Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus will host a Covid-19 vaccination clinic for the community starting Friday, April 9.
The clinic will be open for appointments 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 …
Covid-19 vaccines in Blount County
Rocky Walker: A hero to celebrate
For the past 42 years Kenneth Royd Walker II has cut a wide swath in the field of emergency medical services … to say the least. What this man has …
Marv House: Flexibility is key to Powell project
Carol Evans told a great story at the dedication of Collier Preserve in Powell. It says a lot about Evans, Dr. Bob Collier who donated the land, and Marv House, …
Secret oasis in the Smokies
Louisiana? South Carolina? Mississippi? No, this is in the Great Smoky Mountain’s National Park. This area of the park has become one of my favorite places to photograph. The swamp …
With Santa missing in April, it’s all up to Gigi
Back in January, I told you about the angst I was having over my youngest grandson, Gardner, not being able to have the Santa toys he received at my house …
Ethan Turbyfill: Heading for D.C.
Ethan Turbyfill of Maryville has won the Musical Theatre Initiative competition for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival’s Region 4 and is headed to the National Festival this summer …
Blount United Way salutes First Horizon
United Way of Blount County has recognized First Horizon as one of the county’s “Top 50 Most Generous Workplaces.”
In a letter, the United Way thanked the bank for “joining our …
Kevin Kirkland: Deputy finds a buddy at Eaton
There’s something special going on between 11-year-old John Garrett Pinkston and School Resource Officer Kevin Kirkland. It’s refreshing, interesting, even sweet and heart-warming.
Kirkland is an eight-year veteran of the Loudon …