Pine-Richland School District received bomb and shooting threats, prompting law enforcement and K9 searches; schools went into lockdown.

A student is facing charges after Hardin Valley Middle School was evacuated for a bomb threat on September 18 according to the Knox County Sheriff's Office.

Explosives-sniffing dogs were on the campuses of Pine-Richland School District’s middle and high schools Friday morning after the district received a bomb threat. The North Hills schools, both in Pine,

Several police and K-9 units responded to the Pine-Richland School District campus Friday. A Channel 11 crew at the scene said at least two K-9 officers are on the property sweeping the campus interior and exterior.