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Medic Regional Blood Center has a Critical Need for O- Blood
MEDIC currently has a critical need for O Negative blood.Demand has been high and their inventory of this blood type is less than two-days.Please go to https://medicblood.org/ to schedule your appoint...
Oct 05, 2023
Memorials Across East Tennessee for a Knox County Sheriff’s Department Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
East Tennessee is mourning the loss of Knox County Sheriff’s deputy 29 year-old Tucker Blakely who lost his life after being shot in the line of duty.Last (Tuesday) night, a group of University ...
Oct 04, 2023
Rural Metro is Investigating a Building Fire Which Shut Down East Governor John Sevier Highway
Photo courtesy of WVLTEast Governor John Sevier Highway is re-opened this morning and Rural Metro Fire is investigating the structure fire that caused it to close down.It happened yesterday (Sunday) a...
Sep 25, 2023
Where you can see the Wienermobile in East Tennessee this week
Photo courtesy of WVLTThe Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is officially back and touring East Tennessee.The iconic 27-foot hotdog on wheels took a brief hiatus over the summer after being renamed the Franken...
Sep 25, 2023
KARM Christmas Store Opens in New Location This Week
The KARM Christmas store is set to open this Friday and it has a new location.It will open at 11 a.m. at 5425 Clinton Highway in Knoxville near the Expo Center in the old Kroger building.This is a sea...
Sep 19, 2023
A Man is Arrested for Suspected Vandalism of Multiple Churches in Morgan County
A man is arrested after four churches are vandalized on Highway 62 in Morgan County.The man was caught on surveillance video vandalizing four churches between the Coalfield and Oliver Springs areas ov...
Sep 18, 2023
Jimmy’s Blog: What did we learn about UT in a rout? More than you’d think
By Jimmy HyamsSo what did we learn about Tennessee after the Vols dismantled outmanned Tennessee Tech 56-0 Saturday at Neyland Stadium before about 55,000 fans?*We learned that coach Josh Heupel wants...
Sep 18, 2021
Jimmy’s blog: SEC coach says Smart needs to be smarter
(This is the third in a three-part series on what SEC coaches say about other SEC teams. Today, comments on the SEC East, excluding Tennessee, which was Part One of our series.)By Jimmy HyamsThe SEC h...
Sep 02, 2021
Jimmy’s blog: UT bill for NCAA investigation continues to escalate
By Jimmy HyamsThe price-tag for hiring a law firm to conduct Tennessee's internal investigation regarding potential NCAA football recruiting violations continues to grow.According to documents obtaine...
Sep 01, 2021
Jimmy’s blog: Despite talent loss, Alabama team to beat due to Saban
(This is the second in a three-part series on what some SEC coaches say about other SEC programs. Part One ran Monday about Tennessee. Part 2 is about the SEC West.)By Jimmy HyamsAlabama won its sixth...
Sep 01, 2021
