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Former UT football director of operations pleads guilty to misconduct

Chris Spognardi, the former director of football operations at the University of Tennessee, pleaded guilty Thursday to official misconduct.

Dec 18, 2017 at 4:43 PM
Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt and Tennessee have finalized a deal to make Pruitt the Vols' coach, UT announced Thursday.
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Tennessee football, Jeremy Pruitt have finalized deal

Finally, the search is over.

Dec 7, 2017 at 1:38 PM
College Football Hall of Fame coach inductees Phillip Fulmer of University of Tennessee, center, talks with player inductee Art Monk of Syracuse University following the College Football Hall of Fame pre-enshrinement press conference at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT)
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Fulmer named University of Tennessee athletic director

University of Tennessee Chancellor Beverly Davenport announced Friday that athletic director John Currie was placed on leave with pay, and she appointed Phillip Fulmer to perform the role of athletic director.

Dec 1, 2017 at 3:09 PM
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Wilson among most migrated to counties

Wilson County is among the top five most migrated to counties in the state, according to a University of Tennessee study.

Oct 6, 2017 at 3:19 PM
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More than 100 local students make University of Tennessee spring dean’s list

KNOXVILLE – More than 100 Wilson County students were added to the University of Tennessee’s spring dean’s list.

Updated Aug 10, 2017 at 5:00 PM
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Beavers continues criticism of UT chancellor support of pride center

Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Mae Beavers continued Thursday to criticize new Chancellor Beverly Davenport for her decision to once again fund the school’s LGBT pride center.

Updated Jun 30, 2017 at 12:00 PM
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Beavers disappointed with UT chancellor’s plan to reinstate Office of Diversity

State Sen. Mae Beavers, who announced earlier this month she plans to run for governor, said Saturday she was disappointed University of Tennessee Chancellor Beverly Davenport announced plans to reinstate the Office of Diversity and hire a new LGBT Pride Center director.

Updated Jun 28, 2017 at 8:00 AM
Peyton Manning Scholarship recipient Emma Kate Hall, of Lebanon, is pictured with Manning on Friday during the Peyton Manning Scholarship presentation at the Peyton Manning Locker Room at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.
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UT alumnus Peyton Manning awards scholarship to Lebanon student

University of Tennessee alumnus and retired NFL quarterback Peyton Manning returned to his alma mater Friday to award scholarships to four incoming freshmen, including one young lady from Lebanon.

Jun 16, 2017 at 3:20 PM
Submitted to The Democrat Wilson County Circuit Clerk Debbie Moss receives a certificate from County Technical Assistance Service executive director Robin Roberts, designating Moss as a certified public administrator during a capstone event May 20 at Montgomery Bell State Park in Knoxville.
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UT designates local as certified public admin

KNOXVILLE – University of Tennessee officials honored Wilson County Circuit Court Clerk Debbie Moss as a certified public administrator at a capstone event May 20 at Montgomery Bell State Park. 

Updated Jul 22, 2016 at 2:00 PM
University of Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt encouraged her team against Kentucky in this file photo from March 7, 2010 in Duluth, Georgia. Summitt, who has more victories and national championships than any coach in Division I women's basketball history, has announced she has early-stage dementia. (Matt Barton/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)
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A look at Pat Summitt's climb to 1,098 victories

No. 100

Jun 28, 2016 at 9:15 AM
Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt comments to an official in the first half against Kentucky at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky, on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Kentucky won, 61-60. (Pablo Alcala/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)
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Tennessee coaching legend Pat Summitt dies at 64

KNOXVILLE (TNS) — When Pat Summitt announced in August 2011 that she had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease, the Tennessee women's basketball coaching legend pointedly said, "It's not going to keep me from living my life."

Jun 28, 2016 at 9:04 AM