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46+ min ago (928+ words) The holiday season is in full swing, events are filling calendars, stores are busy, and you're probably preparing for different parties you'll buy gifts for. Perhaps you've got a Dirty [] The post Need A Dirty Santa Alternative? Try A Favorite Things Party! appeared first on Knoxville Moms. If you're not familiar with a Favorite Things party, it's a really fun twist on a gift exchange where every guest brings in 2-3 duplicates of a favorite thing to gift to others. I wasn't familiar with this kind of party until I joined the Knoxville Moms, actually, and when I first learned about it and experienced a Favorite Things party with the other contributors, I learned how much I loved it! It's an opportunity to get to know other people as they share some of their favorite things, and you get a chance…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (266+ words) For those Tennessee fans looking to make their travel plans next year, you're in luck. The SEC released the 2026 football schedules for all schools on Thursday night, and now Vol fans know who, when, and where the Big Orange will be taking on all of their opponents. We knew some tidbits in the non-conference, particularly that the Vols were going to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech on September 12, but the Vols will get all of their non-conference games out of the way right off the bat, with home games against Furman and Kennesaw State sandwiched around the trip to face the Yellow Jackets. The Vols get a three-game home stretch that includes marquee matchups against Texas and Auburn. The Longhorns' stature needs to explanation, but the Vols will get a look at both of their coordinators from 2021-22 with the Tigers....

8+ hour, 40+ min ago (324+ words) Just a year after making the College Football Playoff, the Tennessee football program is now going through some changes. The biggest one was Tennessee hiring Jim Knowles as the new defensive coordinator. He spent time at Ohio State and then was at Penn State in 2025, but now he comes to Rocky Top in a big hire for head coach Josh Heupel. Tennessee saw star Jermod McCoy declare for the NFL Draft after an injury-filled run with the Volunteers. On Thursday, another decision came as Tennessee saw wide receiver Chris Brazzell leave for the NFL Draft, as Pete Thamel of ESPN reported. "Tennessee WR Chris Brazzell II, who led the SEC in receiving yards, has announced he's declared for the NFL draft. He had 62 catches for 1,107 yards and 9 TDs this year for the Vols." Brazzell also posted a message on his…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago (212+ words) The council voted to accept the Phase 2-B portion of Virginia Pine Road in the Wild Ridge Subdivision as a public street. Public Works Director Wesley Stokes has inspected the street to make sure it was constructed to the standards outlined in the town's new-street criteria. Now Signal Mountain will assume maintenance and responsibility for the road. A vote also was in favor of applying for a grant from the Rescue Fund grant program for the fire department. If it is received, the grant would be used to purchase new vehicle extrication equipment that is battery powered with no match required and no cost to the town. The equipment that is being used now is 20 years old. Three reappointments were made to the Signal Mountain Library board - Cara McGowan, Dave Graybeal and Jay Woods. All have served before and have…...

10+ hour, 7+ min ago (361+ words) Josh Heupel's youngest Tennessee football team of his coaching tenure produced four players who made the 2025 SEC All-Freshman team. The list was voted on by the league's head coaches and includes true freshmen and redshirt freshmen. It was released on Dec. 11. Wide receiver Braylon Staley, the SEC Freshman of the Year, leads the team. Offensive tackle David Sanders, linebacker Edwin Spillman and cornerback Ty Redmond and also made SEC All-Freshman. Tennessee and Alabama led with four players each. The Vols' representation on the team is predictable. Their 2025 roster consisted of 49% freshmen and redshirt freshmen, the highest proportion of Heupel's tenure. No. 23 Tennessee (8-4) plays Illinois (8-4) in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) in Nashville. Staley led Tennessee with 64 receptions along with 806 yards and six touchdowns. He ranked second nationally among freshmen in both receptions and receiving yards. Some of…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago (198+ words) The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has reinstated two convictions against former EMT Justin Whaley in his wrong-way traffic death case. The court reversed a decision by Criminal Court Judge Boyd Patterson granting "coram nobis relief" based on evidence that arose after the trial. Attorney Lee Davis had said the state failed to turn over an Internal Affairs report about a key state witness in the Whaley trial. He said Whaley should get a new trial. Whaley was sentenced to serve nine years in state prison for the wrong-way traffic death of James Brumlow on July 2, 2018. He had faced 8-12 years in prison after a Criminal Court jury found him guilty of vehicular homicide by intoxication and other charges. The Appeals Court directed there be a sentencing hearing for the remaining convictions and the entry of corrected judgments reflectinpg separate sentences…...

11+ hour, 28+ min ago (878+ words) - Lookout Mountain, Tn., Considers Charging CARTA Fee Per" - Harold Wayne Nichols, Convicted Of The Rape And Murder" - Former House GOP Majority Leader Gerald McCormick Dies" - Staley Becomes Third Vol To Win SEC Freshman Of The" - Armstrong Prepared To Take On Q-School's Final Stage Lookout Mountain, Tn., Considers Charging CARTA Fee Per Tourist Lookout Mountain, Tn., wants its costs related to the Incline Railway to be covered by CARTA. The board of commissioners passed a resolution for the town consultant and auditors to conduct an in-depth review of the books and records to determine and document the costs resulting from the tourist attraction delivering people into the town. There are 2,000 residents and 900 homes and the Incline delivers more than 200,000 tourists up the mountain who become the responsibility of the town. And, CARTA has plans to significantly increase that number. Lookout Mountain,…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago (114+ words) There will be five sets of the two books given away. A fifth book in the series, the Remarkable Stokes Collection, is sold out. All the books were printed by College Press at Collegedale and are in an 11x8 1/2 format with a soft cover. All are fully indexed. Those entering the contest must be able to pick them up in downtown Chattanooga. All of these books are still for sale. Call 423 667-5314 to arrange for downtown pickup. Cost for each of the books is $35, which includes the sales tax. Those who want the books mailed to them can send $40 to John Wilson, PO Box 2331, Chattanooga, Tn., 37409....

12+ hour, 23+ min ago (335+ words) As expected, new Tennessee defensive coordinator Jim Knowles came with a high price tag, but it still may be a bargain. In the 2025 season, Knowles was the highest paid defensive coordinator in college football, earning $3.1 million per year at Penn State. He had two years remaining on his Penn State contract when Tennessee hired him to replace fired defensive coordinator Tim Banks. Knox News obtained the memorandum of understanding between Tennessee and Knowles. Here are the basics of Knowles' deal. Knowles signed a three-year deal with Tennessee that pays him $6.6 million. He will earn $2 million in the 2026 season, $2.2 million in the 2027 season and $2.4 million in the 2028 season. His contract will expire on Jan. 31, 2029. Knowles will also receive a one-time moving stipend of $35,000, a monthly vehicle allowance of $600 and other perks. In January, Tennessee gave Banks a contract extension that paid…...

12+ hour, 25+ min ago (331+ words) The Tennessee Volunteers have recently made some moves, including a move that was made announcing that the Vols would be without Tim Banks and will be moving on from him. He won't be coaching in the bowl game (as you can expect from a firing), which led to William Inge being announced as the Tennessee Vols defensive coordinator (interim) just for the bowl game. That bowl game will be played on December 30th, when the Vols take on the Illinois Fighting Illini inside the Tennessee state lines, as they will be playing in the Tennessee Titans' home stadium. Knowles is a guy whose resume runs deeper than almost anyone's, and is a guy that the Tennessee program could use to get better almost immediately. While the play-calling wasn't the only issue, having a guy like Knowles, who is a true pro,…...