I am orange-blooded and loyal to the University of Tennessee, both as a lifetime fan and an alumna: wearing orange, singing Rocky Top, obsessively watching games and tracking players. I …
HH Garden Club to host plant sale
The Holston Hills Garden Club plant sale is back! The sale will be this Saturday, May 6, from 9 am to 2 pm, at the Community Park located on the …
Ritta benefits from ‘Pilot Gives Back’
Each year Pilot teams up with local organizations to give back to the community by providing up to $2,500 for various projects along with numerous volunteers to help with the …
Martha Kern: Generations of farming
My family bought the acreage we now live on just a few years ago in an area scattered with farmlands and subdivision development. The primary concern from the heirs selling …
Two congregations recognized for climate leadership
Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) announced the six national 2023 Cool Congregations Challenge winners including a Knoxville congregation. The annual contest awards religious congregations around the United States for outstanding …
Magical, perfect, amazing: New playground for Green
“It was only a few years ago I learned that there is no county funding for school playgrounds. It has to come from the parents. That sounds fine but in …
Sisters and once-a-year rivals!
Sisters are usually our cheerleaders and partners in crime, right?
Not so for Jessica Doran and Amy Shipman. Yes, they are super close siblings with that special bond that cannot be …
Skikila Smith: ‘Ms. Ski’ is Rotary Teacher of the Year
At its April 4 meeting, the Rotary Club of Knoxville honored Susan Parker, a fourth-grade teacher at South Knoxville Elementary School, and Skikila Smith, a ninth-grade English and advanced creative …