Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachians have announced the 2022 Gold Award recipients, and 14 of the 20 recipients are from Knoxville and East Tennessee.
Since 1916, thousands of Girl Scouts across …
Girl Scouts earn highest award for 2022
Robotic-assisted surgery gives relief from abdominal pain
Judy Caldwell moved to East Tennessee after becoming enchanted with the Smoky Mountains. She enjoys tending the flowers on the property she recently purchased, playing music and buying and selling …
Visions of school days past
The abandoned Island View School off Boyd’s Creek Highway in Sevier County has been the subject of Robin’s painting and my photography efforts on several occasions. This interesting old structure …
Park experts to review books for publication
Great Smoky Mountains Association has created an advisory council for its book publications program to more efficiently drive the selection process for its boutique publishing house.
Comprising a carefully curated group …
Services Sunday for Jody Slimp
Colleagues at Aubrey’s Restaurants are mourning the loss of Jody Slimp.
“For more than 20 years at Aubrey’s, and among tens of thousands of guests and coworkers, Jody’s kindness, generosity and …
Services June 1 for Bill Denton
The architect who designed Knoxville’s iconic Sunsphere has died. William Stewart “Bill” Denton Jr., passed away on May 23, 2022, at age 81.
Mr. Denton began his career under architect Hubert …
Kick back with a brew in Townsend
Little River Pub and Deli has become the first business licensed to sell liquor drinks in Townsend, Tennessee, after a Blount County referendum. The bar and grill, situated along the …
Echoes of springs past
Reminders of past generations dot the landscape each spring when clumps of daffodils are the only remnants of Cades Cove homesteads. A sacred silence settled in as I painted this …