Late Sunday afternoon I was cruising across the Internet, trying to get a pulse on the current state of the COVID pandemic, and I was thrilled to discover there is a noticeable lull in what has been a very aggressive onslaught of the coronavirus in Tennessee and in Hamilton County. For instance, in Hamilton County we have had a 37.55 % decrease in cases over the last seven days ... (click for more)

As Hamilton County officials continue to debate in-person learning, I read today where Clark County officials in Nevada are reopening schools for a very disturbing reason. The district alone has seen 18 student suicides in nine months since in-person learning was ended. It was so alarming after the sixth suicide that the district installed GoGuardian alert systems on school issued ... (click for more)

Hamilton County reported 177 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with 108 patients hospitalized, the lowest number since Nov. 16, 2020, and 24 in Intensive Care Units, the lowest number since Dec. 6, 2020. Five others were in the hospital with suspected COVID. Of those hospitalized, 45 are county residents, also the lowest number since Nov. 9, 2020. The new total of cases in ... (click for more)

University of Central Florida's Josh Heupel, the Oklahoma quarterback who led his team to the national title, and who as an assistant coach and head coach captured conference championships at Oklahoma and UCF, has been named Tennessee's 27th head football coach, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Wednesday. "We looked at a number of potential candidates," ... (click for more)

Tennessee’s new athletic director has brought the football coach from Central Florida to join him. Danny White, who hired Josh Heupel at UCF, helped introduce him on Wednesday as the Vols’ new coach. White, who’s been in charge for less than a week, had some difficulty in explaining the choice during an afternoon press conference. He said that he tried hard not to hire ... (click for more)

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga junior center Abbey Cornelius was named the Southern Conference women’s basketball Player of the Week presented by GEICO for games played Jan. 19-25, the league office announced Tuesday. Cornelius helped the Mocs to a 1-1 record on the week against Samford. She averaged 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game shooting 65.2 percent on the ... (click for more)