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Kingsport Educator Bryan Kerns Crowned Tennessee Teacher of the Year for 2024-25
Last night's announcement revealed that Bryan Kerns, a math and fire management instructor at Dobyns-Bennett High School, has been distinguished as the Tennessee Teacher of the Year for 2024-25, in recognition of his impactful contribution to both his students and the larger community in Kingsport City Schools, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.
TSSAA football roundup: Ravenwood beats nine-time defending state champion Alcoa
Ravenwood knocked off the nine-time defending TSSAA Class 3A state champions Friday night, beating host Alcoa 27-17. The quarterback tandem of Femi Babalola and Maverick Chance combined for four touchdowns. Babalola was 3-of-6 passing for 101 yards and a TD. Chance had 15 carries for 73 yards and scored three TDs. Teammate Jake Roberts had three catches for 117 yards for the Raptors (1-0). ...
McGhee Tyson talks expansion plans, new gates around 2030
McGhee Tyson Airport could double in size over the next 20 years as staff and board members work through expansion plans to meet the future. A new outline presented during a Wednesday, Aug. 21 meeting of the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority Board shows what the facility could look like in the coming decades — including potential space for international operations. The design would bring the airport up to a 4.2 million annual passenger capacity with 23 gates. ...
Four-Star Shooting Guard Officially Visiting Tennessee Basketball This Weekend
With Tennessee students and basketball players back on campus for the start of the school year, the Vol basketball program is starting to host recruits on campus. That started this weekend with four-star shooting guard Dante Allen currently on his official visit to Tennessee. Allen ranks as a four-star recruit...
Tennessee baseball coach gets record money in huge new contract
Tennessee has backed up the Brinks truck for their championship-winning baseball coach Tony Vitello. After leading the Volunteers to a historic run toward a national title, Vitello was rewarded with a contract befitting his achievements. Tennessee agreed to sign the 45-year-old coach to a five-year contract worth upwards of $15 million. The deal instantly made... The post Tennessee baseball coach gets record money in huge new contract appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Nico Iamaleava signs NIL deal with Beats, spreads the wealth to teammates with special Vols headphones
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Nico Iamaleava is making plenty of money off his Name, Image and Likeness sponsorship deals. This week, the up-and-coming Tennessee QB nabbed himself another deal that should add even more to his college earnings. Iamaleava was one of 11 players named to the Beats by Dre...
UT basketball connects to those with Down syndrome at ‘inspiring’ event
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — For nearly two decades, the annual ‘Hoops for Hope’ event has been bringing awareness to those with Down syndrome. Focused around basketball, Lady Vol and Vol basketball players were in attendance for a Saturday afternoon of giving back to the community. “I told them it was going to be the funnest […]
ETSU Martin Center announces 2025 Spring Broadway season
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Martin Center announced its 2025 Spring Broadway Season on Friday. It will be the center’s third season of Broadway performances and begin in January. This season of Broadway performances “promises to captivate audiences with a lineup of four shows, each bringing its unique flair to […]
Morristown Hamblen Humane Society takes in 29 more dogs while on parvo quarantine
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — The staff at the Morristown Hamblen Humane Society took in dozens of dogs on Friday, while also managing a quarantine due to a parvo case and a separate influx of animals that needed help. The humane society said on social media it took in 29 dogs...
Cyclones Fall Short Against Science Hill
Elizabethton was unable to mount a comeback in the second half Friday night. The Cyclones dropped a 35-14 decision to Science Hill in the season opener at Citizens Bank Stadium. Science Hill struck early as Baylor Necessary scored on a 99-yard run in the first quarter to give SH a...
Monroe Life Balloon Festival raising money for Boys and Girls Club
VONORE, Tenn — The Monroe Life Balloon Festival will return to East Tennessee for its 11th-year celebration from Saturday, Aug. 31 to Sunday, Sept. 1. Festivities will occur from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, Tennessee. The nonprofit event will feature at least 15 hot air balloons for a sunset balloon glow on both nights.
TVA Board approves additional $150M in advanced nuclear funding
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -On Friday, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors announced that $150 million in additional advanced nuclear funding was approved to support continued design work on potential small modular reactors (SMRs) at its Clinch River site near Oak Ridge. It’s the latest announcement since the board also approved a rate increase.
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