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Four-star QB George MacIntyre selected to play in the 2025 Polynesian Bowl
Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy four-star quarterback George MacIntyre has been selected to play in the 2025 Polynesian Bowl, it was announced on Monday. The Tennessee Volunteers commit was thrilled with his selection. "It means a lot and it just feels like a lot of hard work has paid off," said MacIntyre.
Bill Baxter, 'tireless' Knoxville servant who led family's Holston Gases, dies at 71
Bill Baxter, the charismatic Knoxville philanthropist and ubiquitous board member who led at every level of private and public life in Tennessee, died Aug. 18 at 71. Baxter served as chairman of Holston Gases, his family's business. The cause of death was a "relatively short battle with an aggressive form of cancer," Baxter's business partner and best friend Robert Anders told Knox News. ...
Pair Of Tennessee Football Players Land On AP Preseason All-American Teams
With the first week of the college football season less than two weeks away, the Associated Press released its two Preseason All-American teams on Monday afternoon. Two Tennessee football players landed on the All-American teams with edge rusher James Pearce Jr. landing as the first team defensive end and Cooper Mays landing as the second team center.
Lady Vols open 2024 season ranked No. 15 in AVCA Poll
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee volleyball team heads into the 2024 campaign ranked 15th in the AVCA preseason poll. The Lady Vols are coming off one of the best seasons in program history. Last year, Tennessee finished the season 26-5 (15-3) and made it to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2005.
St. Jude mourns loss of beloved member of St. Jude family, Phil Donahue
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 19, 2024-- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital© laments the passing of television icon Phil Donahue, a pioneer in American media who shaped the format of the modern talk show. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240819978602/en/ Phil Donahue at the FedEx St. Jude Classic (Photo: ALSAC Photography)
Trees for Johnson City’s Candy Land Christmas sell out in five minutes, organizers say
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The organization Downtown Johnson City said trees for this year’s Candy Land Christmas seasonal event sold out less than five minutes after going on sale. A post by the non-profit organization said there were more than 200 “unique users” queued up on the organization’s website waiting to purchase a Christmas […]
New Academy Sports + Outdoors in Kingsport to open in September
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The new Academy Sports + Outdoors store in Kingsport is expected to open next month. According to a release, the new store, located in the former Dick’s Sporting Goods suite in the Kingsport Pavilion Shopping Center on East Stone Drive, will open in September. Academy retails a variety of sports and […]
Search warrant leads to three people arrested
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. (WYMT) - An execution of a narcotics search warrant has led to three people facing charges. The narcotics search warrant was conducted a home on 4667 North Highway 25 W in the Morley community on August 16. During the search, police found methamphetamine, suboxone, firearms and drug...
Tennessee Army National Guard commissions new officers
SMYRNA, Tenn. – Seven Tennessee Army National Guardsmen were commissioned as U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenants during a special ceremony at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site on August 18. These new officers, who graduated from Smyrna’s 18-month-long Officer Candidate School at the Tennessee National Guard’s 117th Regional Training Institute, will...
Jury finds Oak Ridge man Sean Finnegan guilty of first-degree murder
A 12-member Anderson County jury on Monday found 56-year-old Sean Shannon Finnegan guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Jennifer Gail Paxton, a 36-year-old homeless woman who grew up in Knoxville. On Tuesday, the jury will reconvene at 10 a.m. to begin the process of deciding whether to give the Oak Ridge man the death penalty. ...
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