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Gibbs graduate to compete in Special Olympics World Winter Games in Italy
CORRYTON, Tenn. (WVLT) - Out of 101 athletes in the United States competing in the upcoming Special Olympics World Winter Games, only three are from East Tennessee. Among those three Tennesseans competing in Italy, Johnny Kelly is the only one from East Tennessee who will be representing his country. “It’s...
Judges dismiss suit alleging Tennessee’s political maps discriminate against communities of color
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judicial panel has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Tennessee’s U.S. House maps and those for the state Senate amount to unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. “In sum, the complaint alleges facts that are consistent with a racial gerrymander,” stated the ruling, which was issued...
TennCare diaper benefit reaches 9,000 Tennessee families in first two weeks
More than 9,000 Tennessee families have signed up to receive free diapers through the Division of TennCare’s new diaper benefit since it launched on Aug. 7. Gov. Bill Lee visited Pruitt’s Discount Pharmacy on Dickerson Pike in Nashville this week to hand deliver some of the first boxes of diapers distributed through the new benefit — the first of its kind in the nation. ...
Middle Tennessee High School Football Scores – Week 1
Week 1 of Tennessee high school football is a wrap and we’ve got the scores below. The scores below feature the ten following Source counties: Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, and Williamson. We will update as scores are finalized. Cannon County. Cannon County High 7...
Vols, never change Neyland Stadium name, says Pilot founder Jim Haslam | Toppmeyer
Jim Haslam recites Gen. Robert Neyland’s maxims accurate to the word, as if he’s envisioning the legendary Tennessee football coach writing them on a blackboard in front of him. Haslam’s favorite of Neyland’s seven maxims applied to more than football. He believes it spoke to his business career. “Play for and make the breaks....
Tennessee Baseball to play pair of October exhibitions
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee baseball will play a pair of exhibition matches across the state this October. The Vols will first face Western Kentucky in Nashville on Oct. 25, before heading to Jackson to battle Western Kentucky on Oct. 27. Tennessee will face the Hilltoppers inside First Horizon Park,...
What 6-foot-6 DL Mekhi Bell brought to Summit football win, including six pass deflections
SPRING HILL - As the Summit football team huddled around coach Brian Coleman ahead of its opening game of the 2024 TSSAA football season against Spring Hill on Friday, one helmet loomed tall over the rest. It belonged to Summit defensive end Mekhi Bell, who at 6-foot-6, 240 pounds, towers over just about everyone on the field. ...
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