James Agee won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for fiction with “A Death in the Family,” and now a local author is writing a biography, “Rufus,” that includes Agee’s early years …
Powell-based business gets UCOR award
Expoquip Inc. was named Small Disadvantaged Business of the Year by UCOR of Oak Ridge. The company was recognized at the UCOR Small Business Award Breakfast on Aug. 15 at …
Services set for Neva McNeely
The last remaining member of The Mehaffey Sisters trio is dead.
Geneva Lillian Mehaffey McNeely, a lifelong resident of Powell, passed away Aug. 21 at her home. For more than 30 …
Collier Preserve gets $200K development grant
Legacy Parks Foundation was awarded a $200,000 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to fund the development of Collier Preserve in Powell. Collier Preserve …
Roy Arthur talks Beaver Creek
Imagine a bald eagle eating a fish on the banks of Beaver Creek.
Roy Arthur saw it one day while inspecting flooding along the creek in Powell.
Arthur was funny, informative and …
Lions give dictionaries to students
Knox North Lions Club members visited First Baptist Academy in Powell to give each third grader his or her own dictionary.
Lions Greg Householder and Clare Crawford were joined by Lion …
Wood volunteers help clean Collier Preserve
Wood Group PLC had a work crew in Powell on Aug. 4, clearing trash from Emory Road to Beaver Creek at Collier Preserve.
Cecilia Petersen, central region finance manager for Wood, …
Parents pitch in to help Powell Elementary School
Powell Elementary School is ready for another great year. Principal Denise Blefko is starting her second year at Powell after a short stint as assistant principal at Copper Ridge Elementary. …