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Sports
Knoxville, Tenn. — Tennessee is likely to see Alabama without its top receiver when the Crimson Tide visit Neyland Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 17, after coach Kalen DeBoer said Ryan Coleman-Williams is dealing with knee and head injuries. DeBoer said on Oct. 12 there was a good chance Coleman-Williams would…
Sports
Knoxville, Tenn. — Tennessee football's quarterback question is the main storyline as the Vols prepare to host Alabama on Saturday at Neyland Stadium, with redshirt freshman George MacIntyre coming off his first career start. MacIntyre started Saturday and helped Tennessee beat Arkansas 24-17. He threw for 247 yards and a…
From HERE Columbia
Columbia, S.C. — The South Carolina men’s basketball team was picked to finish dead last in the SEC preseason media poll released Monday, as coach Lamont Paris enters his fifth season. The Gamecocks finished last and next-to-last in the league the past two seasons, and the roster is basically brand-new…
Events
Knoxville, Tenn. — CAC Beardsley Community Farm is bringing Harvest Fest back on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m., with free food, drinks, fall treats and kids activities at the farm. The farm also scheduled an October Community Workday for Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon to…
Business
Knoxville, Tenn. — Old Sevier Market is open for business at 906 Sevier Ave., Suite 130, giving South Knoxville a locally owned neighborhood grocery after years of planning on the Sevier Avenue corridor. The store opened Saturday, Oct. 10. It stocks everyday groceries, fresh produce, regional products and specialty items,…
From the HERE City State Desk
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Three of the four leading candidates for Tennessee governor will appear in a livestreamed forum on Oct. 27 hosted by the Tennessee Press Association at Middle Tennessee State University. Democratic nominee Jerri Green and independent candidates David Hatley and Lauren Pinkston have confirmed. Republican nominee U.S. Sen.…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee leads the nation in rural hospital closures per capita, and the top candidates for governor are staking out different fixes as voters head toward the Nov. 3 election. Advocates say the closures create hospital deserts that force rural residents to travel hours for emergency and maternal…
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