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Familiar Voice Opens Football Season Friday
When the 2024 High School Football season begins Friday night, a familiar voice will open the Upper Cumberland season. “The Voice Of The Titans” Mike Keith will narrate “The Beginning,” the story of how Friday night begins the biggest of Volunteer traditions, the football weekend. The narration will open the broadcast on Sports Radio 104.7 and 101.9/AM 920 WLIV Friday.
Vikings Golf Coach Bill Winter Returns To USGA Senior Amateur Championship
For the second time in four years, Portland State Women's Golf Coach Bill Winter will compete in the USGA Senior Amateur Championship. Winter begins competition on Saturday at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, TN. Winter's first-round tee time is 9:30 a.m. ET/6:30 a.m. PT. In Sunday's second round, he tees off at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT. The top 64 qualifiers in the field of 156 will move to match play beginning on Monday. Winter, a native of Portland, was the medalist in local qualifying for the USGA Senior Amateur on July 22. He shot an even-par 72 at the...
Chattanooga to lift up Olympic gold medalist Olivia Reeves with a parade, celebration
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — She pulled her weight at the Paris Olympics, and now the City of Chattanooga plans to honor hometown athlete Olivia Reeves with a celebration and parade. Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announced Friday morning that the UTC campus will be the place to celebrate Reeves' gold medal...
Clarksville-Montgomery County school bus pulled over after student reported a gun in a backpack
A school bus for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System pulled over Friday after a student reported to the bus driver that another student had a gun in their backpack.
Meritorious Service Awards Bestowed on Hesters
The United Daughters of the Confederacy bestowed two Meritorious Service Awards at the Confederate Grey 2681 Chapter meeting on August 8, 2024, in Hohenwald. The two recipients were Lindy Neal Hester of Lobelville and Arthur Davison (David) Hester of Linden. Both served their country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.
Three years after Waverly, the state hasn’t funded critical flood preparedness systems
Three years ago, Tennessee set a new record for the heaviest rainfall in a single day — a downpour that also broke the record for a daily rainfall in a non-coastal U.S. state. More than 20 inches of rain fell in McEwen, before washing down through Waverly and killing...
DOJ sues software firm, alleging pricing algorithm enables landlords to raise rents
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the property management software company RealPage on Friday, alleging its pricing algorithm enables landlords to share sensitive pricing information and raise rental prices. The lawsuit, which was joined by the attorneys general of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington, accuses RealPage of violating antitrust law…
Near-record highs next week as we remain dry
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - We remain mild for one last day, Saturday. Then it’s a scorcher of a doubled-up heatwave into next week. Upper 90s to even 100 degrees are possible in the south end of the valley. Rain? What’s that!? There is incredibly low chance of a rain...
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