Lance Coleman, Reporter - GoVolsXtra's Department

About Lance Coleman

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Biography

Lance Coleman was born and raised in Soddy-Daisy, near Chattanooga and graduated with an English Education degree with a minor in history and communications from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

After a short stint as a teacher, he took a job as a reporter at what is now the Chattanooga Times Free Press newspaper. He worked there five years, four of which he got to cover police beat.

In January of 1999, Coleman took a couple years off from working as a reporter. He returned to the industry in December of 2000 when he was hired as a police/courts and military reporter at the Daily Times in Maryville.

In January of 2005, he joined the staff at the Scripps weekly Blount Today and worked there seven years as a reporter and then editor.

Coleman did issue and analysis pieces, human interest stories, community news and features focused on Maryville and surrounding communities.

Coming to the Knoxville News Sentinel is longtime career goal for Coleman.

Position History

Reporter
Editorial/News
10/20/2011 - current

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Stories

Knoxville jumped right into public housing Published 05/27/2012 at 4 a.m.
In the late 1930s more than 30,000 Knoxville residents lived in unsafe, unsanitary structures. When the Knoxville Housing Authority built the city's first housing projects, it heralded a pathway to a new and better way of life.
Chattanooga man crashes motorcycle on I-40 near N.C. Published 05/26/2012 at 8:28 p.m.
According to a news release from Dalya J. Qualls, public information officer with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Anthony T. Tollis, 53, of Hixson, Tenn., was injured in the wreck.
Autopsies results awaited on Wartburg double shooting Published 05/25/2012 at 9:44 p.m.
WARTBURG, Tenn. — Janell Laymance didn't deserve to die the way she did, her neighbor, Lola Romine of Burrville, said Friday.
Vol tight end Cameron Clear suspended “indefinitely” after theft arrest Updated 05/23/2012 at 8:53 p.m. 141 Comments
The stolen laptop Cameron Clear used to surf the Internet when campus police arrested him didn't travel far, court records show.
'Operation Grainger Strike' targets drug-related crimes Published 05/19/2012 at 6:40 p.m.
When the price of illegal drugs climbs, that's a sign law enforcement is making an impact, Grainger County Sheriff Scott Layel said late last week after deputies began rounding up suspects in an ongoing illegal narcotics initiative.
Man believed to have been involved in fatal crash surrenders to police Updated 05/19/2012 at 7:12 p.m.
A man believed to have been involved in a May 12 hit-and-run crash that left a passenger dead has turned himself in to police for questioning, and charges are likely to be filed soon in the case, according to a ...
Man shot in knee following fist fight at club Published 05/19/2012 at 5:16 p.m.
An unidentified man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg early this morning after a fight at a Knoxville nightclub, Knoxville police said.
Grace Juanita Glass, celebrated Knoxville centenarian, dies at 106 Published 05/18/2012 at 10:20 p.m.
Grace Juanita Irvin Glass, a 106-year-old Mechanicsville-native who always credited her faith in God for her long life, died Wednesday at Hillcrest West Nursing Home.
Two "Shame on..." protestors arrested on sex offender registry violations Published 05/18/2012 at 10:10 p.m.
Since February, workers hired by a union to picket First Baptist Church of Dandridge have held up a “Shame on Pastor Brown,” to protest non-union workers building a new addition at the church.
Authorities stage one-day security blitz at truck scales Published 05/16/2012 at 8:52 p.m.
Truck drivers have a unique perspective that local law-enforcement officers believe will help them curb crime on the state's highways.