Knoxville
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“Jared’s got the best traits from both me and Bradley,” said Trent, who just completed his first season in Knoxville, where he made the SEC All-Freshman team as a catcher.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
It was even more of an indignity because Haley lived in and around Knoxville, Tennessee, for long periods of his life.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Knoxville himself was hospitalized with a brain injury after being flipped by a bull during the filming of 2022’s “Jackass Forever” and has said he can’t risk another concussion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The couple would have two daughters and a son and settled on a 150-acre-plus farm in Solway, an unincorporated suburb of Knoxville, where they raised beef cattle as a hobby.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
That’s because Dollywood is only 38 miles from Knoxville, but it is a full 200 miles from Nashville.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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