Event Brief
Lab tests find no threat from dumped dead rats
Filed: Jul 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: Tests found no infection risk to Norris drinking water after 300+ dead rats were illegally dumped near Clear Creek.
WHO: Norris City Manager Bailey Whited; Norris Police Department; Utility Superintendent Tony Wilkerson
WHAT: Laboratory tests found no evidence of infection in more than 300 dead rats dumped near the Norris water treatment area.
WHEN: Jul 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, TN
WHY: No evidence of infection was found, and officials said the rats posed no danger to the drinking water supply.
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