In December, the Knox County school board voted (again) to oppose school vouchers. The vote was 8-1 with only District 8 member Mike McMillan dissenting. Read the resolution here.
This week, …
Dunn ignores school board on voucher bill
Norwood library building to be named for Lynn Redmon
(Article has been updated for clarity)
When County Commissioner Randy Smith, at Monday’s County Commission work session, asked to have his resolution to name the Norwood Branch Library building for the …
New voice in Nashville: just holler
What the heck is the Tennessee Holler?
At first, all we knew was that it was a website that posted a video of a guy snookering newly chosen House Speaker Glen …
Ronnie Collins plugs in to city’s beauty, happenings
Ronnie Collins didn’t do a lot of fretting over his retirement date. He always figured that he’d stop working when he hit his 65th birthday.
“I thought that’s what you’re supposed …
Raw sewage awaits next rain on banks of Loves Creek
There was a hint of spring in the air as a man unloaded plastic jugs from a minivan and lined them up on the little wall at the artesian well …
Christenberry’s community garden wins Orchid
Back last summer, Keep Knoxville Beautiful contacted Christenberry Elementary School’s Community School Site Resource Coordinator Kristen Jaggers to let her know about a $2,500 Community Partners grant from Lowe’s to …
Time to take Tommy to dinner
Glenn Jacobs, Tim Burchett and Mike Ragsdale ought to take Tommy Schumpert out to dinner.
Back in 1999 – before county executives ran down to Nashville and got their title changed …
Floating the flood: Flamingo Man’s not done yet
Like a lot of us, Preston Murphy and his brother Tim Collins were driving around in the rain Saturday afternoon watching the water rise. They tracked First Creek north to …