Services Thursday for Betty Hood

Sandra ClarkObits, South Knox

Betty McMahan Hood, 91, passed away July 19, 2021. Her daughter, Lisa Hood Skinner, called her “the sweetest woman who walked this earth.”
Betty and her husband, Bill Hood, met at …

Tele-ICU adds layer of expertise

Sandra ClarkOur Town Health

Covenant Health has launched intensive care telehealth services that add an extra layer of medical care for patients in the ICU. The health system is the first in the area …

Disc golf tourney is Aug. 14

Sandra ClarkOur Town Outdoors

Powell guy John Diamond recently celebrated his 40th birthday, but he’s still a kid at heart. John likes to play disc golf and he wants to bring the world along.
“I’ve …

Lorraine Hart: Making good trouble

Sandra ClarkObits

Dr. Lorraine Hart has been low profile lately, but her impact on Knoxville has been immense. Dr. Hart died on July 3, 2021, at Granny’s Place in Clinton. She was …

Jacobs talks roads, parks and federal aid

Sandra ClarkPowell

It’s easy to cover Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs because he speaks clearly and in sound bites. There’s none of the aw-shucks banter of Tim Burchett or the shyster smoothness …