A Tennessee school employee at Robert R. Church Elementary has been removed from his duties for dragging a 7-year-old Black boy off a bus by his ankle. A video recorded by a fellow student on the bus shows the little boy screaming and crying out for his mother as he was being dragged off according to the Charlotte Observer. The […]

Historically Black college, Knoxville College, suffered a loss of state accreditation that caused the campus to evacuate and close. This 2018 semester, they are getting ready to re-enroll students. The Philadelphia Tribune reports that the school is on the up and looking to make a comeback. The college played an important part in the Knoxville, […]

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Zenobia Dobson hugs Assistant District Attorney Phil Morton Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Knoxville, Tenn. (KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors found one defendant guilty Thursday of first-degree murder and two others guilty on a lesser charge of facilitation of first-degree murder in the 2015 death of a Tennessee teen who was lauded for courageously shielding […]

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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Crews discovered the remains of more people as they searched the rubble of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses near the Great Smoky Mountains, bringing the death toll to 11, officials said Thursday. Authorities set up a hotline for people to report missing friends and relatives, and after following […]

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The two suspects are both being held on a $1 million bond. A spokesperson for the Knox County district attorney's office also announced Basset and Williams will also face charges for possessing a firearm as a felon.

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JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the man accused of fatally shooting a special agent has been charged with murder in perpetration of an attempted aggravated robbery. TBI special agent De’Greaun Frazier was shot to death Tuesday during an undercover drug investigation in West Tennessee. The TBI said in a statement […]

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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say one of three people who fell from a Ferris wheel during a county fair in Tennessee suffered a head injury and remains hospitalized in serious condition. Greeneville Police Capt. Tim Davis said during a news conference the other two were responsive and answering questions after falling 30 to 45 […]

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It wasn't until later in the day when one of her friends sent out an alarming Snapchat: the waitress' selfie with the words, “I’m so hungover and have a section full of n----rs right now," captioned at the bottom.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women’s game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, has died. She was 64. With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and prominence on […]

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Chauncy Jones Black received $100,000 in donations after offering to help a shopper carry his grocery bags in exchange for doughnuts.

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A former school officer in Knox County, Tennessee has filed a $250,000 lawsuit against the district and the city charging that he was wrongfully terminated because his supervisor took offense to his marriage to a Black woman, writes USA Today.

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Andria James, 33, was stopped for questioning after a witness reported seeing nine children in her car as she left a gas station.