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Tennessee lawmaker writes city leaders an urgent letter to improve greenway safety
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A state lawmaker is asking Nashville leaders to take urgent action on city greenways. This all comes after 34-year-old Alyssa Lokits was shot and killed on the Mill Creek Greenway in Antioch last week while she was exercising.
Rep. Jason Powell (D-Nashville) said he was also at another Nashville greenway last week when a woman ran into the backseat of his car to save her own life. He said the victim was attacked by two unleashed dogs near the Ellington Agricultural Center.
“She was shaken,” said Representative Powell. “She was visibly upset, and she had injuries that required her to go to the hospital.”
The attack is one reason he said he wrote a letter to the Nashville mayor, police chief, and Metro Parks director. In it, he asked for safety improvements on the greenway and more enforcement of park laws.
“I try my best to stay out of city issues,” said Powell. “I’m at the state level. I think it’s important for city leaders to run the city government.”
In his letter, Powell said he had seen multiple car break-ins at the Mill Creek Greenway parking lot. He said he is not a safety expert, but he has suggestions like more Metro Nashville Police Department bike patrol units, increased lighting, and emergency call boxes.
WSMV4 spoke with some runners who said those additions would be welcomed.
“I think it would be more beneficial if we had more safety patrol and maybe some security cameras,” said Nareisa Smith.
Powell said he sent the letter on Monday morning and already heard back from Metro Parks, but he said words are not enough.
“I appreciate those responses but what we need is less talk and more action,” Powell added.
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The Tennessee Vols are shooting their shot with a coveted transfer guard who has plenty of suitors
The Tennessee Vols are working to get into the mix for one of the most coveted guards in the NCAA transfer portal. Rick Barnes and the Vols are continuing to look for ways to upgrade the roster.
Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Vols are shooting their shot with one of the top guards in the NCAA transfer portal.
According to a report from VolQuest, the Vols held an in-home visit with Wake Forest Demon Deacons transfer guard Juke Harris on Sunday evening.
Harris, 6-foot-7/200 pounds from Salisbury, NC, averaged 21.4 points per game as a sophomore for the Demon Deacons this past season.
The North Carolina native was recruited by Tennessee before he eventually landed with Wake Forest out of high school.
Juke Harris is already very familiar with Tennessee
Harris would fill the go-to scorer role that Vols head coach Rick Barnes knows he needs.
Several other notable programs, however, are also very much in the mix for Harris, including the Michigan Wolverines.
Harris visited Michigan over the weekend.
The Wake Forest transfer, though, is already familiar with Barnes and the Vols after being recruited out of high school by Tennessee.
Harris, in fact, was on a recruiting visit to Tennessee in 2022 when the Vols knocked off Alabama in Neyland Stadium.
“The most memorable part of the visit was when we all rushed the field after the game,” said Harris to On3 after his official visit to UT for the Bama game in 2022. “So many Tennessee fans were saying my name and stopping their celebration to tell me they wanted me to commit. That made me feel super welcomed.”
The existing relationship with Harris should help the Vols in their pursuit of the talented guard. But if Tennessee is going to land Harris, they’ll likely need to be the top bidder for his services.
Harris is also going through the NBA Draft process, so there’s no guarantee that he’ll spend another season in college.
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Tennessee Basketball Finalizing Deal To Hire Earl Grant As New Assistant Coach | Rocky Top Insider

Tennessee basketball is finalizing a deal to hire former Boston College head coach Earl Grant as an assistant coach, Volquest’s Mike Wilson first reported and a source confirmed to RTI on Sunday night.
Grant fills the void on Tennessee’s coaching staff left by Justin Gainey’s departure to be the new NC State head coach earlier this offseason. It’s unclear whether Grant will have the “associate head coach” title that Gainey had before his departure.
The 49-year old spent the last five years as the head coach at Boston College with the Eagles firing him following an 11-20 campaign this past season. Grant failed to make the NCAA Tournament in his five years at Boston College and posted a 72-92 record over that stretch.
Boston College is widely considered one of the worst jobs in power five basketball due to the lack of resources and the school’s commitment to hockey.
Prior to his time at Boston College, Grant spent seven years as the head coach at College of Charleston. Grant led the Cougars to the 2018 NCAA Tournament, earning a 13-seed and nearly upsetting four-seed Auburn in the opening round of the tournament.
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In Grant’s seven years leading the College of Charleston program, the Cougars posted a 127-89 record. Despite inheriting a program that won just 14 games the year before he arrived, College of Charleston won 24-plus games in three of his seven seasons as head coach.
A Charleston, South Carolina native, Grant has been an assistant coach at The Citadel, Winthrop, Wichita State and Clemson.
While Gainey had extensive ties to the state of North Carolina, Grant has extensive ties to the state of South Carolina.
Rick Barnes’ staff currently includes assistant coaches Steve McClain, Amorrow Morgan, Gregg Polinsky, Bryan Lentz and Grant.
Support staffers includes Director of Basketball Operations Mary Carter-Eggert, Director of Men’s Basketball Sports Performance Garrett Medenwald, Director of Player Personnel/Recruiting Coordinator Lucas Campbell, Director of Video and Analytics Luke Schapker, Director of Strategy Scott Daughtry, Player Development Coordinator Justin Caldwell and graduate assistant Colin Coyne.
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There’s No Gray Area For Dobie In Tennessee – SPEED SPORT
SWEETWATER, Tenn. — Devon Dobie traded the lead twice with the defending Hoosier Racing Tire United Sprint Car Series Presented By XC Gear National Champion Dale Howard to win Night 2 of the North vs. South Shootout at I-75 Raceway on Saturday night.
The event was co-sanctioned by United Sprint Car Series and the Great Lakes Sprint Car Series.
Dobie led the first five laps of the 30-lap feature race, but Howard grabbed the lead on a lap six restart. Dobie was able to wrestle the lead back from Howard in lapped traffic on lap 18 to lead back the rest of the way. Chase Dunham of Leipsic, OH finished second and Howard, who was the Friday night winner, took the third spot.
Ryan Turner started 10th and finished fourth, while Jac Nickles was fifth.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 23 Devon Dobie, Wapakoneta, OH (1); 2. 66 Chase Dunham, Leipsic, OH (5); 3. 47 Dale Howard, Byhalia, MS (2); 4. 15 Ryan Turner, Dunnville, ON CAN (10); 5. 31 Jac Nickles, Harrod, OH (4); 6. 13 Van Gurley Jr., Valparaiso, IN (11); 7. 10m Morgan Turpen-Havener, Gallatin, TN (3); 8. 6 Ryan Coniam, Burlington, ON CAN (6); 9. 16 Ryan Ruhl, Coldwater, MI (8); 10. 48 Coen McDaniel, Gaffney, SC (13); 11. 71h Max Stambaugh, Lima, OH (12); 12. 20i Kelsey Ivy, Fremont, OH (7); 13. 9 Tyler Blankenship, Bakersfield, CA (18); 14. 24 Kobe Allison, Lima, OH (14); 15. 23m Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC (15); 16. 87xs Skyler Evans, Scotland, ON CAN (17); 17. 22 Aaron Shaffer, Tekonsha, MI (23); 18. 12 Corbin Gurley, Hebron, IN (22); 19. 00 P.J. Reutimann, Zephyrhills, FL (19); 20. 19w Jackson Wellman, Belmont, NC (21); 21. 28 Jeff Willingham, Ripley, MS (20); 22. 10 Terry Gray, Bartlett, TN (16); 23. 94 Hayden Wise, Huntersville, NC (9); 24. 11h Caleb Harmon, Elida, OH DNS.
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