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Tennessee church helps pay off $8 million in medical debt
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A local church paid off around $8 million in community members’ medical debt in partnership with a national program. The Altar Fellowship Church is changing many lives across the Tri-Cities by helping people relieve medical debt. “We heard about this program through our senior pastor, Pastor Mattie Montgomery,” David Morrison, […]
Transfer Jakobe Thomas grew up a Tennessee football fan, but opener will be first Neyland Stadium game
Jakobe Thomas grew up a Tennessee Vols football fan in Tullahoma, but he never got the chance to go to a game at Neyland Stadium. Next weekend, he'll be running through the Power T as one of the Vols himself. Thomas, a Middle Tennessee State transfer, has been counting down the days until the season opener. ...
Remains of teen soldier identified 74 years after he went missing
The remains of a teenage soldier who was killed in action during the Korean War have been identified after nearly 75 years, U.S. military officials said Thursday.U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arlie P. Barrett, 19, of Bluff City, Tennessee, was a member of the Easy Company in August 1950, according to a news release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. On Aug. 10, 1950, he and his unit engaged in "combat actions" with the North Korean People's Army along the Naktong River near Yongsan, South Korea. After those actions, Barrett was deemed missing in action. Fighting in the area was intense...
Zakai Zeigler on facing Jonas Aidoo in SEC opener: ‘Jonas is our guy … hopefully we come out on top’
Zakai Zeigler has no ill will toward Jonas Aidoo, his former Tennessee teammate who transferred to Arkansas during the offseason. The post Zakai Zeigler on facing Jonas Aidoo in SEC opener: ‘Jonas is our guy … hopefully we come out on top’ appeared first on On3.
Vols, never change Neyland Stadium name, says Pilot founder Jim Haslam | Toppmeyer
Jim Haslam recites Gen. Robert Neyland’s maxims accurate to the word, as if he’s envisioning the legendary Tennessee football coach writing them on a blackboard in front of him. Haslam’s favorite of Neyland’s seven maxims applied to more than football. He believes it spoke to his business career. “Play for and make the breaks....
Projected losses for the Tennessee Volunteers in 2024
The Tennessee Vols will get off to a 1-1 start, but end up with a very strong season in 2024 under third year head coach Josh Heupel. Under Heupel, the Vols have gone 27-12 and appear to be heading in the right direction with the recent success on the recruiting trail and team poised for success in 2024.
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
It was a celebration of another milestone in Oak Ridge’s environmental cleanup. Crews have finished excavation of all the contaminated soil at the former K-25 Site. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) completed another key milestone in one of the nation’s largest environmental cleanup projects.
Tenn. man sentenced to death for kidnapping, assaulting, killing woman, and leaving body in freezer
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (TCN) -- A jury determined that a man will die by lethal injection rather than spend life in prison without parole after they convicted him of murder and several other charges. On Aug. 21, the Anderson County District Attorney General announced the jury’s decision to sentence Sean...
Landen Hensley leads Anderson Co. past Powell
CLINTON, Tenn. (WATE) — Powell and Anderson County met for the sixth year in a row and the fireworks were on full display. Anderson County quarterback Landen Hensley finish the day with 184 yards and three touchdowns in the Mavericks 28-25 win. Anderson County was forced to punt on its first drive, but the Panthers […]
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