It was everything organizers hoped for, and nobody drowned. Beaver Creek hosted 100 or so floaters and paddlers on Aug. 4 at the Grand Opening Flotilla to launch a new …
Eagle Fest celebrates new Gibbs Middle School
Students and their families gathered at the new Gibbs Middle School to explore the facilities and to have a bit of fun. Eagle Fest 2018 was held on Aug. 3, …
AT&T employees ‘reveal’ trip to D.C. for West Knox youth
Ryan Overman, 13, has no idea what’s in store for his family as the AT&T family joins with Wish Connection to make this fall memorable.
It started Aug. 2, election day, …
School board blasts state BOE
The Knox County school board is ready to blow, with a solid majority asking Superintendent Bob Thomas to draft a “strongly-worded letter” to the state Department of Education about recent …
Prediction: Duncan won’t be endorsing in Hoyos/Burchett contest
The Democratic candidate for the Second Congressional District seat being vacated by Jimmy Duncan has something in common with her Republican opponent:
Duncan doesn’t much like either of them.
Renee Hoyos, the …
Get Out & Play: Float Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek is a tributary of the Clinch River that flows 86.5 miles from Halls through Powell, all the way to Hardin Valley. Until recently, the creek has been mostly unnavigable due to lack of …
Magnolia’s miracle mile
Dozer operators, start your engines!
After nearly a decade of discussion and design work, followed by public meetings, the city of Knoxville is finally ready to launch construction on the long-awaited …
‘Old’ friends connect the dots
My Facebook time has been sparse lately, more because of circumstances than any kind of protest. I was unhappy and concerned with the Facebook data breach, and it did make …