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Vol Nation and a Local Business Showing Support for UT’s Chancellor Following Heated Letter to NCAA Regarding NIL Practices

Vol Nation and a Local Business Showing Support for UT’s Chancellor Following Heated Letter to NCAA Regarding NIL Practices

Vol Nation is weighing in on UT Chancellor Donde Plowman’s letter calling out the NCAA for looking into NIL practices at the University. Dan Wilson with DW Designs tells our news partner WVLT they will be offering a special tee shirt in support of Plowman. The shirts are available for pre-order on their website, https://thedwdesigns.com/products/the-plowman-24-tee-pre-order…MORE

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is Asking for Help to Find a Missing 11 Year-Old

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is Asking for Help to Find a Missing 11 Year-Old

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Unit is seeking public assistance for a missing Eleven-year-old.  Name: Aubriauna Niesa Mays “Bree“ is a white female who is eleven years old. She has blonde hair, blue eyes and is approximately 4’4” and 8 lbs. She does have braces- On 1/31/2024, the Knox County Sheriff’s Juvenile Crimes Unit…MORE

Knoxville Police Department Investigating Deadly Motorcycle Crash

Knoxville Police Department Investigating Deadly Motorcycle Crash

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a deadly motorcycle crash that happened Wednesday morning in West Knoxville. KPD says officers were dispatched to the scene on McKamey Road at Saint Lucia Lane around 8:15. While there, officers deduced that the motorcycle was traveling east on McKamey Road when it struck the side…MORE

UT Chancellor Sends Heated Letter to NCAA over Possible NIL Investigation

UT Chancellor Sends Heated Letter to NCAA over Possible NIL Investigation

University of Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman wrote a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker Monday following an investigation from the NCAA into Tennessee’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) practices. WVLT News got ahold of that letter through a Freedom of Information Act request to UT Tuesday; here’s a breakdown. In the letter, Plowman says the…MORE

TENNESSEE SUES NCAA CHALLENGING ITS NIL-RECRUITING BAN

TENNESSEE SUES NCAA CHALLENGING ITS NIL-RECRUITING BAN

NASHVILLE- On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with Virginia, sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for violating federal antitrust laws with its anticompetitive restrictions on the ability of current and future student-athletes to benefit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). These anticompetitive restrictions violate the Sherman Act, harm current and future student-athletes…MORE

Tennessee Announces Awards for Statewide Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Tennessee Announces Awards for Statewide Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has awarded $21 million in federal funds for electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations across the state. Thirty-one EV fast charging locations are needed to fill gaps along the state’s designated Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFC) which include…MORE