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Heat and humidity back for Friday
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The returns for Friday with temperatures back in the 90s for the afternoon and humidity levels that make it feel like close to the triple digits. Join us on the WVLT First Alert Weather app for iPhone or Android to stay informed on the go and between newscasts. We share custom videos, and you can receive our messages on the latest conditions and forecasts.
Tennessee basketball hosting long-time target on official visit, one unofficial visitor
Basketball is hosting two visitors this weekend when the football team opens its season against Chattanooga inside of Neyland Stadium. 2025 four-star guard Amari Evans is the headliner of this weekend's visitors. Evans, who has been a long-time target of the Vols, will be on an official visit and making his second visit with Tennessee. He took an unofficial visit this past February to watch UT play South Carolina inside of Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.
Best of Vol Calls: Josh Heupel, Tim Banks talk growth for Tennessee football
Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel returned to Vol Calls in person Wednesday night and took another round of questions from fans ahead of Saturday’s season opener against Chattanooga. Heupel covered the growth and experience of his team heading into his fourth season with the Vols. Spearheading that effort...
Tennessee Athletics Announces Danny White Contract Extended Until 2030
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Chancellor Donde Plowman announced today that she has extended Danny White‘s contract as vice chancellor and director of athletics until 2030 as he continues to lead transformational success in Tennessee Athletics. Under White’s leadership, Tennessee Athletics has seen unprecedented success, culminating in the best overall...
Knoxville, Gatlinburg, Sevierville up for best adventure towns in outdoors magazine contest
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Knoxville, Gatlinburg and Sevierville are up for recognition from Blue Ridge Outdoors!. All three cities are up for different categories in an audience-decided “Adventure Towns” contest. Blue Ridge Outdoors began the contest with 100 contenders, narrowing it down to just a select few. Now,...
Dobyns-Bennett graduate receives the Peyton Manning Scholarship
A Dobyns-Bennett High School graduate has been selected as one of four incoming students at the University of Tennessee Knoxville to receive the Peyton Manning Scholarship. Mallori France was named a recipient of the four-year award and will take part in the Haslam Leadership Scholars Program. While at UTK, France plans to study biomedical engineering. In a statement posted to UTK’s website, France said she hopes to be able to use her studies to address the opioid crisis in Northeast Tennessee.
Gearing Up for Game Day with Living East Tennessee!
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Join Veronica and Amber Lynn as they talk all things football season and showcase some local finds you’ll want to get game day ready!. Gearing Up for Game Day with Living East Tennessee!. Food City Pantry with Healthy Tailgating Finds for your Afternoon Football...
Here are the Knoxville area football games moved to later times due to heat in Week 2
Several Tennessee high school football games will be played at a later time due to the heat this week. Temperatures are forecasted to reach as high as 96 and 97 degrees on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Below are the Knoxville area games that have moved from their original 7 p.m. start time for Week 2 of the 2024 TSSAA football season ...
Kevin Houseman Grad Transfers To Tennessee After Medical Redshirt, Speaks On Mental Health
Houseman opened up about his experience with mental health from this past December and January. He arrives at Tennessee as the top 100 breaststroker. Archive photo via University of Tennessee. Kevin Houseman has transferred to the University of Tennessee for the upcoming season after receiving a medical redshirt season from...
‘TwinBackCourt’: Rising Basketball Stars Mia And Mya Pauldo Commit To Making History
Twin sisters Mia and Mya Pauldo, known as the “TwinBackCourt,” are making headlines in the basketball world with their recent commitment to the University of Tennessee and their groundbreaking NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deal with Puma. The Pauldo twins, who have been immersed in basketball from a young...
Vols Men’s Basketball Sold Out of Season Tickets
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee announced Wednesday morning that the men’s basketball program has sold its complete allotment of 14,500 season tickets for the 2024-25 campaign at the Food City Center. This is the sixth straight full-capacity season in which over 13,000 fans have purchased season...
3 games Tennessee football must win in 2024
Tennessee football is gearing up for its season opener against Chattanooga, but Josh Heupel and the Vols will have the opportunity to make the College Football Playoff if they can win a few key games this year. It's unlikely the Vols will go undefeated in the first season of the...
Vols first-year coaches bringing intensity through game week preparation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) — With the offseason in the rear-view and only four days until the season opener kicks off, the Tennessee football Volunteers took Haslam Field Tuesday morning to continue game week preparations for Saturday's home contest against inter-system foe Chattanooga. As the Vols gear up for gameday...
Planned Parenthood set to open new clinic in Knoxville years after arson attack
Planned Parenthood in Knoxville is preparing to reopen its doors nearly three years after its facility was destroyed by arson. The new clinic, built on the same site, marks a fresh beginning for the organization that has been a provider of reproductive health services in East Tennessee for decades. The former Planned Parenthood...
Rocky Waters Inn Offers Gatlinburg’s First Luxury Hotel Experience
Mahavir Patel did the unthinkable. Aatmos, the hospitality company Mahavir owns with his brother Dev, just opened the Historic Rocky Waters Inn, a luxury hotel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Yes, that Gatlinburg. You may think of Gatlinburg as Pigeon Forge’s sibling — a parkway lined with neon signs. It can be...
Tennessee offers 2027 wide receiver Chance McPike Jr.
Offered a scholarship to 2027 wide receiver prospect Chance McPike Jr. “After an amazing conversation with coach Brooks Halsey, I am beyond blessed to receive my second Division 1 offer from the University of Tennessee,” McPike Jr. said. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound wide receiver is from Lutheran North High School...
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