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Disruptive threats pile up at Knox County schools, but fall from national highs

Threats made at schools are hugely disruptive. Everyone has to evacuate , police officers sweep and secure school grounds, and the community is left feeling uneasy after a student makes an oftentimes impulsive decision. After Hardin Valley Middle School administrators got tired of responding to threats – especially vague ones scribbled on restroom walls, which they have to take seriously nonetheless – they called on parents and volunteers to step in as monitors. Now all restrooms are closed during class time. Students can only go in one at a time, signing in and out when they do, with an adult volunteer checking the restroom between visits. "It's almost like a daily thing now. We need to get the word out to not only our kids, but have them have conversations with their friends about how this can backfire on them, how this can make them juvenile delinquents," said Lee Ann Eaves, the Hardin Valley school board representative. Police have responded to 98 calls for threats at Knox County Schools in 2026. Threats are defined as "any kind of verbal or written messaging with intent to cause mass destruction or (mass) casualty." Get the Daily Briefing newsletter: Keep up with the

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Check Knox County retention rates to see if teachers are staying at your school

Nearly 88% of Knox County Schools teachers stayed in the district for the 2024-25 school year, bouncing back from an eight-year record low in the 2023-24 school year, state data shows. Knox County is retaining its teachers at the same rate as Tennessee is, but that hasn't always been the case. Between 2019 and 2023, KCS consistently retained a lower percentage than the state average, according to data available from the Tennessee Department of Education since 2017-18. Data is not yet available for the 2025-26 school year, but is expected with the release of the state's annual report card this winter. Here's a comparison of retention rates between Knox County Schools and Tennessee since 2017-18: Knox County Schools 2017-18: 88.4% 2018-19: 91.8% 2019-20: 88.7% 2020-21: 86.6% 2021-22: 88.9% 2022-23: 88.7% 2023-24: 71.3% 2024-25: 87.6% State of Tennessee 2017-18: 90.9% 2018-19: 91.2% 2019-20: 90.9% 2020-21: 88.1% 2021-22: 92.1% 2022-23: 91.5% 2023-24: 85.4% 2024-25: 87.8% While new data won't be available for a few months, survey findings from the Tennessee Educator Survey show positive indicators for retention. Over 80% of teachers said they planned to continue teaching at their schools, according to the Tennessee Education Research Alliance. Outside of other/personal reasons, teachers

Knox County, TN · 1d

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Ex-Heritage coach Joe Osovet suspended, reassigned after investigation

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Following the dismissal of Heritage High School football coach Joe Osovet last month, the results of an internal investigation into his conduct has been released by Blount County Schools. The school district announced on Oct. 21 that Osovet had been fired as the Mountaineers coach amid an ongoing personnel investigation. […]

Blount County, TN · 21h

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Lee Warren resigns as Karns head football coach

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Karns High School is seeking a new head football coach. After four seasons and a playoff appearance in 2024, Lee Warren has resigned as head coach of the Beavers. WVLT media partner 5Star Preps was the first to report the news. Warren’s resignation comes weeks after...

Knoxville, TN · 1d

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Friday Frenzy Live: Playoff Round 1 Highlights from East Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s time for high school football playoffs in Tennessee, and Friday Frenzy Live is here to bring you live coverage from Round 1. 6 Sports reporter Sam Rothman and 6 News anchor Bo Williams will bring you live whip-around coverage featuring some of East Tennessee’s top teams starting at 7:30 p.m. […]

Knoxville, TN · 1d

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Tucker Ownby carries Gibbs football in Knoxville area's TSSAA playoff top performers

