Poll: Should Tennessee keep Vols football coach Butch Jones?

As the Vols struggle with a 3-3 record — including losses to SEC foes Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina — many fans are asking whether Butch Jones will make it through the season as head football coach. Powerhouse Alabama is up next. Should Tennessee keep Jones on or let him go? Answer our poll.

Suspended coach Sensabaugh considers suing county school district

Suspended David Crockett High School football coach Gerald Sensabaugh confirmed Thursday he is considering suing the Washington County school district to “clear his name” following allegations of verbal attacks on his players and coaching staff and practicing an injured player.

No. 1 Bama heavily favored over traditional rival Tennessee

For Alabama, it’s another SEC game where anything but a decisive victory would be perceived as a letdown. Tennessee is trying to turn its fortunes around dramatically while perhaps giving a boost to coach Butch Jones’ tenuous job security.

Elderly couples in wildfires' path died in each other's arms

The majority of the 42 people killed in the wildfires that have ravaged Northern California were senior citizens, most in their 70s or older. Several were couples who died together, including childhood sweethearts who had grown old together.

Unicoi County Sheriff warns public about phone scammers posing as law enforcement

The Unicoi County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public about telephone scam artists who are posing as law enforcement.

Olsen will formally announce Congressional campaign Saturday

The Carter County Democratic Party will host a district-wide event Saturday at the Sycamore Shoals Historic Site in Elizabethton where Dr. Martin Olsen will formally announce his bid to represent Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District.

Barley Waters plans to start serving craft beer within weeks

Within a matter of weeks, a new downtown Johnson City business will begin serving hundreds of craft beers inside the old Tennessee National Bank.

Extreme hoarding poses risk to mom’s house and health

ETSU ensembles present 'Choral Collage'

The East Tennessee State University choral ensembles will open their concert season with a “Choral Collage” of musical styles and genres on Friday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church.

ETSU researchers aims to understand, better refugee experience

On her first trip to the Gaza Refugee Camp in Jerash, Jordan, Dr. Meira Yasin noticed that many of the children there did not have winter clothes. The East Tennessee State University nursing professor listened as Palestinian mothers shared stories about their struggles just to live from day to day.

College of Pharmacy professor studies effects of 'bath salts'

Dr. Brooks Pond, an associate professor in the East Tennessee State University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is studying the effects of synthetic drugs known as “bath salts” on individuals who abuse them.

Students 'shop around' at ETSU's eighth annual Health Professions Recruitment Fair

On Wednesday, East Tennessee State University’s Office of Medical Professions Advisement held their eighth annual Health Professions Recruitment Fair, giving students a chance to find their ideal program and school.

Kneeling during the anthem is not an issue

When people kneel in prayer are they disrespecting God? When they kneel before a queen are they disrespecting her? When a man kneels before his beloved to ask her to marry him is he disrespecting her?

Things you can do to not be SAD

SAD is mainly the result of decreased exposure to sunlight. With less sunlight in the early morning hours and in the evening, our brains produce more melatonin, a hormone that makes us sleepy.

NET High School Football Statistical Leaders

High school football statistical leaders from contributing Northeast Tennessee teams. Stats are through Week 9 of the regular season.