ETSU women shock Vanderbilt 44-31 inside Brooks Gym

(Jonesborough, TN ) Crockett Senior Avery Hope signed to play softball at Tennessee Wesleyan today

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Bucs added nine new players just before Christmas during the early signing period this winter. On Wednesday, eight more guys signed on the dotted line, bringing the incoming Blue and Gold recruiting class to 17 players. Of the eight National Signing Day additions, six of them will play on […]

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – For the first time since November 30, the Bucs left Freedom Hall with a smile and a victory. The Blue and Gold dominated Wofford from start to finish on Wednesday night, earning a 77-52 win. The victory snaps the program’s longest home losing-streak in decades at eight games. The Terriers’ […]

GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Trailblazers and Blue Devils met for a second time this season at Boones Creek Elementary on Wednesday night. The Daniel Boone boys cruised to a 60-41 victory, while the Gate City girls got the better of their hosts, 46-40.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — SOCCER Grayson Hammond – Milligan University WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Riley Brandon – UVA-WiseDakota Vaiese – MaryvilleRachel Falin – Milligan University MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Xander DeVault – Mount Vernon Nazarene University BASEBALL Tanner Kilgore – Carson Newman FOOTBALL Hayden Russell – Carson NewmanJake Carson – Centre CollegeChris Harris – Wingate

BLUFF CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — One of East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) eagles laid her first egg of the season on Monday night, shortly after the ETSU Eagle Cameras captured a so-far unnamed male at the Bluff City nest. Francis is the female of the nest in Bluff City, and the oldest bird between the […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WJHL) – The Lady Tigers used every bit of their home-court advantage on Monday night, pulling out a back-and-forth battle with the Lady Vols, 76-68. It was all about the runs in the second half, as LSU used a 14-3 run in the third quarter and an 11-0 in the final frame […]

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kingsport’s metro area has joined Johnson City’s in the top 10 of a closely watched, Wall Street Journal/realtor.com national quarterly housing markets index that Johnson City topped in the fall. Kingsport’s metropolitan statistical area (MSA) ranked seventh among more than 300 metro housing markets in the quarterly “emerging housing markets” index […]

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – One part of the stacked Greeneville girl’s soccer senior class signed her name on the dotted line Monday afternoon. Forward Tanna Bookhamer committed her academic and athletic future to Tusculum University. Bookhamer was named an All-District and All-Region performer as a senior this past season, helping the Lady Greene Devils to […]

GATE CITY, Va. (WJHL) – A Blue Devil will become a Buffalo next season. Gate City High School’s Lexi Ervin signed a national letter of intent to continue her basketball career at Milligan University Monday. Ervin was honored at a ceremony in the Gate City High School Library with representatives from the Buff’s Women’s Basketball […]

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Dobyns-Bennett High School was awarded funds from a global energy and engineering company Wednesday to continue training the next generation in craft careers. Worley provides professional services on an international scale and was selected by the National Center for Construction Education and Research to take part in the annual Careers in […]

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A study conducted by eight East Tennessee State University (ETSU) graduate-level researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic found that mask-wearing on campus and in the community was not heavily influenced by mandates. The results of the study, “Mask Adherence to Mask Mandate: College Campus Versus the Surrounding Community,” were published Monday […]

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — ETSU announced its co-headliners for this year’s spring concert on Wednesday. Jason Derulo and Rainbow Kitten Suprise will co-headline the 2023 Student Government Association’s spring concert, according to a release from the university. “I am thrilled to have these incredible artists perform and am confident we can continue to bring […]

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – As a sixth grader, Elizabethton’s Zada Hardin thought she would be a member of the woodwind section for life. “I decided flute was going to be my passion,” she told News Channel 11. But, sometimes music moves people differently than they expect. “Then I realized that conducting was actually my passion,” […]

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Around ten Kingsport students will face an extra challenge when they begin TCAP testing this spring. Tennessee’s controversial third-grade retention law will hold children learning English as a second language to the same testing standard as other students, provided that they’ve received English instruction for the past two years. Kingsport Assistant […]

A Silver Alert has been requested for a Knoxville Man who has been missing since around 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — East Tennessee State University’s Kappa Delta Sorority on Sunday welcomed the Miss America Organization’s Miss Tennessee, Lauren Dickson to campus. Dickson was happy to take photos and sign autographs, but her main objective was to speak to community members about how the “Heart for the Hungry: Overcoming Food Insecurity” initiative […]

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Clemmer College at ETSU is reopening its free counseling and mental health support to students, faculty, staff and community members. The Community Counseling Clinic (CCC) will offer individual counseling for adults, adolescents, children and couples/family therapy. “Our team has been hard at work to get the doors to the CCC […]

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – The new Belk Outlet just opened its doors to the public in Greeneville on Monday. Belk, a private department store company based in Charlotte, NC, offers an assortment of national brands, shoes and various accessories. “We’re going to be able to offer everyone way more brands than we had previously, we’re […]

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Schools in the Tri-Cities celebrated World Read Aloud Day on Wednesday. Johnson City’s Mountain View Elementary School hosted a Read Aloud Day event where News Channel 11’s Josh Smith was one of the readers. “One of the most important benefits I cannot stress enough is the connection with the child,” […]