Here are the top performers after the 2026 TSSAA football playoffs ' first round games in the Knoxville area on Nov. 6. Isaac Kannah, CAK: Kannah had 15 carries for 105 yards and two touchdowns in CAK's 37-7 win over Pope John Paul II. Lane Adcock, Coalfield: Adcock caught two passes for 87 yards and a touchdown, and he returned two punts for touchdowns in Coalfield's 41-0 win over Hampton. Hadyn Hedrick, Coalfield: Hedrick finished with 93 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Jamil Smith, Fulton: Smith had 15 carries for 129 yards and a touchdown. He went 9-of-16 passing for 168 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in a 56-28 loss to Greeneville. TSSAA SCOREBOARD: TSSAA football playoffs scores from 2026 Tennessee high school first round Tucker Ownby, Gibbs: Ownby helped Carry Gibbs to a 49-33 win over Elizabethton with 22 rushing attempts for 149 yards and three touchdowns. Memphis Wilson, Gibbs: Wilson had 14 total tackles and two tackles for loss. Anderson Glover, Grace Christian: Glover caught three passes for 107 yards and a touchdown in a 56-14 win over Northpoint Christian. Corbin Hobson, Grace Christian: Hobson completed 12-of-17 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns.

Knoxville, TN · 16h

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SCORES AND HIGHLIGHTS: Round one of high school football playoffs

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A handful of teams will continue their run to Chattanooga, while many others have seen their seasons come to an end in round one of the 2026 TSSAA high school football postseason. Full scores and highlights for area teams around the Knoxville area are listed below:

Knoxville, TN · 20h

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Tennessee Commit Asa Barnes Is Making His Case for Class 3A Mr. Football

Tennessee commit Asa Barnes is putting up huge numbers at Westview, earning Mr. Football recognition and giving Vols fans hope for a dynamic future backfield alongside David Gabriel Georges.

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Yahoo!

'I can feel that she's looking down on us' | Alcoa Elementary School upgrades Katie's Garden

Katie Deal's family remembers her as an outspoken young girl who loved painting her nails and loved butterflies. She died of cancer in 1995, when she was a student at Alcoa Elementary School. Not long after, teacher Silvia Roca put plans into place for a garden to be erected in her honor.

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Sevier County resumes TSSAA football playoffs title quest in Knoxville area's top games

Here are the top eight Knoxville area high school football games for the first round of 2026 TSSAA football playoffs , with our predictions. Game of the Week West (5-5) at No. 10 Sevier County (7-3) When: 7 p.m., Nov. 6 The last six weeks of the TSSAA football regular season have been the roughest stretch for Sevier County over the past three seasons. Losses to Greeneville, Grace Christian and Blountstown (Florida) have blotted blowout wins over Region 1-5A opponents. In those first two losses, the Smoky Bears allowed nearly 50 points in both games. West, coming off a deflating 20-point loss to Powell in Week 11, will have to drag Sevier County's powerful offense into the mud to pull off the upset. Prediction: Sevier County 33, West 23 Watch TSSAA football playoffs live on NFHS Network SUPER 25 RANKINGS: Entering TSSAA football playoffs, here's how Knoxville area Super 25 Rankings changed Knoxville area's top remaining TSSAA playoff games No. 20 Kingston (7-3) at Gatlinburg-Pittman (6-4) When: 7 p.m., Nov. 6 Gatlinburg-Pittman running back Marshal Gay had an unbelievable end to the regular season with a 358-yard rushing performance in a win over Chuckey-Doak. Kingston's offense touts its own pair

Sevier County, TN · 3d

The Greeneville Sun

Greene Devils roll past Fulton in first round playoff matchup

The Greene Devils continued their dominant ways Friday night, battling through some adversity and advancing to the second round of the Class 4A postseason with a 56-28 win over Fulton. “Anytime you can get a big win in the playoffs (it’s good). (Fulton is) really athletic, have a lot of speed, hats off to them, they played really well. We’ve not seen that speed all year,” said Greeneville head coach Eddie Spradlen. “We probably didn’t play our best half in the first half, but the kids responded and played really hard for four quarters, really proud of our effort.” Mr. Football semifinalist Taren Claridy turned in another explosive performance for the Greene Devils offensively. Claridy hauled in six passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns. However, Claridy left Burley Stadium wanting more out of himself and his team as they progress throughout the postseason. “I feel like we need to up our energy a lot next week if we want to go into round three,” he said. Quarterback Kaine Ricker made a claim for a Mr. Football semifinalist nod as well this season, and proved Friday why he should’ve joined Claridy in that honor. Ricker completed 12 of 14 passes

