KNOXVILLE, Tenn.  -- Tennessee offensive lineman  Ja'Wuan James  and defensive lineman  Daniel McCullers  have accepted invitations to the 2014 Reese's Senior Bowl, set for Jan. 25 in Mobile, Ala.   The game will air on NFL Network at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT.   With invitations to a pair of Vols, this season marks the 25th time in ... (click for more)

Dalton State College will become a provisional member of the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) in the 2014-15 academic year. The SSAC will immediately begin working with Dalton’s leadership on scheduling and will be formally welcomed at the Spring Jamboree in May. Dalton State will fully participate in SSAC championship play next season. “I am very pleased ... (click for more)

A man who was shot during an apparent robbery at the Highway 58 Bi-Lo parking lot on Wednesday has been taken into custody. Galen Lawayne Allen Jr., 26, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault and tampering with evidence. Police said he initially was in critical condition. The other robber, Calvin Ward, was shot and killed. ... (click for more)

At the Cleveland City Council meeting Monday afternoon, Police Chief Wes Snyder apologized to a full crowd related to his sudden retirement.  He told the Council he regretted the circumstances that surrounded his resignation. He has been the police chief for the past 10 years. Mr. Snyder announced his resignation on Friday after a video was discovered that showed him ... (click for more)

This situation with Police Chief Snyder’s alleged affair reminds me of a story my dad once told me when he was in the military. One day a woman came running to his commanding officer screaming that she caught her husband, who was one of this commanding officer’s soldiers, cheating on her with another woman. The woman demanded that the commander make an example of this man and dishonorably ... (click for more)

The United States spends $150 billion each year to fund the badly-maligned Department of Veterans Affairs. There are 7 million veterans who depend on the VA for health care and over 300,000 Americans who are employed at 152 medical centers across the country. It is the second-largest government agency, right behind the Pentagon, and no one is happy with it. A recent story in ... (click for more)