Author Archive: Submitted Report

Telethon Aims to Help the Smokies

Telethon Aims to Help the Smokies

Great Smoky Mountains National Park benefits from financial and volunteer support for trail improvements and more through Friends of the Smokies. (The Herald/ Christine Hoyer, NPS) It’s amazing what can happen in just sixty minutes.  Each...

 

Record Fundraising Year Enhances Education

Record Fundraising Year Enhances Education

Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Last year was a record fundraising year for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with more than 32,700 alumni and friends contributing more than $104.7 million. The total was up $7.6...

 

Station to Host Athletic Coverage

Maryville College Athletics Director Kandis Schram announced last week that the Maryville College Athletics Department and WKVL AM 850 Country Radio have partnered to bring Scots fans live audio radio and internet coverage for the 2012-2013...

 

Race Night Returns to Knoxville

As the area prepares for the onslaught of race fans and RV’s, the folks at Food City are gearing up for their annual Food City Family Race Night. The event will take place Aug. 22 at the Expo Center in Knoxville. This year marks the 25th Anniversary...

 

Neal Shines in Scrimmage

Neal Shines in Scrimmage

Rajion Neal impressed during Saturday’s scrimmage by setting the tone right out of the gate, rattling off runs of 18 and 11 yards in rapid succession on the first drive of the afternoon. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) It was just one scrimmage,...

 

Players Feel Brotherly Bond

Players Feel Brotherly Bond

University of Tennessee Quarterback Tyler Bray has formed a strong bond with his teammates Justin Hunter and Da’Rick Rogers. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) There was one pass during Saturday’s scrimmage that Tyler Bray thought he was simply...

 

Outstanding Students Attend Roundup

Outstanding Students Attend Roundup

Sevier County Delegates to State 4-H Roundup: front row, from left; Lauren Jenkins, Victoria Clements, Jenny Patel, Alexis Hall, Hannah Clevenger. Back row; Spencer Lewis, Jared Bruhin, Brieann Yount, Heather Hatcher and Yesha Patel. (The Herald/Submitted...

 

‘Man Run’ Fights Cancer

‘Man Run’ Fights Cancer

Runners from the 2011 THE MAN RUN begin the 5K. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) According to the American Cancer Society more than 240,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States this year and approximately 28,000 men will...

 

Trotter, Gatlin Earn Olympic Medals

Trotter, Gatlin Earn Olympic Medals

DeeDee Trotter (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Justin Gatlin (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Sunday was a very rewarding day for the Tennessee track & field program, as two highly-decorated alums raced to bronze medals in front of a crowd of 80,000...

 

Team Earns All-Academic Honors

Team Earns All-Academic Honors

Matthew Hoty (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Linda Hadfield (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Aslynn Halvorson (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Jessie Harrison (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Kia Jackson (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Brittany Jones (The Herald/Submitted...

 

Horsemen Trained in LNT

Horsemen Trained in LNT

Instructor Bob Hoverson prepares for pack trip. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains and the Backcountry Horsemen of Big Creek recently sponsored a stock-oriented, Leave No Trace Master Educator course and Leave...

 

Doug Stanhope Takes to the Open Road

Doug Stanhope Takes to the Open Road

Doug Stanhope will perform at the Relix Variety Theatre in Knoxville on Aug. 8. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Doug Stanhope, known for his brutally honest commentary and sharp-tongued humor, will be touring throughout the United States this summer...

 

Price Runs No. 3 Best Time

Price Runs No. 3 Best Time

Chanelle Price (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Chanelle Price continues to set herself up for a fine post-collegiate career. Running in the the 2012 Flanders Cup Meet, the 22nd Memorial Rasschaert, the Tennessee standout cranked out a career-best...

 

Free Fishing Clinics Offered

Free Fishing Clinics Offered

Orvis will offer free fly fishing lessons through their retail store in Sevierville. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) From July through September, Orvis will offer free fly fishing lessons through their retail store in Sevierville. This season Orvis...

 

Clark Announces Schedule

While the Tennessee men’s and women’s cross country teams won’t have a home meet this season, the Big Orange harriers will make three appearances in the Volunteer State during the upcoming campaign, UT Director of Track & Field/Cross...

 

Award Honors Outstanding College Receiver

Award Honors Outstanding College Receiver

Justin Hunter (The Herald/Submitted Photo) University of Tennessee junior wide receivers Justin Hunter and Da’Rick Rogers were each named to the 2012 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List released Tuesday. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes...

 

Additional Watch List for Bray

Additional Watch List for Bray

Last week Tyler Bray was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year Watch List. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Another day, another preseason watch list for Vols QB Tyler Bray. On Friday, he was named to the Walter Camp Football...

 

Johnson Among 51 Candidates

Johnson Among 51 Candidates

Vols sophomore linebacker A.J. Johnson has been named to the 2012 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Vols sophomore linebacker A.J. Johnson was named to the 2012 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List. Johnson was a consensus...

 

Bray Named to Award Watch List

Bray Named to Award Watch List

Vols quarterback Tyler Bray was recently named to the Manning Award Watch List. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Vols quarterback Tyler Bray is one of five SEC signal callers named to the Manning Award Watch List. The overall Watch List includes...

 

Director Receives National Honor

Director Receives National Honor

Jesse Pope leads a visiting school group in a nature-based game. In 2004, Pope developed the Naturalist program at Grandfather Mountain that now serves thousands of school children each year. (The Herald/Helen Moss Davis) The Grandfather Mountain...