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5 Knoxville area football players poised for breakout 2024 TSSAA seasons
The 2024 TSSAA football season is a mere couple of weeks away from beginning. Along with the anticipation to watch Knoxville area teams overall, it’s also worth being excited for the returning players who will become new stars for their teams. Here are the five Knoxville area football players Knox News predicts are poised...
Tennessee looks to add to recent success
The Tennessee football team has a tough act to follow. The Vols went 9-4 last season, capping it with a 35-0 victory over Iowa in the Citrus Bowl. That gave Tennessee 20 victories in the last two seasons, the most in consecutive seasons for the Vols since former coach Phillip Fulmer had back-to-back 10-3 records in 2003 and ’04.
ESPN Reveals ‘Maybe the Best Defender’ In College Football This Year
The Tennessee Volunteers may have one of the best at putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks for the 2024 college football season. ESPN's Bill Connelly tabbed edge rusher James Pearce Jr. as "maybe the best defender in the country" after finishing third in the SEC in sacks (9.5) as a ...
Congressman Demands That Olympic Gymnast Jordan Chiles Be Able To Keep Her Olympic Bronze Medal
A week ago, Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles had captured her first individual Olympic medal in dramatic fashion. Her bronze medal on in the Floor Exercise final at the 2024 Summer Olympics was a huge triumph for her in likely her final elite competition. But, that medal has been stripped from her since then on […] The post Congressman Demands That Olympic Gymnast Jordan Chiles Be Able To Keep Her Olympic Bronze Medal appeared first on BroBible.
Practice observations: Notes from an abbreviated look at the Vols
Preseason camp rolls on for football and the Vols were back on the practice field on Monday morning. The team was in full pads coming off Sunday’s practice and ahead of an off day on Tuesday, and the Vols will practice again on Wednesday before their second scrimmage on Thursday morning. It was a shorter viewing portion of practice than normal with just stretch and one period open (instead of two), so this was an abbreviated look – and Tennessee’s final practice with any open-viewing periods will be Wednesday.
Legalized liquor: Where sales would be allowed, and where the tax revenue would go
HUNTSVILLE | Should Scott County voters approve a pair of liquor referendums that will likely be on the ballot in November, the vote would open the possibility for liquor by the drink to be sold in any part of Scott County. However, it would only open the possibility for package stores in the towns of Huntsville and Oneida.
Trial begins for Anderson County death penalty case
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Monday marked the beginning of a grisly East Tennessee trial out of Anderson County. The suspect at the trial’s center is Sean Finnegan, who was charged with first-degree murder in 2020 after police found a dismembered body in his Oak Ridge home. Investigators have...
‘Armed and dangerous’ man captured in Loudon County, sheriff’s office says
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office took an “armed and dangerous” suspect into custody in the Lenoir City area, LCSO officials said Monday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, the Lenoir City Police Department received a call about a suspicious man at the...
August isn’t August this week with low humidity, cool temps, and little rain expected
Monday, high pressure sits just west of our region bringing in cooler, drier, northwest winds 5-10mph. A mostly blue sky day features a few high level clouds but not a drop of rain. Highs fall just below average with the mid to upper 70s while our higher elevation spots enjoy a low to mid 70 […]
NashVillager Podcast: A Tennessee true crime story, revisited
On the anniversary of a high-profile murder, a look at how the state has reopened that cold case. Plus the local news for August 12, 2024 and a new approach to helping victims of domestic violence. Credits:. This is a production of Nashville Public Radio. Host/producer: Nina Cardona. Additional support:...
Pregnant Mom of Six Gets ‘Weird Instinct,’ Then Dr. Call About Unborn Baby
A mom of six has gone viral after sharing news about her unborn child. Allie Darr, who is pregnant with her seventh child, said she had a "weird instinct" that something significant was about to happen before receiving a call from her doctor. "I wasn't sure what it was or...
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