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Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (9/1 – 9/14/2024)
If you want your event included, please make a Facebook event, invite me via the “invite” button on the event page (Alan Sims – you’ll have to friend me), and it will be included. I need enough lead time that the list can be put together the Wednesday before you want your event included.
Blue Raiders foil Golden Eagle upset bid
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – On Saturday night just before midnight, Tennessee Tech took the lead against Middle Tennessee. But after the clock struck 12, Middle Tennessee ended the Golden Eagles' Cinderella story. Tech (0-1) was so close. With just over a minute to go in the game, Jordan Yates hauled...
Hundreds line downtown Maryville streets for rally, protests
Hundreds flocked to downtown Maryville on Saturday morning as Blount Pride and counterprotesters lined the sidewalks of West Broadway Avenue. Blount Pride’s “Can’t Hide our Pride” rally lasted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. promoting visibility for the LGBTQ+ community. Shannon Bryant, a rally organizer and board member for Blount Pride, told attendees Saturday that the area’s LGBTQ+ community needs to fight to be seen. “I want the world to...
Tyre West makes plays in Vols’ opener, showing ‘growth’ on defensive line
Tyre West made the most of his playing time as a true freshman at. and showed flashes of his potential at the end of last season, when he became more involved in the Vols' defensive-line rotation. In Tennessee's season opener Saturday against Chattanooga, he only seemed to build on his strong finish to last season.
McCoy's Neyland Stadium return emotional on multiple fronts
Even the most casual football fans knew one of the major hurdles Bru McCoy had to clear Saturday. Nearly 11 months to the day before the Vols' season-opener against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, McCoy went down with a horrific injury — an ankle fracture-dislocation — in the second quarter of a win over South Carolina in that same stadium. The former five-star prospect was carted off the field in front of an emotional crowd and even more emotional Tennessee sideline, and he needed emergency surgery that night to start a long, painful journey back to the field.
Scattered downpours move in Sunday ahead of a cooler stretch
Make sure to keep the rain jacket and umbrella handy as we head into Sunday with widespread showers and storms on the way for Sunday afternoon. Thankfully we do have some cooler afternoons on the way as well with a pattern change by the middle of the week.
Cougars Close Weekend With Hearty Battles
MARYVILLE, TENN. – After 301 days, the Concordia University Chicago women's volleyball team hit the floor for their opening weekend tournament in Maryville, Tennessee. After falling in yesterday's season opener against Brevard College, the Cougars put up two major battles against Randolph-Macon College and Maryville University. Despite the intense fight in both contests, the Cougars fell in both, 3-0 and 3-1, respectively.
VOLS NOTES: Men’s basketball sells out of season tickets
KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee announced Wednesday that the men’s basketball program has sold its complete allotment of 14,500 season tickets for the 2024-25 campaign at the Food City Center. This is the sixth straight full-capacity season in which over 13,000 fans have purchased season tickets to see the Volunteers compete on their home floor, including the third straight over 14,000. Single-game tickets will go on sale at AllVols.com...
Panthers Sweep the Maryville Invite
MARYVILLE, Ind. – The Panthers (3-0 overall) completed the weekend sweep of the Maryville Invitational defeating Brevard in straight sets, 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-12). Hanover dominated the contest, behind a strong performance by freshman Nicole Stratford (Lanesville, Ind.), who recorded nine kills. Junior Elliot Mays (Jeffersonville, Ind.) added seven kills for the Blue and Red.
Tyler Shough leads Louisville in rout of Austin Peay
Tyler Shough threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns to lead Louisville to a 62-0 season-opening home win over Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon. Shough, a transfer from Texas Tech, completed 18 of 24 passes in his debut for the Cardinals. Louisville left no doubt from the start, taking a 31-0 lead midway though the second quarter and a 38-0 advantage at halftime. The Cardinals opened the scoring on their opening drive of the game, capping a 7-play, 62-yard drive with a 30-yard field goal by Brock Travelstead. Following a 29-yard punt return by Quincy Riley to the Austin Peay...
Emerald Youth Foundation opens gameday parking to benefit ministry
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Finding a parking spot on gameday can be a burden, but one organization is taking that burden and turning it into something beneficial for the community. The Emerald Youth Foundation opened their parking lot to the public Saturday to support Knoxville’s youth. “We raise around $3,000 for parking per game […]
She came to Memphis to get lifesaving healthcare. Now she wants to make sure everyone in the state has the same opportunities
Heading to an unopposed general election, Gabby Salinas is now the first elected Latina in Shelby County, and the first openly LGBTQ+ woman as a state rep. Gabby Salinas was seven years old when she first arrived in Memphis. The tumor had left her unable to walk. Now, she will be an elected official.
Tennessee National Guard Dispatches Blackhawks from Knoxville to Combat Great Smoky Mountains Wildfires
The Tennessee National Guard has mobilized its aerial assets to actively support firefighting efforts in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as wildfires continue to char the region. According to a recent report from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, four UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters belonging to Knoxville's 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion have been dispatched from McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base starting August 27.
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 […]
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