Willa “Kese” Dohoney passed away October 7, 2021, at age 93. She worked at Karns High School for 13 years and was active at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church. Her …
Ahead at the library
Friends of the Knox County Public Library will hold a series of Used Book Sales at branch libraries around the county. Sales raise money for improvements at branches while offering …
Thomas C. Karns: How Beaver Ridge got a new name
A drive through Karns these days will only produce a handful of locations that reference the community’s original name, Beaver Ridge. There’s the United Methodist Church, the Automotive Center and, …
Melvin Tamsiran: Suriname to KFD
He’s approximately 2,800 miles from his hometown of Paramaribo, the capital and largest city of Suriname. He was a firefighter there for 17 years, an assistant chief, when he left …
Karns clean-up turns up tools
The 20th Adopt-a-Road clean-up on Beaver Ridge Road included a set of tools, pieces of metal, cigarette butts, lots of paper, cans and containers. The project is sponsored by the …
Services today for Karns High math teacher
Family and friends will celebrate the life of former Karns High School math teacher Peggy Marie Gregg at 6 p.m. today (4/12/21) at Rose Mortuary, Mann Chapel. The family will …
Armand Mendez: A KCR man of all trades
Last Tuesday, from 1 p.m. to around 2:35 p.m., Armand Mendez was talking with me about his 26 years with Knox County Rescue (KCR). About 90 minutes later he was …
Karns Democrats liven up library grounds
The Karns Democratic Party gardening committee met to add some holiday greenery to the Karns Library grounds.
The group has designed and maintained the flower garden for 11 years. Two large …