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“Didn’t Handle It The Right Way”: Kim Caldwell Opens Up About Hitting Rock Bottom, Seeks Tennessee Reset
Speed, pressure defense, and team connection defined Kim Caldwell’s teams. At Tennessee, that blueprint became harder to recognize as the 2025–26 season unraveled. Now, her explanation for the collapse begins with the decisions she made and the coaching identity she allowed to slip away. Caldwell discussed that reckoning in a Nov. 12 ESPN feature by Andrea Adelson. The interview followed a 16–14 season that ended with Tennessee’s first-round NCAA Tournament exit. “It is a big job, and there is a steep learning curve, and the world has seen me fail in a very public spotlight,” said Caldwell. “I...
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Maryville Alcoa Animal Rescue Center Dog of the Week: Sully
Do you remember learning cloud types in school? There are the big, fluffy cumulus clouds. And the feathery cirrus clouds. Or the stratus clouds that blanket the sky. But there was a cloud type they may not have taught: the sullycutenimbus cloud, or Sully for short. The features of a Sully cloud differ a little from other clouds. While they are fluffy, if you squint really hard, you’ll see little strands of fur instead of water vapor! Sully clouds also move really quickly through the sky, sometimes making a full 360 rotation over and over. You can spot the shape of a Sully cloud by looking for the tell-tale wagging tail at the end of the cloud. The other day, a couple was walking in the park when a Sully cloud suddenly moved overhead. All of a sudden, stuffy toys and bouncy balls started to rain down from the sky. “Do you smell Fritos?” the man asked the woman he was walking with. Sully clouds are nice to look at, and mostly like being in the sky, but they get lonely sometimes too. This Sully cloud was ready to find someone to love. So he floated on over to the
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Alcoa commissioners talk landfill, other infrastructure projects
Alcoa commissioners advanced several landfill expansion projects Tuesday aimed at improving efficiency and easing the strain on the more than 50-year-old facility. The Alcoa/Maryville/Blount County Landfill, located off Long Powers Road in Friendsville, accepts household garbage as well as bulkier waste, including old furniture and construction debris. Household garbage must be disposed of in more tightly regulated Class I cells designed to prevent groundwater contamination. Bulkier waste can be placed in less restrictive Class III and IV cells. Plans to expand the Class III and IV cells were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, forcing Alcoa Public Works Department officials to use more expensive Class I space for bulky waste. Permits also began to expire or were voided because of changing conditions at the site, prompting the city to pursue multiple expansion projects simultaneously. “One of the issues we had with one of the original plans was that there have been some changes to (the site) that have forced us to go back through some very, very challenging regulatory work,” City Manager Bruce Applegate said. “That’s why, rather than starting over from scratch each time, we’re trying to get all these other pieces going at the same time so
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Help needed for free RAM health clinic in Knoxville
Remote Area Medical is seeking volunteers for a free three-day dental, vision and medical clinic Jan. 15-17, 2027 at the Knoxville Expo Center. The clinic will be held at the expo center, 5441 Clinton Highway in Knoxville. Services will be free and offered on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached. No identification is required. RAM is seeking medical, dental and vision professionals as well as general support volunteers, according to a news release. Volunteers are also needed for clinic setup Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 13-14, and for breakdown Sunday, Jan. 17. Other volunteer opportunities include overnight parking volunteers to greet patients and interpreters to assist patients in the parking lot and during clinic operations. People do not have to work in the medical field to serve as general support volunteers. Services expected to be available include dental cleanings, fillings, extractions and X-rays; eye and eye-health exams; eyeglass prescriptions and eyeglasses made on-site; pregnancy tests, breast and pelvic exams; and general medical exams. Those interested in volunteering can visit RAM's volunteer website or call 865-579-1530. Remote Area Medical is a nonprofit organization that provides free pop-up dental, vision and medical clinics. Founded in 1985, the organization says it has