Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society for a virtual program on Zoom Tuesday, July 19, 7 p.m. EDT as we learn from Tim Lane why mussels are important to …
Suffering for art in the heat wave
It was a stifling hot day when I traveled to Erin’s Meadow Herb Garden near Oak Ridge to paint en plein air.
Of course, there was plenty to paint in the …
Gray treefrog metamorphosis
In East Tennessee, we are surrounded by trees and that means we live in the middle of gray treefrog land. Join local naturalist Stephen Lyn Bales as we learn about …
Drug deaths increase in Knox, Anderson
Knox County Regional Forensic Center has released its 2021 Drug-Related Death Report for Knox and Anderson counties. The report includes data on drug-related death cases the Center investigated from 2012-2021 …
Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival is back and live
The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival, featuring three nationally renowned storytellers, is back with in-person performances June 3 and 4. Early bird ticket prices are available through May 15. This popular …
Enjoy a lake cruise on Sunday
Norris Dam State Park is offering a lake cruise this Sunday, May 8, at 2 p.m.
Join Ranger Trent at the Norris Dam Marina for a cruise up beautiful Norris Lake. …
‘On Top of Old Smoky’
The highest elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains resemble another world. The environment is more like Canada than the Tennessee Valley, so different birds are found there in the summer …
Ways to remember Stanley Stooksbury
The family of Stanley Wayne Stooksbury asked his friends to remember him in a special way: “In lieu of a formal service and flowers, utilize that time and money to …