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 …
Classroom Q-and-A: Rachel Peña, Karns Middle
Talks begin on fieldhouse for Karns High
Karns High School needs an all-sports athletic fieldhouse, and principal Brad Corum is asking Knox County for funding assistance.
“We need better facilities,” Corum told officials assembled Monday at the request …
New Vision takes healthy, personal approach to weight loss
New Vision Weight Loss Clinic in Karns is just steps away from a pizza place, a doughnut shop and a Chinese restaurant. When patients remark on this, clinic owner Holly …
Karns couple starts doughnut frenzy at Beaver’s Dough-Joe
There was no such thing as a “soft opening” for Beaver’s Dough-Joe in Karns. Ryan and Mellisa Wells opened the doughnut and coffee shop in the old Archer’s BBQ spot …
John Brinkley: He serves his community & country
In the emergency-services world of Knox County and East Tennessee, the name John Brinkley is well known. For his first 14 years in Knoxville, he was a first responder on …
Chess is chance for competition, leadership
Eric Zhao faced a dilemma during a recent meeting of the chess club at Hardin Valley Academy.
The sophomore wanted to do well, but on this occasion he was sitting across …
New principal cheers ‘The Karns Way’
When Brent Glenn was growing up in Carter, he knew that Karns, way over on the other side of Knox County, was a community a lot like his. It was …
It’s here!
Knox County opens Plumb Creek Park
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Doug Bataille, senior director of Parks & Recreation, along with officials from Legacy Park Foundation, PetSafe and other elected …