Friday is a snow day for Knox County Schools students. The district announced the afternoon of Jan. 9 that schools would be closed Friday, All athletics and extracurricular activities will be canceled throughout the weekend.

Knox County crews and residents are taking lessons learned during the 2024 snowstorm into this year's anticipated winter weather.

Senior Director of Knox County's Engineering and Public Works Department, Jim Snowden, offers insight into how the county is preparing ahead of snow that is expected to move into the region on Friday 10,

Winter weather is coming to the South this weekend, and Knoxville is expected to get hit with up to 6 inches of snow. State, county and city crews are preparing as much as possible, even before the snow begins to fall.