Celebrate July 4 early: 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, at New Harvest Park off Washington Pike just east of Target. Mayor Glenn Jacobs will host two rounds of trivia: the …
Joe Mack to head county parks & rec
Joseph “Joe” Mack has been chosen by Mayor Glenn Jacobs to lead the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department. He will manage the department’s $5.6 million budget, 51 full-time employees …
Mercado tabbed for Equal Justice Works
Jocelyn Mercado, a student at LMU Duncan School of Law, has been selected from over 450 law students nationwide to serve in the 2021 class of Rural Summer Legal Corps for Equal Justice …
Shover to oversee KCS facilities
Douglas Shover has been appointed director of facilities management for Knox County Schools, effective June 2021. He replaces Doug Dillingham who retired. After working as an architect in Ohio for …
Let freedom ring
Knoxville: Independence Day Concert by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will start at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 3, in the Tennessee Amphitheater at World’s Fair Park. This is a free, family-friendly …
Corryton Possum Chase is on
Corryton is back! New signs have gone up: Welcome to Corryton, established 1891, home of the Possum Chase. Possum Chase? It’s a combo 8-mile or 2-mile road race at the …
Severance seeks county seat
Chuck Severance, a Republican, will seek the Knox County Commission seat from District 7 in 2022. Incumbent Charles Busler is term-limited. Already Judson Mason has kicked off a campaign for …
CAK gets new softball coach
Hannah Seaver is the new high school varsity head softball coach at Christian Academy of Knoxville. Since 2018, Seaver has been teaching art at CAK. In 2019, she began coaching …