Big Ears Festival kicks off to big crowds

Harold DuckettOur Town Arts

Despite bad weather in the Northeast disrupting travel for both performers and Big Ears attendees this week, the Big Ears Festival kicked off to large crowds in downtown Knoxville Thursday.
Thursday’s …

Sandra ClarkKnox Notes

Halls Community Prayer Breakfast is set for 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 30, at Beaver Dam Baptist Church. The guest speaker is Don Dare, consumer reporter with WATE-TV. It is sponsored …

New bridge honors former commissioner

Sandra ClarkHalls

Mary Lou Horner, who represented District 7 on the Knox County Commission for 30 years, was recognized by Mayor Tim Burchett and others Thursday in an outdoor ceremony at Fair …

Get Out & Play: Cove Lake State Park

Carol EvansUncategorized

Only 35 minutes from Knoxville lies the 717-acre Cove Lake State Park, situated in a beautiful valley of the Cumberland Plateau. You can take advantage of the adventure opportunities on …

Red Nation Robotics heads to World Championship

Shannon CareyHalls

Red Nation Robotics brought home a huge victory last week, and now they’re looking for sponsors to help them take the world by storm.
Red Nation, the robotics team based at …

Holy Shamrocks!

Sandra ClarkWest Knoxville

The Knoxville Symphony League raised roughly $150,000 at “An Emerald Evening” March 17 at Cherokee Country Club. The event replaced the traditional December Symphony Ball. The Blue Streak was there. …

Kim’s got Powell’s Real Deals

Sandra ClarkPowell

The sign says it all: “Life is too short to wear boring clothes.”
Kim and Chuck Severance opened Powell’s newest business on March 22 with refreshments and special prices. Powell’s Real …