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Column: Lane Kiffin merits consideration for SEC Coach of the Year

There just wasn't enough to know about Lane Kiffin as a college head coach. He had never been one. Any coach will tell you it is much easier to make suggestions than it is to make decisions.

Young soldiers show heroism in Fort Hood tragedy

Unlike many, maybe even most of the soldiers on this enormous military post, privates first class Marquest Smith and Jeffrey Pearsall had never seen combat before Thursday. But the pair of 21-year-olds emerged from the tragic shootings of 43 soldiers and civilians here as bonafide combat heros.

Pride of the Southland celebrates 140 years

The "Pride" was formed in 1869. Then, the band was a small, all-male corps of cadets attached to the military department at the University of Tennessee.

Smokies' "ugly ring" keeps tourists, businesses busy

A recent article published by The National Geographic Society calls the Great Smoky Mountains National Park "a national treasure surrounded by a bath-tub ring of ugly, unplanned development."

IRS has $1.77M in refunds for Tennesseans; are you one?

The Internal Revenue Service has $1.77 million in tax refunds due to Tennessee residents the IRS couldn't find to pay. Find out if you're one of them here.

Evangelist Billy Graham celebrates 91st birthday with gratitude

Graham, the world-famous evangelist who lives in Montreat outside Asheville, plans to have a quiet birthday, visiting with family members at his home.

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