Tyler Whetstone

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tyler Whetstone |Gabrielle Chenault

America will celebrate Emancipation Day, also known as Juneteenth on June 19 – commemorating the end of slavery in our country – but the nation's most recently recognized national holiday has been observed on different days for more than 160 years by Black Americans. Take Tennessee, where the Eighth of August, known as Emancipation Day, has been the traditional celebration to mark the end of slavery, remind the nation of its bloodguilt and agitate for a more perfect Union.

1 week ago | knoxnews.com | Tyler Whetstone

For nearly 160 years, Black people across Southern Appalachia have celebrated the Eighth of August as Emancipation Day. The date marks when Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be 18 months before Tennessee freed its slaves. Instead, emancipation for most was a series of stops and starts depending on where an enslaved person lived. Tennessee's history is particularly confusing.

2 weeks ago | knoxnews.com | Tyler Whetstone |Adam Sparks |Mike Wilson

The business dealings of former Tennessee football player Grant Frerking have caught the attention of police in Georgia, Knox News has learned. Investigators from the Milton Police Department, outside of Atlanta, are investigating whether Frerking, 26, defrauded residents in a scheme to take payment for pine straw that was never delivered. Milton police are investigating a charge of "theft by deception," according to a copy of the police report obtained by Knox News.

2 weeks ago | knoxnews.com | Mike Wilson |Adam Sparks |Tyler Whetstone

Mike Wilson Adam Sparks Tyler WhetstoneKnoxville News SentinelFormer University of Tennessee football player Grant Frerking faces multiple allegations of financial scams and unpaid debts. Frerking's former employer, On3, cut ties with him after the allegations surfaced, and Metro Straw issued a warning on its website about his business practices.

2 weeks ago | dnj.com | Mike Wilson |Adam Sparks |Tyler Whetstone

Mike Wilson Adam Sparks Tyler WhetstoneKnoxville News SentinelFormer Tennessee football player Grant Frerking, who gained fame during his playing career as the teenage CEO of what was described as a $1 million company, has tumbled into a mess of financial scams and legal issues that have him asking former Vols athletes for loans.