Celebrate July 4 early: 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, at New Harvest Park off Washington Pike just east of Target. Mayor Glenn Jacobs will host two rounds of trivia: the …
Dr. M.W. Rhyne: A Heiskell farmer at heart
Dr. Miles Wilson “M.W.” Rhyne Jr. has a foot in the past and an eye toward the future. He’s a Heiskell guy, for sure, and his office is uniquely decorated …
Joe Mack to head county parks & rec
Joseph “Joe” Mack has been chosen by Mayor Glenn Jacobs to lead the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department. He will manage the department’s $5.6 million budget, 51 full-time employees …
Lions, city near agreement on lake and park
The city of Knoxville is closer to acquiring ownership of Fountain City Park and the lake, some 7.5 acres in the heart of Fountain City. Beth Kinnane wrote about the …
‘Better than we found it’
The slogan of Legacy Parks Foundation is “Leaving East Tennessee Better Than We Found It.”
That’s certainly happening at the Collier Preserve in Powell.
Legacy Parks has pulled folks who don’t necessarily …
Mercado tabbed for Equal Justice Works
Jocelyn Mercado, a student at LMU Duncan School of Law, has been selected from over 450 law students nationwide to serve in the 2021 class of Rural Summer Legal Corps for Equal Justice …
McKenzie to discuss first year
State Rep. Sam McKenzie will hold a “My First Year” Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, June 22, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Change Center, located on Harriett Tubman Street.
Rep. McKenzie will …
Shover to oversee KCS facilities
Douglas Shover has been appointed director of facilities management for Knox County Schools, effective June 2021. He replaces Doug Dillingham who retired. After working as an architect in Ohio for …