The Daily Beacon

Tennessee basketball added three more names over the last two days to the list of players drafted into the NBA. ​ The 2026 NBA Draft took place June 23-24, with three members of Rick Barnes’ 2025-26 Elite Eight team making the jump to professional basketball. ​ Barnes has now helped 13 Vols reach the NBA...

The United States of America is turning 250 years old this upcoming Fourth of July, and Knoxville will be filled with many ways to celebrate. A variety of events, free and paid, will occur to honor this quarter millennium. All events listed will occur on the Fourth of July. Free events Festival on the Fourth...

Jackson Clavier Tamar Shirinian at her home in Knoxville in the fall of 2025.

David Smith / Contributor Tennessee’s Liam Doyle (12) and Auburn’s Bristol Carter (5) are separated by the home plate umpire after Doyle tags out Carter at home plate during a game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Sunday, May 4, 2025.

While most classes have ceased, the sidewalks stay active as hundreds of youth flood to the University of Tennessee. With traditional students home for the summer, educational conferences keep the campus bustling with excitement. During the warmer months, UT transforms into an educational hub for students of all ages from across the state and country....

Luke Goins Will Haas (42) pitches in a game against Texas at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Sunday, May 10, 2026.

UT School of Music held its fifth annual Ursus String camp for advanced violin, cello and violist student musicians. The week-long intensive string camp was founded back in June of 2022. The camp started out with only cello and violin musicians, adding the viola three years ago. Wesley Baldwin, Professor of Cello and Ursus String...

Luke Goins Tegan Kuhns (21) celebrates after a pitch in a game against Texas at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Friday, May 8, 2026.

Logan West People stroll through Market Square in Knoxville. July 16, 2026.

When a student grabs a quick to-go meal on campus and tosses the leftovers into the trash, the lifecycle of the food and packaging is disregarded. Tennesseans generate 7.8 billion tons of waste a year, and with landfills filling up, there is a heightened concern surrounding how garbage is managed. As the public grows wary...