Pint Night with Sam and Mary Ann

Melanie StatenOur Town Youth

Sam and Mary Ann Venable will bring humor and conversation as celebrity guest bartenders at a Pint Night raising funds for journalism and communications scholarships on Thursday, April 13, at …

The birds are on the move 

Melanie StatenOur Town Outdoors

Spring is here and our migratory birds are starting to fly home. Many birds migrate south for the winter to find food because they primarily eat insects or fruit. Over …

Beware of ticks

Melanie StatenOur Town Outdoors

Anyone who spends time outdoors needs to be aware of diseases that can be transmitted by ticks. Because ticks are so small, people might not even notice when they’ve been …

Bears, bears, bears

Melanie StatenAnderson, Our Town Outdoors

Being so close to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it seems we have a fascination with bears. Come to the UT Arboretum Auditorium on Tuesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. …

Woodland wildflowers

Melanie StatenOur Town Outdoors

Spring is just around the corner – we hope – so join the UT Arboretum Society for the March First Thursday Nature Supper Club as we look at our East …