At the young age of 5, Tanner Cade Boshears began sitting in his family’s driveway waiting for his dad to pull in from work. It was easily the highlight of …
Roving reporter Ian Sect on the job
The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society (UTAS) is excited to announce the opening of a new book on the Arboretum’s Nature Book Trail, Bugs on the Job, by author Nancy …
Saying goodbye to Clinton ‘Mayor Hale’
Byron Hopkins Hale of Clinton almost made it to the century mark. He passed away on October 25, 2022, at age 97.
While working full-time as an engineer and project manager, …
Flatwater Tales returns June 2-3
The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival has announced the three storytellers for the 2023 performances. This annual event will return live to the Historic Grove Theater in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on …
The Bradshaw bunch: 2 heroes and 3 kids
This time around Eric Bradshaw is “a hero of a different color” – with apologies to Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night” – along with his wife, McKenna. Two weeks ago today, …
Microplastics: Why we should care
Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society when we return to in-person programming Thursday, September 29, 7 p.m. EDT as we learn from Dr. Martin Knoll about the dangers of …
A bus to Jonesborough; butterflies Saturday
The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival is sponsoring a bus trip to the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. A Knoxville Tours motor coach will take participants to the festival on …
Murals and butterflies
Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society for a virtual program on Zoom Tuesday, September 20, 7 p.m. EDT as we learn from Stephen Alvarez, creator of the Ancient Art …