayton Homes, a national home-building company, was killed when a helicopter crashed into the … UPDATE: Officials on scene discussing missing passenger in Tennessee River after helicopter crash. Months later, Melrose Knoxville LLC bought it for $16.8 million. The brother of millionaire entrepreneur Jim Clayton was reportedly killed Monday after a helicopter carrying the siblings, a grandson and their family friend crashed into the Tennessee River. Three others escaped the wreckage and were rescued by a pontoon boat that was on the river near Knoxville on Monday night, The Knoxville News Sentinel reported. Joe Clayton, a beloved businessman and family man, called his son Rick on Monday morning to catch up on business. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, Knox County Rescue Squad, and Knoxville Fire Department could be seen scouring the area on boat and by air. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A co-founder of Clayton Homes, a national home-building company, was killed when a helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River, relatives said Tuesday. In a Billboard interview published in August, Parton defended Black Lives Matter protests after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. District Attorney: Pilot stabbing suspect acted alone and was 'angry at all people in general', Suspect's mother: 'He's not a violent person'. He was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. Board of Health passed a countywide mask mandate in July, Board of health members slam Glenn Jacobs for ominous video, Knox County commissioner tries again to strip power from board of health. Take a look back through some of the top stories we covered throughout 2020. Majors ran, passed, punted, returned kicks and played defense. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – More information came to light Tuesday about the helicopter crash that killed one of the founders of Clayton Homes. Cases of the virus reached record highs in November, continuing a deadly trajectory into December. Dolly Parton: ‘The whole magic about me is that I look artificial, but I’m totally real’. His brother James (Jim) Clayton, cofounder of Clayton Homes, survived the crash along with their grandson, Flynt Griffin, and their friend, John (Jay) McBride. More: 'Dolly Christmas' can help you forget 2020. A helicopter crash in the Tennessee River Monday claimed the life of Joe Clayton, the co-founder of Clayton Automobiles and Clayton Homes. August 4, 2020. Knox County Schools shut down in-person classes early to keep families safe before winter break. Officials confirmed Tuesday that the victim was Joe Clayton, co-founder of Clayton Automobiles and Clayton Homes. The property changed hands twice this year, first being purchased or $8.3 million in March by BSPRT Knox Owner LLC. Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner, The latest on the cases of violence against Black people that sparked America's racial reckoning, Protestors marched peacefully in Knoxville, Johnny Majors not only excelled in college football, he loved being a part of it | Adams, Will Evelyn Boswell's teen mom face the death penalty? Deputies shot and killed Idris Abdus-Salaam, a 33-year-old truck driver from Durham, North Carolina, after he stabbed a customer and three employees of a Pilot Travel Center on Strawberry Plains Pike, authorities said. @wvlt https://t.co/k3btQHfbGA pic.twitter.com/b81MLMXaxY. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Joe Clayton, the cofounder of Clayton Automobiles and Clayton Homes, died in Monday night’s helicopter crash in the Tennessee River. A month before its closure, the building was only booking at about 20 percent occupancy, according to previous Knox News reporting. A helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River near the Sequoyah Hills neighborhood, killing Joe Clayton. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Family members have identified the man killed Monday night when a helicopter crashed into the Tennessee River. Now it seems the complex will be reborn as an e-commerce hub, after Knoxville City Council rezoned the property for industrial use in November. Update 2:50 p.m. EDT Aug. 4: Family members told WATE that Joe Clayton, who co-founded manufactured housing company Clayton Homes in 1966, died in Monday’s crash. Knoxville Center Mall, known to many as East Towne Mall, closed at the beginning of the year. The rezoning is part of a $30-million building plan from Hillwood Enterprises, which develops e-commerce fulfillment centers across the country for clients such as Amazon and Wayfair. Corcoran said …