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Non-profit balloon festival returns to East Tennessee for Labor Day Weekend
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The 11th Annual Monroe Life Balloon Festival is returning to East Tennessee for Labor Day Weekend. The festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, Tennessee from 4 to 10 p.m. each day. Attendees can enjoy...
HS Football Continues To Speak To Students
Week one of the high school football season has arrived and students across the Upper Cumberland are showing school spirit more than ever. Monterey High School Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Benjamin Novak said the excitement for the start of the season is contagious amongst students. Novak said students will remember the experiences they have from being apart of the atmosphere, cheering on the sidelines, and supporting their classmates from the student section.
PAWS 10th Annual Clear The Shelters Adoption Event Set for Sept. 7
Rutherford County PAWS has again joined NBCUniversal Local’s nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign Clear The Shelters, which runs from August 10th to September 10th in commemoration of the event’s 10th anniversary. During the month-long, multi-platform campaign, NBC and Telemundo owned stations are partnering with affiliate stations, animal shelters, and rescues to promote pet adoption and raise funds to support animal welfare.
Dayton woman arrested for using drugs in car with kids Friday
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — A Dayton woman is behind bars after police say she was caught doing drugs while her kids were in the car with her. Late Friday night, Collegedale police responded to the Walmart parking lot in the 5500 block of Little Debbie Parkway. They had been told...
Macon County Pulls Away Against Westmoreland In Season Opener, 31-7
The Macon County Tigers opened their season in the win column Saturday evening as they defeated Westmoreland in the UCR Game of the Week, 31-7. “Any time you can put 31 up against a really good defense like Westmoreland has, then it’s been a successful night,” said Macon County head coach Kyle Shoulders. “But we have some things that we didn’t achieve that we wanted to in that first half.”
Titans need to reset expectations for Treylon Burks
At the end of practice on Wednesday, tragedy struck for the Tennessee Titans when Treylon Burks fell down awkwardly and was walked inside the building by trainers. It was devastating...until the next day when Burks practiced as if nothing had happened. If that felt dramatic to you, just imagine seeing...
Watch Carly Pearce Hilariously Share How To Pull Off Quick Wardrobe Changes
Carly Pearce shared what it’s like to pull off a quick wardrobe change while hosting an award show. Pearce hosted the ACM Honors for her fourth consecutive year when the 17th annual show took place at the historic Ryman Auditorium earlier this week in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This time, Pearce shared hosting duties with “Next Thing You Know” artist Jordan Davis.
Nashville Receives $5M Federal Grant to Innovate and Expand Affordable Housing Efforts
Nashville is stepping up its game in the affordable housing arena, receiving a tidy sum of $5 million from the White House and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville, this financial boost is all about knocking down the barriers that stand in the way of creating and preserving affordable housing in the city. The grant is part of HUD's Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program, a new initiative designed to help communities lower housing costs by innovating policy strategies and fostering partnerships.
Construction company makes statement on trench collapse incident
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) — The construction company has made a statement after the fatal incident involving a construction worker being buried in a trench Thursday, August 22, 2024. The statement from Dillards Construction, Inc. reads:. “We are completely devastated by what occurred yesterday to one of our employees. We...
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