Gloria Johnson thought she knew what to expect.
It hadn’t been any picnic to be a Democrat serving in a state House when she’d been there the first time. Republicans had …
Gloria goes back for seconds, clashes with banana Republicans
The business of punishment is book talk topic
This month’s “Books Sandwiched In” – Wednesday, May 22, noon-1 p.m. at the East Tennessee History Center auditorium, 601 S. Gay St. – should be a doozy. Julie Gautreau, a …
Talking books with Emily Ellis
Emily Ellis hadn’t worked for the Knox County Library for more than a couple of months when she came up with the notion of having a monthly brown-bag book discussion. …
The Village Mercantile strives to serve
The Village Mercantile sits in the gap between Fountain City and North Knoxville near a cluster of historic places that aren’t there anymore – the old Whittle Springs public swimming …
The day after (big fire keeps on burning)
The fire was still burning when Scott King and Mandy Mullins went home Thursday.
The air was foul and the streets surrounding 401 East Morelia Ave. were barricaded while firefighters worked …
Jacobs: Three new schools, no tax hike
When Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs announces his first budget next Wednesday (9:30 a.m. May 1 at Central High School), he will propose construction of three new elementary schools with …
West High grad with autism fights for inclusion in UT housing
On April 10, the University of Tennessee announced a new pilot program “to assess and evaluate the feasibility of access to university housing by FUTURE program students” that will begin …
New NW school required to serve booming population
The case for building a brand-new elementary school in Northwest Knox County can be made in two words:
Population growth.
Superintendent Bob Thomas has recommended building three new elementary schools: a new …