Tag Archives: Knoxville

UT Foundation Board of Directors to Meet in Knoxville on Nov. 11 

Friday, November 4, 2022 KNOXVILLE – The board of directors and officers of the University of Tennessee Foundation will meet in Knoxville at the Hilton Downtown (501 West Church Ave.) on Friday, Nov. 11. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. EST.Informational agenda items include: University president’s report Committee reports Executive Audit …

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KNOXVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED STATUTORY RAPE

An Anderson County Grand Jury indicted Christopher M. Davidson (25), of Knoxville, on one count of Aggravated Statutory Rape. The indictment came after an Anderson County Sheriff’s Office investigation into Davidson’s actions with a juvenile who was thirteen (13) years old at the time of the incident. Evidence was obtained …

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Fleischmann Mourns Passing of Lynn Duncan

Photo by the Knoxville News-Sentinel Chattanooga, TN – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) released the following statement mourning the passing of Lynn Duncan, wife of former-U.S. Representative Jimmy Duncan. “I am incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Lynn Duncan. Lynn was a pillar of the Knoxville community and …

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Oak Ridge Hosted Part of USA Cycling Time Trials

Today a significant portion of Melton Lake Drive (MLD) was shut down to through traffic to provide a closed-loop course for The USA Cycling National Pro Road, Crit, Time Trial Championships to be held in Knoxville and Oak Ridge June 17-20. In partnership with Visit Knoxville, The City of Oak …

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UTIA Professor Receives Community Development Early Career Achievement Award

Sreedhar Upendram (center), assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, was honored as this year’s recipient of the 2021 Bonnie Teater Community Development Early Career Achievement Award from the Southern Rural Development Center. Also pictured are department head Chris …

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Car Thief Captured After Manhunt in Morgan County

At approximately 1:30pm Monday (5/24/21), a Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a Mercedes traveling at a high rate of speed in the 6000 Block of Knoxville Highway. The Mercedes was stolen out of Knoxville. After a brief physical altercation, the suspect was taken into custody. The Deputy continued with his …

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The 17-Year Cicadas Can Damage Your Trees

Young Trees, Especially Fruit Trees, Most Susceptible KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — By now you’ve heard the cicadas are coming. In fact, they are practically here. Entomologists predict the periodical cicada that are on a 17-year reproduction cycle will start emerging from the soil in mass within the next several days, and …

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