Greeneville, TN · 18h

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Brentwood girls tie TSSAA cross-country state title record; Maryville duo sweep AAA races

Brentwood High girls tied a TSSAA cross-country state record for most consecutive state championships, capturing the program's seventh straight Class AAA title during the state meet held on Nov. 5 at Shelby Farms in Memphis. Brentwood scored 48 points to beat out Collierville, who finished second with 93 points. Independence finished third with 95 points. Five Lady Bruins runners finished among the top-16 individuals during the meet, led by Scotlyn Szabo who finished third in a time of 18 minutes, 13.38 seconds. Brentwood ties Knoxville Webb, who won state titles from 2012-2018. It's the ninth overall state title for the Brentwood girls program. The Class A and AA boys and girls state meets will start at 10 a.m. on Nov. 6 USN boys are DII-A champs; Davidson Academy star wins 2nd title University School of Nashville boys claimed the Division II-A title by 56 points. It's the first state title for USN's boys since 2022 and the program's seven state championship. USN finished with 53 points, outpacing Columbia Academy who finished runner-up with 109 points. CAK finished third with 116 points. USN had three runners finish top 10, led by Caleb Freifeld who took fifth in a time of 16:11.04.

Brentwood, TN · 2d

WATE

Seymour football chasing first playoff win since 2004

SEYMOUR, Tenn. (WATE) – The Seymour High School football team is heading into the playoffs with its most wins since 2003 and hosting a postseason game for the first time in more than a decade. The Eagles, 9-1, have outscored their opponents by 208 points this season and secured second place in 4A Region 1, […]

Seymour, TN · 1d

WATE

$1.3 million grant helping prepare Roane State students for what’s next in nuclear

Roane State Community College received a $1,366,456 grant via the Appalachian Regional Commission's POWER Initiative to expand its nuclear workforce training and student support programs.

Oak Ridge, TN · 1d

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Knox County Schools starts warning employees of layoffs in their departments

Knox County Schools has begun alerting employees across all divisions of its central office that they might lose their jobs this summer as leaders face budgetary pressures. Roughly 50 positions will be eliminated in July, about a quarter of which are supervisory or administrative roles, Superintendent Jon Rysewyk said. "Our 91 schools are the most important functional piece of how our kids are successful," Rysewyk told Knox News. "We continue to cut when we don't have the dollars to get there and the cost of things continue to go up. It's our job to make sure that we're preserving the schools as best we can." KCS officials did not say which departments' employees have been notified. Knox News has learned educational diagnosticians and members of the IT department and therapeutic professional partnership program were told positions in their departments will be cut. "Out of respect for our staff, we will not be able to confirm specifics until all employees have been notified," KCS spokesperson Carly Harrington told Knox News. "We can, however, confirm that reductions are being made across every division of the district office." Employees whose jobs will be eliminated will know if they are rehired elsewhere in the

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New details: Farragut High School hazing incident investigation completed

New details have emerged regarding a hazing incident at Farragut High School.

Knoxville, TN · 4d

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Wildcats stumble, focus on familiar foe

Oak Ridge had its share of bright moments against powerhouse Maryville, but the Wildcats couldn’t keep pace with the state’s third-ranked Class 6A team, falling to the Rebels 48-17 Thursday night, Oct. 29, at Blankenship Field. Now, the Wildcats turn their attention to the postseason, where a familiar...

Oak Ridge, TN · 3d

Tennessee Firefly

THEC Backs New UT Degree, Workforce-Focused Funding as Hargett Becomes Chairman

Commissioners approved a new business technology program and recommended $116.2 million tied to student outcomes.

Knoxville, TN · 2d

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