Knox County Schools honored nearly 200 educators on February 27 during the annual Teacher of the Year banquet at Knoxville Convention Center. See your school’s honorees here.
Three educators emerged as …
A garden tribute to Andie Ray
It’s just a stone’s throw from the big red Adirondack chair and the Trees 4 Two Nations. There are keys cast in the concrete at the foot of the wooden …
Knox Catholic, Austin East made history in the ’50s
John Luttrell, former basketball player from the 1950s, recently spoke to Pam Rhoades, director of marketing and communications at Knoxville Catholic High School, about his vivid memories of the unconventional …
Annabelle Limbaugh is a leapling: She’s either 8 or 2
I have had 66 birthdays, but if I was born on February 29, I would only have had 17 which is what Annabelle Limbaugh says about being born on February …
Deathridge among returning Lady Vols
Several dozen former Lady Vols basketball players and student managers were recognized at Alumni Night on Feb.15 at Food City Center. Among them was Knoxville resident Gloria Deathridge. She played …
CMA: Diploma Plus Wall Signing Day
KCS Career Magnet Academy held the annual Diploma Plus Wall Signing Ceremony on February 6 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. with students filtering down to sign the wall when …
Bandit’s run ends in East Knoxville 90 years ago
He was public enemy No. 1 on East Tennessee’s most-wanted list. The mountain folk said the law would never take “Pee-Jem” alive, that he knew the hills and hollers better …
National Black Caucus honor
State Rep. Sam McKenzie of Knoxville received the 2023 Crystal Gavel Award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators at the group’s 47th annual convention held in Nashville in …