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Sports
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville soccer fans saw One Knoxville SC clinch a 2026 USL League One playoff berth Wednesday night as Nicola Rosamilia recorded a goal and assist in One Knoxville SC's 3-0 win over Chattanooga Red Wolves SC at Covenant Health Park, with Teddy Baker and Denis Krioutchenkov also…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina wide receiver Sidney Rice, who starred in Columbia, has been named to the 2026 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, the league office announced Thursday. Rice, who play
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MILWAUKEE — Major League Baseball released the schedule for the 2026 National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers, a rematch for a second stra
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A state-appointed oversight board unanimously approved key contract and staffing rules under state law on Oct. 8 as it prepares to take control of Tennessee's largest scho
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Education has opened a preliminary interest form for Scholarship Granting Organizations as the state advances participation in the federal educ
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Italian Festival has been postponed to Saturday, Oct. 17, at Finlay Park after organizers cited a rainy weekend forecast tied to Hurricane Isaias. The festival was originally scheduled for S
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee directed Tennessee state departments to suspend enforcement of dyed diesel restrictions through October, offering harvest-season relief for farmers and fores
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee employers can now apply for grant-supported workforce training through the newly launched TNWorks Talent Accelerator, including help covering costs in nuclear en
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Davidson County court ordered Tennessee officials to preserve all evidence from Christa Pike's failed lethal injection as Gov. Bill Lee's statewide execution pause and t
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee has granted death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton a reprieve that delays his execution until Oct. 7, 2027, after pausing all Tennessee executions following two
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's top gubernatorial candidates are split on public-private partnerships for roads and other infrastructure, including I-24 Choice Lanes and the Music City Loop,
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican leaders in the General Assembly say they will investigate lethal injection's reliability and consider other execution methods after Tennessee failed to execute
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee senators are reviewing a 99-page proposal for a tightly regulated medical marijuana program after lawmakers spent nearly six hours reviewing a Senate Judiciary C
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