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Stockard on the Stump: You can’t watch Big Orange football without shopping and dining
As if going to a Tennessee Vols football game isn’t crazy enough, legions of fans will be able to broaden their experience through a public-private development slated to undergo construction in the next couple of years. This newfangled idea of allowing private projects on public land — possibly a combo hotel condo (also known as […]
Lenoir City breaks ground on new training center for officers, firefighters
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. — Lenoir City police officers and firefighters will soon have a new training center. The city broke ground on the Don W. White Training Center on Thursday morning. The Lenoir City Mayor Tony Aikens said, now, fire and police personnel have to leave the city for...
City of Knoxville opening pedestrian zone in downtown
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pedestrians can soon roam safely in downtown Knoxville. The city of Knoxville said Thursday that the pedestrian zone will be open for the remaining weekends of the year. Roads will be closed temporarily from Friday nights at 6 p.m. to Sunday nights at 6 p.m. Those...
Where rubber meets rubber: new tire recycling program promises big
A new recycling initiative from Blount County’s Highway Department is projected to cut costs and be environmentally efficient. Introduced at a Blount County Operations Center exposition on Wednesday, Oct. 9, the new tire recycling program aims to take the rubber that can no longer be used on the road, and instead put it back into the road. “It’s something everyone can get behind,” said U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.). “Liberal-minded folks will love this because it helps the environment. Conservative-minded folks will love it because...
Tennessee Lady Vols basketball schedule 2024-25: Game times, TV for Kim Caldwell's first season
Lady Vols basketball will have 14 of its 30 games televised during coach Kim Caldwell's first season. The Southeastern Conference announced the broadcast schedule Thursday, which included nonconference matchups. Tennessee will have four games on ESPN or ESPN2, and the rest will be broadcast on SEC Network. It will also have one game on FOX against Iowa on Dec. 7. ...
Tennessee River to stay brown through next week as Helene sediment flows by Knoxville
The Tennessee River has been flowing higher, faster and browner past Knoxville for nearly two weeks as it carries sediment picked up across Western North Carolina and East Tennessee from Hurricane Helene. Photos from across East Tennessee's most flood-damaged counties show interstate lanes washed away, industrial complexes torn from their foundations and once-green fields turned to brown muck. As rivers collected heavy runoff from the Appalachian mountains, they scalped the earth, carrying soil and debris downstream. ...
Florida football RB Treyaun Webb, WR Marcus Burke out for Tennessee, OT Austin Barber questionable
Florida football running back Treyaun Webb and wide receiver Marcus Burke are out for Saturday's game at No. 8 Tennessee (7 p.m., ESPN), per the SEC's student-athlete availability report released on Wednesday. Webb, a sophomore from Jacksonville, also sat out UF's 24-13 win over UCF last Saturday. For the season, the 5-foot-11, 211-pound...
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