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
Johnny Knoxville and his band of professional bad decision-makers are calling this one their final hurrah and, really, can you blame them?
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Knoxville was a small but prideful city at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
“Well, then you want to go to Knoxville and rent a car and drive up to Roanoke. That’s what you want to do.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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