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Brenden Queen Wins Physical Hampton Heat 200 at Langley Speedway
The 16th chapter in the Hampton Heat history book took a little longer to write than planned, but proved to be a memorable one. After a lengthy rain delay that sent the event into the early hours of Sunday morning, a hardy and loyal crowd stuck around for the signature event at Larry King Law’s Langley Speedway. That audience was treated to an intense, physical battle between familiar foes, Brenden Queen and Connor Hall. At race’s end, it was Queen standing victorious, tying C.E. Falk, III with three career Hampton Heat victories.
Brown has enjoyed a year of representing Miss Tennessee Volunteer
Representing the state of Tennessee in the Miss Volunteer America pageant last month was a highlight for Jada Brown, who was Miss Lane College Volunteer before winning Miss Tennessee Volunteer a year ago. And Brown has one more task ahead of her in that role, and that is crowning her...
$1,000 reward offered for info after multiple people beaten, robbed inside Grundy County restaurant
Grundy County authorities are turning to the community for help tracking down two suspects accused of stealing thousands of dollars' worth of items from a group of people during a violent armed robbery in a restaurant Friday night.
'We're out $10,000' | Travel plans and pocketbooks impacted in East Tennessee after global tech outage hits airlines
ALCOA, Tenn. — A global tech outage affected millions worldwide, and for travelers at McGhee Tyson Airport in East Tennessee -- it was no different. Spokesperson for the airport Becky Huckaby said around a third of flights were impacted during the outage. Kelly Smith, a Knox County mom, shared...
Championship spotter and Bristol native Bob Jeffrey passes away after cancer battle
Bob Jeffrey, a championship spotter in both the NASCAR Cup Series and the Indy Car Series, passed away after battling cancer. He was 65 years old. Bob was a native of Bristol and attended Tennessee High before his family moved to West Virginia before his senior year of high school. He returned to the area to pursue a career in racing, working for Henderson Motorsports and Ed Whitaker Racing as a tire changer.
High school football returns with 2024 Countdown to Kickoff
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -It’s that time of the year again! High school football season is fast approaching, and WVLT News is covering all the angles for the start of the 2024 season with the Countdown to Kickoff. High school talent has been impressive recently, producing top talents like Caleb...
Aberdeen’s Josh Heupel looks to continue elevating Tennessee in his fourth year
DALLAS, TX (Dakota News Now) - In the ever-changeing SEC, Aberdeen’s Josh Heupel has some company this year. He’s no longer the only head coach to hail from South Dakota with Milbank’s Kalen DeBoer taking over at Alabama, and his Tennessee Volunteers aren’t the only team in orange anymore with the University of Texas joining the fold.
Memphis, Shelby County leaders react to President Joe Biden dropping out of 2024 race
President Joe Biden has dropped out of the presidential race, he said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Sunday afternoon. "It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe...
Vols in Pro Baseball: VFLs Shining as Second Half of Season Gets Underway
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With the second half of the 2024 season kicking off Friday afternoon, former Tennessee Volunteers across the nation continue to well-represent their alma mater throughout the professional ranks, including one's upcoming enshrinement into the sport's lore forever. Garrett Crochet's meteoric rise has been the talk of...
Leadership Blount County presents Class of 2025
When Leadership Blount County was formed in 1990, community leadership programming in America was a relatively new concept. Unlike corporate management training, the idea of training nearly 40 individuals about every aspect of the community in order to build involvement was a novel idea in Blount County. Blount County and its needs have changed over the last decades, Leadership Blount has aspired to meet those needs through its programming. After...
Grainger County Tomato Festival celebrates 31 years
RUTLEDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — They don’t call the Grainger County tomatoes “world renowned” for nothing; The tomatoes are huge and bring people from all over to Grainger County so they can get their hands on some of the finest produce there is. The tomato is a seemingly simple produce product, but for Grainger County, it […]
Hungriest Mother Food Challenges winners brought their appetite Saturday
MARION, Va. (WJHL) – The area’s most competitive eaters gathered in downtown Marion on Saturday at the Hungriest Mother Food Festival Challenges to determine whose appetite was ready to win. The competition featured a dozen local businesses, food trucks, and restaurants. The food was sweet, savory, and even pickled. Michael Karnes will be keeping his […]
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