Paul D. McGowan Sr. passed away on June 8, and services are planned for noon Wednesday, June 12, in the mausoleum chapel of Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery, 5315 Kingston Pike. …
Greenways face uncertain future, more study
Mike Donila and I came out of the newspaper business – Mike from the News Sentinel and I from Shopper News. So, when we caught up Wednesday at Karns Elementary …
Watch ‘The Goonies’ in a cave
Want to watch a classic 1980s adventure movie in a cool cave? Check this out today.
Historic Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway, will present “The Goonies” at 7 and 9:30 …
Kirby Plants is a gardener’s happy place
When Scott and Martha Kirby moved their plant business from Seymour to Karns four years ago, their loyal clientele – who come from all over East Tennessee – followed them. …
Services Saturday for retired teacher Martha Bailey
Services will be Saturday for Martha Collette Bailey, 78, of West Knoxville. She taught for almost 20 years at Karns Elementary School. She and husband Jay were active supporters of …
New NW school required to serve booming population
The case for building a brand-new elementary school in Northwest Knox County can be made in two words:
Population growth.
Superintendent Bob Thomas has recommended building three new elementary schools: a new …
Rob Voigt: Young man in a hurry
Knox County’s District 6 has been represented since 2008 by Brad Anders, a Knoxville Police Department lieutenant who ran a close race for Knox County mayor in 2018. Anders is …
Classroom Q-and-A: Rachel Peña, Karns Middle
A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Rachel Peña moved to California at the age of 14, when her stepfather was transferred to a U.S. Army facility in San Diego.
After …