Mark your calendar for Saturday, Aug. 13, for the annual Powell Station Celebration and 8th annual Travis Wegener Memorial Car Show. Opening ceremonies are at 10 a.m. at Powell High …
Charley Sexton: Solid community, business leader
Powell resident Charley Sexton is one of four new owners of Knoxville’s go-to public relations and marketing firm. Moxley Carmichael’s client list is legendary: Pilot Company, Covenant Health, KUB, uscellular, …
Farm life: Creek vs. bridge
There’s a small creek on our farm. It’s usually charming, filled with water striders, crawdads, and believe it or not, tiny small-mouth bass. Through the years we’ve had several bridges …
Start Girl Scouts, gain a sisterhood
Learning how to make friends starts early in life with simple lessons like sharing toys and speaking kindly. For some children, the skill comes naturally, and others must make more …
Long lost cabin is a piece of Powell history
One thing Lori Smith Perkins knew she didn’t want to tangle with as a small child was a Guinea hen on her grandparents’ farm in Powell. Back in the early …
What’s your sport?
If you are in the Knoxville area, you hear a lot about football, basketball and baseball. Having watched those sports a few times I decided a long time ago that …
Paul DeLapp: What friendship looks like
I am a part of all that I have met.
I remembered the quote but had to google to remember it was a line from Ulysses by Tennyson. Quite often I …
The Arps and Cards: They did what?
The story goes that in 1774 my ancestors, Thomas and William Locke, left England and made their way to the Tennessee River. Once there they built a raft, added a …