Planning commission staff has recommended an amendment to the Northeast County Sector Plan to allow medium density residential development on land owned by Dr. Kalpesh D. and Jagruti Parikh on …
Bumping elbows in Gibbs: Residents oppose higher density
Gibbs residents are organizing to oppose a sector plan amendment that could bring medium density housing to Tazewell Pike.
Mark C. Bunch of Duke Development Co. LLC has optioned 9.89 acres …
Young trooper talks Gatlinburg fires, Chapman Highway
He’s 30 – only 12 years removed from Gibbs High School, and several times a night his Ford Explorer SUV may hit 120 mph. He’s calm in times of stress, …
Services today for Gibbs leader Rusty Carpenter
Services are today for Glenn “Rusty” Carpenter, 90, who died April 10 at home. Mr. Carpenter was a charter member of the Gibbs Ruritan Club, according to his obituary, and …
Serving the community is Ed Rose’s life
Claude Edward Rose Jr. – just call him Ed – is the epitome of public service to his community. Hands down. For almost 40 years this man has given his …
Gibbs Elementary wins $20,000 on ‘Ellen’
A lighthearted faculty meeting at Gibbs Elementary School led to a starring role for teachers and administrators this week on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
During their March faculty meeting, the Gibbs …
Raw sewage awaits next rain on banks of Loves Creek
There was a hint of spring in the air as a man unloaded plastic jugs from a minivan and lined them up on the little wall at the artesian well …
Valliant: a colorful career in politics, land development
Knoxville attorney John Valliant Jr.’s parents migrated south from Canada and wound up in Oak Ridge in 1943. His father worked on the super-secret classified Manhattan Project “and he was …