A 19-year-old has been charged with robbing an employee at the Highway 58 KFC at gunpoint. Javonte Pratt, of 5011 Irvin Road, was charged with aggravated robbery and filing false reports. In the incident on Saturday, the female employee said she was working the drive-thru window when a light-skinned black male ordered a #1 for $6.54 and pulled up to the drive-thru window. ... (click for more)

The clerk at Mapco at 1227 East Main St. said a white male came into the store, caused a "ruckus," and took two honey buns. The clerk told him to leave the property, but he refused. Upon police arrival, the male had already left the scene. The clerk did not want to press charges but did want him trespassed from the property. Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the ... (click for more)

Tennessee Vols fans hit a new low at the end of the UTK vs Ole Miss last evening. Maybe Lane Kiffin did us wrong when he left Knoxville for his dream team back in 2009, however, the crass and repulsive behavior of a large number of Tennessee fans didn’t reflect on Kiffin, it reflected on the great state of Tennessee. Has society really reduced itself to believing that reducing ... (click for more)

Over the weekend my “Morning Readings” included a lesson that economists teach called the Cobra Effect. Jon Miltimore is the Managing Editor of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta and his ‘FEE.org’ is a highly respected conservative libertarian economic think tank. In his story you are about to read, he claims economists around the world speak often on The Cobra Effect. ... (click for more)

The Southeastern Conference announced Monday the University of Tennessee will be assessed a financial penalty and must meet requirements set forth by the Commissioner following interruption of its October 16 football game with the University of Mississippi due to fans throwing debris on to the field. The final minute of the Ole Miss-Tennessee football game was interrupted ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Mocs were ready to turn their focus to game week. A trip to Birmingham looms and another pivotal Southern Conference matchup with Samford on tap Saturday afternoon. This past Saturday’s win is in the rearview and all eyes are ahead. Nice cliché, but we have to hit the rewind button back to the Rail Rivalry triumph because Stats Perform and the Southern Conference ... (click for more)