Lonsdale Celebrates Community Diversity
The Lonsdale Community came together to share their rich diversity and cultural experiences while having fun with food, entertainment, reading and math! The families brought in …
North blog: People galore & more
Battle of Black Oak Ridge!
Save the date of Friday, March 3, at 7 p.m. at Halls High School to watch the “brave” staff of Adrian Burnett and Fountain City …
Cindy Gass retires; leaves big hole at KPD
Not many people in this day and age spend 48 years working in the same building at the same location and for the same employer. The address is 800 Howard …
Real estate icon has passed
George Turley “G.T.” Ballenger Jr., passed away February 3, 2023. He loved Fountain City, where he was born and spent his early years, and South Knoxville, where he lived most …
Services Saturday for Episcopalian leader
Gayle Mattingly Kesinger, a former Knoxville resident, has died in Dallas, Texas, at age 84. Brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Susan Mattingly, continue to live in Knoxville, and her father, …
Apprenticeship jump-starts a career for Central High student
Jaxon Alford has always enjoyed working with cars, and the guidance of a teacher at Central High School has given him a head start on a career in the automotive …
Take me back to the Blue Circle
All of my earliest memories, outside of my home and those of my family, involve some place in Fountain City, many of them now gone. Beyond the park and the …
Ethan Grantham: A unique KPD officer
To say that the last 10 years of Ethan Grantham’s life have been interesting is a major understatement. He was an animal control officer for four years. He was a …