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MHS Red Rebel Marching Band receives $10,000 donation
Maryville High School marching band has received a $10,000 donation from the Susan Phillips Knoll Family Foundation. Knoll was a graduate of MHS, and the family donated to honor her involvement with the school. The family has 40 graduates from MHS, 11 of whom were involved in the MHS band. “Her family had a really...
Kristen Golightly: Departure from UWG to University of Tennessee Sparks Search for New Women’s Golf Coach
University of West Georgia's head women's golf coach, Kristen Golightly, is leaving to take an assistant coaching position at the University of Tennessee, announced by Director of Athletics Jason Carmichael. Golightly, who initially joined UWG as an assistant coach in 2018, has led the women's golf program for the last two seasons. During her tenure, the team achieved significant success with multiple All-Gulf South Conference and All-American selections, as well as a Gulf South Conference Championship in 2021.
Blount commission rejects schools' budget amendment
Parts of Blount County Schools’ general purpose budget for the current fiscal year are uncertain after the county commission Thursday, July 18, rejected the district’s newest spending proposal. The Blount County Board of Commissioners voted 10-5 against accepting an amendment to the schools’ budget during a meeting Thursday. Several commissioners abstained from the vote. The schools’ amendment would have cut over $500,000 from the $127.7 million allocation county commissioners approved...
CEO Camp grads are still in middle school, but they’re already business-savvy leaders
Victoria Khomenko works tirelessly to help her small business succeed. There's one thing that sets Khomenko apart from other Knoxville entrepreneurs, though. She's 12. To learn more about strategies for selling her jewelry, Khomenko signed up for CEO Camp for Young Women through Webb School's Camp Webb, she told Knox News.
Steve Matthews discusses building Concord Christian's football program
Former quarterback Steve Matthews enters his first season as head coach at Concord Christian School in Farragut, Tennessee. Concord is fielding a varsity team in 2024 for the first time in seven seasons. Matthews discussed becoming Concord’s head coach with Vols Wire. “We have 37 (players) right now and...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
The University of Tennessee (UT) Foundation Inc. reached a pinnacle fundraising mark in fiscal year 2024 as commitment totals surpassed $400 million for the first time in UT System history. This surpasses the previous record of $397 million set in fiscal year 2018. “We celebrate this milestone alongside the more...
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