Paige Hill
Digital Producer, WVLT
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Paige is a Digital Producer at WVLT News.
She is from Galax, VA but loves the culture and community surrounding East Tennessee.
Paige obtained a bachelor's degree in Journalism at East Tennessee State University. While there, she served as a reporter for the East Tennessean and an editor of Overlooked in Appalachia, a publication designed to highlight overlooked issues in the Appalachian region, such as the opioid crisis.
Paige is currently studying to get her master's degree in Journalism at the University of Tennessee.
In her free time, Paige enjoys cooking, shopping, spending time with her cats and hiking.
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Updated: Sep. 25, 2022 at 4:15 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
A huge catfish caught in Tennessee could break the state record pending verification, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 3:35 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
A new scam circulating through the state has prompted a warning from the Secretary of State Tre Hargett.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 4:16 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
After one person died in a plane crash at Campbell County Airport nearly a month ago, the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary findings.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 9:02 AM EDT
|By Amanda Alvarado and Paige Hill
Brent and Monica Pelusio say that their son was assaulted by a group of five athletes last September.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 1:42 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill and Kelly Ann Krueger
The NTSB has released their initial findings into the Marion County crash.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill and Emily Van de Riet
A registered sex offender tried to kidnap and rape a woman in Tennessee as she jogged Tuesday morning, according to the Knoxville Police Department.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
A small plane crashed in Jacksboro Monday, according to officials with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 10:53 AM EDT
|By Paige Hill and Debra Worley
The toddler was sleeping inside the home during the crash and was killed, officials said.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
One of Dollywood’s most popular events has again been nominated for an award.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 2:00 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
Tennessee crews are continuing to lend a helping hand to victims affected by record-breaking flooding in Kentucky, which has destroyed communities and taken dozens of lives.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 1:32 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
If you want to become a movie star, you may have your chance soon! Movie role submissions are being accepted for a Christmas movie filmed in Dollywood this month.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 4:10 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
After a “lengthy” standoff with Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office deputies, a wanted fugitive was taken into custody in the Cumberland Gap area Monday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 10:16 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
School supplies will be given to those in need at two upcoming giveaway events hosted by the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 9:52 AM EDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger, Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey, Paige Hill and Savannah Smith
The disappearance of Summer Wells, the 5-year-old Hawkins County girl at the center of a Tennessee AMBER Alert, has captured the attention of thousands across the region.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 10:48 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
A campaign called Operation Southern Slow Down will launch Monday, July 18, in five southeastern states, including Tennessee.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 10:38 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
A crash involving four vehicles in Campbell County Saturday left three people, including a juvenile, injured.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill and Jordan Gartner
Zoo Knoxville announced it was grieving the loss of a 4-week-old lion cub after being injured in an incident involving her mother.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 4:25 PM EDT
|By Carissa Simpson and Paige Hill
Many agencies responded to multiple water rescues as water rose at Greenbrier Campground in Gatlinburg.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2022 at 1:53 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
Dolly Parton has added another accolade to her name after being honored with the National Education Association’s highest award for her dedication to early childhood literacy.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
Did you know that more pets go missing on July 4 than any other day of the year?
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 10:30 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
Heads up! There are three sales tax holidays in Tennessee this year, and all of them are coming up soon.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 3:16 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
A Jacksboro man died after losing control and crashing in LaFollette Friday night, according to LaFollette Police Department Sgt. Homer Herrell.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 8:13 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill and Jordan Gartner
A highway patrol trooper in Tennessee has a new best friend.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
Dolly Parton visited the construction site of Dollywood’s new HeartSong Lodge & Resort for the first time at the property set to open in late 2023.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:31 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill, Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Kelly Ann Krueger
Officials in Campbell County provided information Monday on letters that seven churches in the area have been receiving.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 6:03 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
Dolly Parton’s first best-selling novel, “Run, Rose, Run,” has been picked up by Sony Pictures, according to an announcement shared Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
The investigation remains ongoing.
Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 3:52 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill and Jordan Gartner
An Illinois man is accused of killing his father in a deadly shooting while the two were at a highway rest stop.
Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 3:10 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
Officials with the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area are searching for two individuals responsible for burglary and theft of government property within the park.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By Paige Hill, Kelly Ann Krueger and Emily Van de Riet
A Tennessee couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a villa at Sandals Emerald Bay resort on Exuma Island earlier this month, according to a report by The Nassau Guardian.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 1:30 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
A correctional officer at the Claiborne County Jail was arrested on Friday for rape charges, according to Sheriff Bob Brooks.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 3:54 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill and Jordan Gartner
A 24-year-old man was arrested and facing several charges after police said he was driving over 110 mph on a highway in Tennessee on Monday.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 7:08 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
With almost a million deer in Tennessee, it’s possible to run across a fawn in the early spring to summer.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 7:50 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
The Knoxville Fire Department responded to a Knoxville apartment building after an elevator inside fell Tuesday afternoon.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2022 at 7:08 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Knox County Schools over chewing gum and eating food in class.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will be in East Tennessee to tour fire damage Friday afternoon, according to his office.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 4:31 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill, Savannah Smith, Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Kelly Ann Krueger
The blaze prompted evacuations and closings Wednesday.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 3:17 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
The helmet of a firefighter who was forced to abandon the tanker he was operating was returned to him Saturday.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
One person was killed in a fire that happened at a home in LaFollette Friday morning, according to the LaFollette Press.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 3:02 PM EDT
|By Paige Hill
An inmate at the Campbell County Jail has reportedly died, prompting an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 10:53 AM EDT
|By Paige Hill
Dolly Parton officially announced Monday that she was withdrawing her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 9:00 AM EST
|By Paige Hill
East Tennessee queen Dolly Parton will be hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards this spring.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 11:24 AM EST
|By Paige Hill
The widow of a man who died in an East Tennessee mine last year has filed a lawsuit against the mine and locomotive manufacturers/suppliers, asking for compensation for the damages the loss of her husband caused.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 11:04 AM EST
|By Kelly Ann Krueger, Paige Hill and Gray News Staff
A 38-year-old Tennessee woman is facing 23 counts of sex crimes involving nine minors at a high school.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 10:45 AM EST
|By Paige Hill and Dakota Makres
This investigation remains active and ongoing.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 2:39 PM EST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey, Paige Hill, Savannah Smith and Kelly Ann Krueger
The Tennessee Department of Health releases daily data on COVID-19 cases in the state.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 3:42 PM EST
|By Paige Hill
The bill would make the offense a Class C misdemeanor which under Tennessee law would carry a risk of thirty days in jail and up to $50 in fines.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 4:14 PM EST
|By Paige Hill
A section of I-75 North is closed down after a crash involving a Loudon County deputy occurred Thursday morning.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 10:54 PM EST
|By Paige Hill and Kelly Ann Krueger
Candus Wells stated that Don Wells grabbed her by the throat and pushed her against the wall.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2022 at 11:24 PM EST
|By Paige Hill
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is mourning the loss of one of its beloved sergeants who died Thursday.
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