The seventh-ranked Tennessee men’s basketball team heads north this weekend to take on No. 13 Maryland on Sunday at the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational in Brooklyn, New York.… MORE
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Coaches Tab Hendon Hooker 2022 SEC Offensive Player of the Year
The Southeastern Conference office announced Wednesday afternoon that Tennessee redshirt senior quarterback Hendon Hooker has been selected by the league’s head coaches as the 2022 SEC Offensive Player of the Year.… MORE
TN Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Trafficking Meth in KY
A Tennessee man is sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for trafficking meth in Kentucky. 38-year-old Marlon Jermaine Johnson of Nashville, Tenn. was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 25 years in prison. He was sentenced for the possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of meth, possession of a gun while trafficking and possession…… MORE
Defending SEC Champion Vols Announce Full 2023 Schedule
Tennessee baseball and head coach Tony Vitello released its full schedule for the 2023 season on Wednesday.… MORE
Defending SEC Champion Vols Announce Full 2023 Schedule
Tennessee baseball and head coach Tony Vitello released its full schedule for the 2023 season on Wednesday.… MORE
A waitress is richer after getting a tip from former NFL star.
A waitress is richer after getting a tip from former NFL star.
Six-time pro bowler, Chad Johnson, tweeted he would be traveling to Knoxville for his daughter’s official visit with the University of Tennessee Track & Field team.
He said he would also attend the UT vs UK game, but before the game, he went to an IHOP in North Knoxville, and tweeted a picture of $14.29 bill with a $1,000 tip.
Johnson wrote on the receipt that it’s his first time in the ‘ville, going to the game tonight but I don’t know the Rocky Top song. He was seen wearing a Hendon Hooker jersey on the sidelines at the game.
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Charles F. Lomax Jr. is announced as the new Knoxville Area Urban League CEO.
Charles F. Lomax Jr. is announced as the new Knoxville Area Urban League CEO.
Officials said Lomax has served as a city director for almost three years and emerged during a national search.
Officials said Lomax will be succeed Phyllis Y. Nichols who was the longest-serving CEO in the organization’s 54-year history in Knoxville.
Lomax said it is an honor to be entrusted with the great responsibility of leading the Knoxville Area Urban League and furthering its mission of empowering the undeserved.
Lomax will begin his position on Dec. 12.
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Teen is charged in Knoxville shooting.
Teen is charged in Knoxville shooting
The Knoxville Police Department said Larry McBee is accused of shooting a man after a struggle over a gun outside of a home in North Knoxville on Monday.
KPD said McBee fled from officers on Wednesday, but was later taken into custody in Jefferson County.
KPD said McBee is in custody on charges of aggravated robbery and felony evading arrest.
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A woman is arrested after stealing a man’s car and wheelchair.
A woman is arrested after stealing a man’s car and wheelchair.
Officials said Jasmine Newman was living with a man acting as his caregiver, and was also romantically involved with him.
Officials said the man needed help being transported on a daily basis, so he agreed to buy Newman a car so she could take him places.
Officials said after the two bought a car, Newman took the man home and left with his wheelchair and car’s paperwork, but never returned. Newman did not return any of the phone calls from the man, and then he called police after he realized he had been deceived.
Newman is charged with theft and financial exploitation of an elderly or vulnerable person.
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A bear is found in a family’s car, after arriving in Gatlinburg from Alabama just minutes earlier.
A bear is found in a family’s car, after arriving in Gatlinburg from Alabama just minutes earlier.
Raven Sartain said she believes the bear smelled the milkshake in the back seat of her car and climbed through the window to get it.
Sartain said multiple bears kept coming back after the first encounter and some even came to their front door while they watched safely inside.
This incident happened on the same day a bear broke into a cabin and injured a man. Go to nps.gov to find out what to do if you come close to a bear. … MORE
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Knoxville Opera- Cendrillon May 3rd, 4th, and 5th
Cendrillon presented by the Knoxville Opera at the Bijou Theatre May 3rd, 4th & 5th!
Soaky Mountain Waterpark Set to Open May 11th, Daily May 17th
Soaky Mountain Waterpark officials today announced its 50-acre waterpark, located at 175 Gists Creek Road, will officially open for the 2024 season on May 11 and 12, and then daily starting May 17.
50th NSRA Street Rod Nationals South May 3rd-4th
Check out the nearly 2,000 street rods, customs, muscle cars, and more than 600 exhibitors and swappers at Chilhowee Park as the National Street Rod Association presents its Annual Street Rod Nationals South.
Aerosmith: Peace Out – The Farewell Tour 10/5/24
Aerosmith: Peace Out- The Farewell Tour, 50th Anniversary of Aerosmith, Celebrating a Lifetime of Hits- Tickets on sale Friday, April 12th through ticketmaster.com.
Southern Tequila and Taco Festival
The annual Remote Area Medical fundraiser that ties in tacos, tequila
and togetherness is set for Friday, April 26th. The Southern Tequila and Taco Festival returns to the JC Penney parking lot in Turkey Creek the Friday before Cinco de Mayo!