A death on Clinton Highway

Sandra ClarkFeature, Powell

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

Sandra ClarkFeature, Powell

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

Sandra ClarkFeature, Powell

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

Sarah RumpFeature, Powell

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

Sandra ClarkFeature, Powell

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

Shannon CareyFeature, Powell

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 …