KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Athletics has announced its 2024 home football game designations in Neyland Stadium as the 15th-ranked Volunteers kick off the fourth season of the Josh Heupel era this fall. #CheckerNeyland presented by Pilot takes center stage for the Vols’ SEC home opener against Florida on Oct. 12. #CheckerNeyland showcases Tennessee’s iconic checkerboard pattern through Neyland Stadium. This will…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Tennessee has unveiled new designs for drivers licenses and ID cards. The new design features Tennessee’s state capitol and flag. It also has waves and patterns printed in very fine lines which cannot be scanned or easily reproduced (see photo below). Officials said the new credentials are made with a…… MORE
(WOKI) There is a rare super blue moon set to grace the skies this week. NASA defines the term supermoon “as either a new or full moon that happens when the moon is within 90% of perigee, its closest approach to Earth.” The moon will be closest to Earth for this orbit Wednesday morning at 11:55.…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee softball head coach Karen Weekly announced the program’s exhibition schedule for the 2024 fall semester on Friday. The slate features seven home contests and one road game for the Lady Vols. Admission is free for all fall contests at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Gates will open one hour prior to first pitch. Restrooms will…… MORE
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Coming off one of the best seasons in program history, Tennessee volleyball opens the 2024 season ranked 15th overall, the AVCA announced Monday. The Lady Vols have been ranked in the preseason poll 10 times in the program’s history, with the most recent occasion coming in 2019. That year, the Big Orange ranked 19th…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – “Vol Calls,” the official statewide radio show for the Tennessee Volunteers, kicks off its 2024-25 season on Wednesday, Aug. 21, on location from the legendary Calhoun’s On the River location in downtown Knoxville. The one-hour show airs at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT across the state of Tennessee on Vol Network affiliates. Bob Kesling,…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department and East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers are working to apprehend those responsible for metal thefts in Knoxville. The first is a bronze statue of two children reading stolen from Tank Strickland Park on Asheville Highway. Officials with East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers say it could be sold almost…… MORE
Anderson County, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge man was found guilty Monday, August 19 of several counts in a grisly Anderson County rape and murder case. Sean Finnegan faced several charges, including first-degree murder, rape and abuse of a corpse. The charges stem from a 2020 investigation, during which police said Finnegan and his girlfriend,…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With classes underway and the preseason winding down, No. 15 Tennessee will use this week as a mock game week before turning its full attention towards preparation for the 2024 season opener against Chattanooga on Aug. 31 at Neyland Stadium. “Wrapping up training camp today, guys are off to class,” head coach Josh Heupel said during…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Human remains found two decades ago in Knoxville have finally been identified. The Knox County Regional Forensic Center identifying the remains Monday morning as Brian A. Sanderson. Sanderson was found in 2003 near I-275 at the Woodlawn entrance ramp. Knoxville Police responded and a team from UT assisted in the recovery at…… MORE
