David Ray Watts, 95, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2025. A beloved brother, uncle, and friend, David was known for his warm heart, green thumb, ... more
A Criminal Court jury found Gabriel Boykins guilty of two counts of second-degree murder in the grisly slayings of a mother and daughter. An earlier jury had been unable to come to a verdict on the two murder counts. Cell phone extraction expert Mark Hamilton had testified about searches Boykins used shortly after the mother/daughter he knew were savagely killed and their bodies tossed in a wooded lot by a Greenwood Road church. Boykins stood trial in the courtroom of Judge Amanda ... more
No. 14 Tennessee dropped a tightly-contested battle at No. 3 Arkansas, 4-3, in game one of the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional on Saturday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium. Dean Curley and Andrew Fischer both homered to drive in the Vols' three runs, but the offense struggled overall against Razorbacks' starter Zach Root, who earned the win after allowing just two runs on one hit over seven innings. Marcus Phillips put forth a gritty effort on the mound for Tennessee (46-18), ... more
Should the federal government eliminate funding for PBS and NPR?