It happened on a Friday – March 27 to be exact – when Jeffery Johnson was standing in line at Pull-A-Part Junkyard on Rutledge Pike, around 4:30 p.m. A mechanic …
Ijams’ natural delights reflect a family passion
When Harry “HP” Ijams and Alice Yoe Ijams bought 20 wooded acres along the Tennessee River in South Knoxville in 1910, they were thinking in terms of a bird sanctuary …
Hagerman wraps up city career, sets bike adventure
Jim Hagerman is retiring as the city’s engineering director, but he already knows what’s next.
“I’ve been staring at the maps,” says Hagerman. He plans a cross-country bicycle trip.
“It’s official. My …
Tommy Smith brings a heart for service to city council
Local government is “where the rubber meets the road,” says Tommy Smith, the newest member of the Knoxville City Council. Smith was chosen to complete the term of District 1 …
Jim Wright was community booster
James C. “Jim” Wright Sr. passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, at his home in Seymour. Mr. Wright, 75, was a business leader in North Knoxville where he worked to organize …
City residential brush pickup begins March 2
Residential brush collection in city of Knoxville neighborhoods begins the first week of March and will continue through the last week of October.
A city crew will visit every house in …
State’s ‘first hero,’ Sevier, lends aura to Marble Springs
East Tennessee schoolchildren start hearing about John Sevier – the state’s first governor and the only governor of the state of Franklin – from an early age. His home in …
Eisenhower’s happy to be a firefighter again
It’s quite a sight to see this Knoxville Fire Department Master Firefighter behind the wheel, high up in the cab of Engine 2, an aerial ladder truck. Engine 2 is …