The annual Tennessee Valley Fair starts one month from today – Friday, Sept. 9 – at its traditional stomping grounds in East Knoxville, Chilhowee Park, 3301 Magnolia Ave.
For most of …
Take a ride through Chilhowee Park’s history
Bales makes a case for bugs
Stephen Lyn Bales knows a lot about the birds and the bees (and other bugs).
For starters, he knows that most domestic birds can’t live on the treats humans put out …
Kallet to read new poems on Sunday
Before 2020, Knoxville poet Marilyn Kallet would usually spend springtime in the village of Auvillar in southwest France, teaching and mentoring aspiring writers and gathering inspiration for her own poetry. …
The Market House – a magical memory
Knoxville is full of memories of places that used to be. One that has long intrigued me is the Market House.
A market house was a fairly common institution in the …
Improvements ahead for Hillwood Drive
Over seven days, beginning Monday, July 11, Island Home residents should anticipate Hillwood Drive being closed to through traffic as Rogers Group crews widen and rebuild the shoulders on Hillwood Drive.
The approximate $100,000 city …
KCS changes: Brad Carr to SDHS; Tim Berry downtown
Superintendent Dr. Jon Rysewyk has named six new administrators, with appointments effective July 2022.
Dr. Brad Carr was named principal of South-Doyle High School, replacing Tim Berry who will become supervisor …
Police Chief Noel gets to know SoKno
Paul Noel, Knoxville’s new police chief, is getting to know the city just like any other newcomer these days – struggling to find a house.
“There’s a house we loved that …
South Knoxville gardening guru Lisa Stanley dies at 63
Lisa Diane Allen Stanley, the face of Stanley’s Greenhouses to thousands of customers, lost her 2½-year battle with cancer on Sunday, June 19. She was 63.
Married to Rocky Stanley, head …