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UC’s Home Opening Loss Will Hurt For Awhile
Union City, Tenn.–Both literally and figuratively, Union City’s 56-23 loss to the University School of Jackson will hurt a while. The second-ranked Tornadoes were not only beaten convincingly in their home opener, but UC also lost a handful of two-way starters to injuries – some possibly for longer than Friday night’s game.
Tennessee chief justice sees Northeast Recovery Center as model for state
ROAN MOUNTIAN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Holly Kirby sees the Northeast Tennessee Regional Recovery Center as a model program to be used to benefit communities across the state. Kirby visited the recovery center on Friday. The facility began taking patients last October. “It sounded amazing, of using opioid settlement money, specifically […]
East Tennessee high school football scores: TSSAA live updates from Week 2
Tennessee high school football teams are now in their routines as Week 2 of the 2024 TSSAA football season continues Friday. Alcoa travels to Bearden in the Knox News Game of the Week on Friday, looking to avoid a 0-2 start. Bearden won in triple OT over West in a Saturday opener last weekend, while the Tornadoes lost at home to Ravenwood. ...
More than 797,000 visitors stopped by Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in 2023, report shows
MIDDLESBORO, Ky. — The National Park Service said hundreds of thousands of people visited the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in 2023, spending millions of dollars in nearby communities. A release said 797,346 visitors stopped by the park, spending more than $25.6 million in nearby communities. According to the...
VIDEOS: Meteor seen passing over the Tri-Cities
TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Multiple viewers across the Tri-Cities have sent videos of a meteor passing over the area early Friday morning. The videos below show a meteor passing through the sky around 1 a.m. Meteorologist Jeremy Eisenzopf says meteors are random and there’s really no way to track when one will pass over. Meteors […]
TWRA News: Prepping for Archery Season
Middle Tennessee archery hunters who want to hone their skills prior to the upcoming deer hunting season have options. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) maintains and partners in several archery ranges in the mid-state area for sportsmen to utilize. TWRA archery ranges are located at Cheatham WMA Firing and...
TVA: Several lake levels below normal heading into Labor Day weekend
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Several lakes in Northeast Tennessee are below normal levels as the region sees an exceptionally dry summer. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced on Friday that 12 reservoirs in its operating area were experiencing low levels. Northeast Tennessee included the South Holston, Watauga, Cherokee and Douglas reservoirs. “Throughout the summer, […]
First Black Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director, Mark Gwyn, Dies At 61
The TBI director worked in his role for 14 years before retiring from the Bureau in 2018 as the longest-serving director in agency history. Former Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Director Mark Gwyn has died at age 61, reportedly from natural causes. Gwyn, who became the first Black man to...
As drought conditions spread, Middle Tennessee authorities issue burn bans. Here's where
As drought conditions continue to creep across Middle Tennessee, with more counties showing dry conditions, local authorities have started issuing burn bans to curb the risk of devastating fires. Last week, 53% of the Middle Tennessee area was showing some level of drought. As of Thursday, nearly 82% is under a drought...
Tennessee to Let Teachers Carry Guns Caused Ruckus, but Has Drawn Little Interest
Josh Arrowood carries his .22-caliber handgun most everywhere he goes in his rural Tennessee community — to church at Freewill Baptist, at the Food City store where he shops for groceries, and in the Greene County Courthouse, where he serves as a commissioner. A new state law that passed this spring would let him, under […]
To counter the state’s high fetal mortality rates, Tennessee officials launch “Count the Kicks” app
While fetal mortality rates have declined in Tennessee, they still remain among the highest in the nation, prompting the Department of Health to launch a new app-based maternal health initiative designed to help pregnant patients track fetal movement — an early signal of fetal distress. Fetal mortality rates in Tennessee have fallen 18% in the […]
Stockard on the Stump: Memphis replaces Nashville as legislative leaders’ target
The tempest rising out of Memphis is threatening to turn Nashville into a political backwater, at least for the moment. Since Republican lawmakers returned from the woodshed after a legal whipping over failed efforts to run Metropolitan Nashville, they appear to have shifted their efforts to controlling West Tennessee’s largest city. House Speaker Cameron Sexton […]
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