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Tennessee football single-game tickets on sale but you must act fast
Tennessee football single-game tickets went on sale to the general public on Thursday morning, but they'll go quickly. Tickets are limited in number and the games available. They can be purchased for Tennessee home games against Chattanooga (Aug. 31), Kentucky (Nov. 2), Mississippi State (Nov. 9) and UTEP (Nov. 23) on StubHub or UT's...
Lady Vols Ink Elim Yan
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Freshman signee Elim Yan is officially the newest member of the Tennessee women's tennis program, head coach Alison Ojeda announced on Thursday morning. The Adelaide, Australia, native and Marryatville high school graduate will join the Lady Vols in 2024-25 with four years of collegiate eligibility remaining. Yan will be the second Australian on the 2024-25 squad, joining Catherine Aulia. Yan comes to Rocky Top after compiling an impressive junior tennis resume across the world. Most recently, she claimed both the J3 ITF Gallipoli Youth Cup title and the J2 ITF Thailand Doubles title. Yan was also the...
Who shot Herman Bailey? Detectives searching for witnesses of 2017 shooting
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knoxville Police detectives are hoping first-hand witness accounts may be able to bring closure to a shooting that happened seven years ago. 34-year-old Herman Bailey’s case is one of more than 50 unsolved murder cases from Knoxville in the 2010s. According to the Knoxville Police Department, Bailey, 34, was part of […]
Mailbag Podcast: Where does Tennessee stand with several commitment dates looming?
Join the crew as they answer plenty of your Tennessee football, recruiting, hoops and baseball questions on the Volquest Mailbag Podcast. The post Mailbag Podcast: Where does Tennessee stand with several commitment dates looming? appeared first on On3.
Annual Ijams Hummingbird Festival Features More Activities, New Format Aug. 17
Ijams Nature Center’s 14th annual Ijams Hummingbird Festival: A Celebration of Wings will bring back its popular marketplace and add new activities to its offerings on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. A general admission ticket provides access to educational booths and activities, dipnetting, live animal...
Tennessee basketball offers 2026 small forward Bo Ogden
Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 small forward prospect Bo Ogden. “Honored to receive an offer to the University of Tennessee,” Ogden said. “Thank you coach Barnes.”. The 6-foot-5, 180-pound four-star small forward is from St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin, Texas. Ogden ranks as the No....
How University of Tennessee students are scrambling to keep WUTK on air in 'hectic' times
University of Tennessee at Knoxville students are picking up extra shifts, prerecording radio shows and learning on the fly how to program a station to keep WUTK on the air in the absence of longtime GM Benny Smith and after volunteer community DJs were asked to step aside. Two people are leading the...
Sonny's pub in Fountain City takes over Sam and Andy's space and is named for owner's dad
Eleven years after he lost his father, Sonny, Michael McLain can still hear the advice he would give. “He’d usually fuss at me,” McLain said of his dad. “He’d say, ‘Work smart, not hard.’ He was right-handed and I was left-handed. He’d tell me, ‘You’re doing something the left-handed way.’ He’d tell me to figure it out on my own.” ...
Tennessee football's biggest weakness may not matter. Georgia, Alabama have same problem | Adams
You know a couple of things about coach Josh Heupel and Tennessee football. If they have the right quarterback, the Vols will score a bunch of points; unless their secondary improves, they will give up a lot of points to the best quarterbacks on their schedule. Secondary issues have been a consistent theme in Heupel’s first three seasons at UT. But a different cast of defensive backs is at least cause for optimism this season. ...
Analysts discuss Tennessee football's 2025 class, Vols' latest 'really good pickup'
Tennessee football's 2025 recruiting class is now ranked in the Top 10 in the 247Sports Recruit Team Rankings after the Vols picked up a commitment Saturday from four-star linebacker/edge rusher Christian Gass, one of their top defensive targets. And they're still hoping to add several more highly ranked players to what could turn out to be their strongest class yet under fourth-year coach Josh Heupel.
SPD: Motorcyclist taken to the hospital after crash in Sevierville
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Sevierville Police Department said a motorcycle crash shut down Dolly Parton Parkway in Sevierville Wednesday evening. SPD said the crash, which involved a motorcycle and a car, happened around on Dolly Parton Parkway near Cherokee Circle. The driver of the motorcycle was taken to the...
Top Workplaces: Tennessee Standard Plumbing is 'a developer of people'
Kelton Balka started Tennessee Standard Plumbing with just one other employee and a truck. Though operations began in early 2020, Balka had years of experience in the plumbing business and a finance degree under his belt. In just a few years, Balka's company has grown to 36 employees and 15 trucks, along with...
Smoky Mountain Munchies opens in downtown Knoxville as owners keep an eye on changing laws
A new downtown Knoxville smoke shop has joined the ranks of those capitalizing on the 2018 farm bill that allows the sale of certain THC products, and the owners are specializing in infused food and drinks. Smoky Mountain Munchies opened this summer with hemp-derived products as the owners watch how Tennessee's...
$4.6m addition to bring bathrooms to Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness Gateway Park
The City of Knoxville is moving forward with its plan to create a gateway to the city’s urban wilderness. On July 23, the City Council approved an agreement to build a $4.6 million Urban Wilderness Gateway Park pavilion.
2 East Tennessee children cancer-free after months of treatment for rare eye cancer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville family is back home after their two children underwent months of cancer treatment in Pennsylvania. Earlier this year, Thomas and Vivienne Kneller were diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of eye cancer. "Retinoblastoma is a form of eye cancer that tends to...
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