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From John Tarleton Park to the Rose Bowl By Steve Williams He’s known for having worked in the “Big Four” college bowl games – the Cotton, Sugar, Orange and Rose bowls – but he hasn’t forgotten his start at John Tarleton Park off Sutherland Avenue. After 34 seasons as a Southeastern Conference football official (17 […]

The Knox County Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday will host its first-ever Trunk-or-Treat - a fun-fi...

KPD: Man charged with assault after short chase in West Knoxville Police said that Jack Bolden, 30, of Knoxville, chased a woman as she was driving away before crashing into an SUV. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 10:24 PM EDT May 12, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville man was arrested and charged Wednesday after police said he tried to break into a womans home and then chased her as she drove away before he hit an SUV in West Knoxville. They said that Jack Bolden...

By Steve Williams The Battle in Rocky Top youth football tournament turned 15 years old this season and “it’s really grown,” said Josh Jones, who started the tourney in 2006. Jones, a former longtime local youth coach who now is the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Powell High, went on to call it the “largest youth football tournament in the United States” based on the most teams. The tournament is played annually the weekend before Thanksgiving. The inaugural tourney h...