Samantha Parris to host FC BPA

Jay FitzFountain City

Attorney Samantha Parris will host breakfast for the Fountain City Business & Professional Association at an open house in her new offices from 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, August 3.
The new offices …

Friday bird watch

Beth KinnaneFountain City, Our Town Outdoors

Back in June, Knox County celebrated its 230th birthday and the state of Tennessee its 226th. We started this month celebrating the United States’ 246th. This week we celebrate a …

It’s Cosmo’s moon

Beth KinnaneFountain City, Our Town Arts

The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas – Alfred Noyes
The hills and ridges of East Tennessee can make getting that perfect moon shot as it breaks the …

Donna Parker leaves Gresham

Sandra ClarkFountain City, Our Town Leaders

After 16 years as principal at Gresham Middle School, Donna Parker has been appointed secondary staffing supervisor effective July 2022.
Parker joined Knox County Schools in 1993 through a yearlong internship …