Paramedic/firefighter Marybeth Rood is a veteran of almost 30 years with Rural Metro. Her partner and driver at Station 25 in Mascot is Kevin Cate, in just his fifth year …
Running, camping and birding on the menu
This weekend features the Norris Ultra Dam Hard Trail Race 50k / 25k / 5k at 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Norris Watershed Trails. The event is sponsored …
Knox music man has died
Seldon Louis “S.L.” Valentine, 78, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, after a five-year battle with multiple myeloma and heart failure.
Mr. Valentine was a well-known music educator. As a member …
KCR’s Everette Parker is just getting started
When it comes to emergency first responder work, fighting a hot fire, seeing someone die in a wreck or a body after a drowning, Everette Garrison Parker III is just …
Activity directors combat Covid by boosting resident morale
Long-term care providers intentionally choose a career of passion and purpose, protecting an aging population, meeting physical, social and emotional needs, and providing a sense of security and safety.
The activity …
Lt. Doug Stiles: From Tuckahoe to KPD and back
Lt. Doug Stiles had two homes growing up – the family home in tiny Tuckahoe and the Knoxville Police Department (KPD). He still calls Tuckahoe home on his eight-acre farm …
Work underway on first county dog park
Work started this week on the first of five new dog parks that the Knox County Parks and Recreation Department will begin building thanks to a contest and grant program …
Lifeguard’s Anderson excels in people and care
You talk with Dan Anderson. You talk with people who know Dan Anderson. You talk with people who work with Dan Anderson. And you think to yourself: “How can anyone …