A month ago, Jennifer Owen messaged me to ask what I was hearing about her election. (Yes, candidates and reporters sometimes have off-the-record conversations, so spare me your shocked comments.)
I …
The unsinkable Jennifer Owen nabs second term
‘Zoning angels’ hover over one-year plans
While you were sleeping, your neighborhood basked quietly under the protection of your better angels. I’m talking about zoning bird dogs Carlene Malone, Jamie Rowe and Charlotte Davis, who have …
City residential brush pickup begins March 2
Residential brush collection in city of Knoxville neighborhoods begins the first week of March and will continue through the last week of October.
A city crew will visit every house in …
Roger Byrd gets Claude C. Myers award
When the Fountain City Business and Professional Association awarded the 2019 Claude C. Myers Award for outstanding contributions to the community, the choice was clear. Even the ducks quacked out …
KnoxTNToday.com mailers are out
Fountain City residents east of Broadway are set to receive a newspaper mailer from Knox TN Today. We’re mailing today for delivery Tuesday and Wednesday. We had some fun with …
Casino Gala ahead for Shannondale boosters
The Shannondale School Foundation will sponsor its 2020 Casino Gala at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at The Brookside, 1221 North Central. It is open to all.
Whitney Tallent Wilson said …
The Civil War in Fountain City: 1861-65
Father and son Fred J. Conner and Thomas W. Conner submitted an article to the 1928 Central High School annual, the Sequoyah, entitled “History of Fountain City.”
The four-page article discusses …
Ann Harter: Civic achievements will live on
Ann G. Harter, 90, passed away on Feb. 2, 2020. Ann was born in Decatur, Alabama on July 3, 1929. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 …