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Vote for the top Knoxville area wide receiver, tight end entering 2024 TSSAA football season
The 2024 TSSAA football season is officially less than a month away. In anticipation of the upcoming season, fans can decide who their best returning high school player is at each position. This week you can choose your top wide receiver/tight end in the Knoxville area heading into the year. Vote for your choice of the area's top wide receiver/tight end among 16 players to choose from. Vote now before the poll closes at noon on Sunday....
Tennessee veterans invited to free camping, golf at state parks on select days
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee State Parks are inviting veterans to enjoy complimentary camping and golf on the birthdays of each military branch and Veterans Day. State Rep. Rebecca Alexander (R-Jonesborough) issued a news release Wednesday, encouraging Tennessee veterans to take advantage of the “Stay & Play” deals. The complimentary camping and golf is part […]
TN voucher recipients make modest gains, but still underperform public school peers
As Gov. Bill Lee and legislative leaders vow to bring back a bill to establish a new statewide school voucher program next year, newly released state data shows students who participated in Tennessee’s existing voucher program during the 2023-24 school year made modest gains in English language arts and math test scores, but most are still testing significantly below the district-wide average of their public school peers. ...
BetMGM, Penn, Action 24/7 fined for violating Tennessee sports wagering rules
(The Center Square) – Three Tennessee sports wagering operators were fined at the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council’s July meeting with BetMGM, Penn (ESPN Bet) and Action 24/7 receiving fines for violating rules. BetMGM was fined $25,000 for permitting wagers to be placed on penalties in a contest, which is against Tennessee rules. Action 24/7 was fined $18,000 for allowing self-excluded bettors to deposit and wager. Fanatics Sportsbook was recently fined $50,000 after it allowed eight people who were on an in-app self-exclusion list to place bets during that exclusion. Penn, which operates ESPN Bet, was fined $9,000 for failing to self-exclude a bettor and $3,000 for sending marketing messages to self-excluded bettors.
Pro-school voucher groups spending tops $4.5 million in Tennessee Republican primaries
With one day left until Tennessee’s Republican primary, groups pushing for the adoption of a universal private school voucher program have poured record money into the state’s election. Two years ago, three pro-voucher groups set a then-record by spending around $1 million on independent advertisements to support or oppose candidates based on whether they favored […]
Former Tennessee Standout On The Move At MLB Trade Deadline
After weeks of speculation, former Tennessee star and White Sox ace Garrett Crochet is staying put in Chicago at the MLB trade deadline. But another former Tennessee star is on the move. The Kansas City Royals traded former Vols star Jared Dickey as well as Mason Barnett and Will Klein to the Oakland Athletics in return for RHP Lucas Erceg.
State Health Grant Award to fund 26 new patient rooms at Fort Loudoun Medical Center
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Health Commissioner Ralph Alvarado, MD, FACP joined Fort Loudoun Medical Center leaders today, in Lenoir City, Tenn., to review the hospital’s plans to increase its footprint and bed capacity with funding from the Tennessee Department of Health though the Health Resiliency Grant Program. “Access to facilities providing quality health care and services is more important than ever in Tennessee’s local communities,” Dr. Alvarado said. “Leadership in both the public and private sectors is exactly how we improve the culture of health...
Steven Gibson receives Vol State Award at Tennessee 4-H Roundup
Steven Gibson, son of Steve and Crystal Gibson of Toone, received the Vol State Award at Tennessee 4-H Roundup, held at UT Martin during the week of July 15-19. He has made numerous contributions to Hardeman County 4-H serving as his 4-H clubs president for several years as well as being a part of one state runner-up Meats Judging team in 2021 and a member of the state winning team in 2022, earning trips to Denver, Colorado and Manhattan, Kansas. Steven participated on many other judging teams including Livestock and Poultry. He is completing his service to the Western Region 4-H All-Star Council and just completed his term on State 4-H Council as Senior Representative, passing his jacket off to the successor at Roundup. Steven was also named a state winner in the Level II Food Science Project at 4-H Roundup, earning a trip to National 4-H Congress in Atlanta in November. He is already attending UT Martin and plans to complete his degree there with aspirations of becoming a 4-H Agent with the University of Tennessee Extension.
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