Thu
Jun 25 2026
12:17 pm
By: bizgrrl
Yesterday, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. There are videos on Facebook.

Near O'Charley's in Alcoa. It climbed the tree to get over the fence then crossed Alcoa Highway.

On Green Meadow Country Club golf course.
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On Thursday, June 25, 2026, a
On Thursday, June 25, 2026, a bear was spotted swimming across the Tennessee River from Blount County to West Knoxville. I wonder if it is the same bear.