Get Out & Play: Frozen Head State Park

Carol EvansFeature

Frozen Head State Park is located just one hour from Knoxville, though you might feel like you’ve traveled straight into a wilderness. The 24,000-acre natural area is located among genuine …

Martin Mill landfill request withdrawn

Betsy PickleFeature, South Knox

There will be no construction-and-demolition landfill at 6121 Martin Mill Pike. At Thursday’s Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting, the application by Blount Excavating was withdrawn in the face of strong community …

Powell landmark gets historic marker

Sandra ClarkFeature, Powell

The iconic Airplane Filling Station on Clinton Highway got a historic marker today. The celebratory unveiling was attended by politicians and many of the folks who came together to save …

Buying a new car

Sherri Gardner HowellFarragut, Feature

I have a new car.
Believe it or not, that’s a pretty big deal in our family. Since the children, who are now in 35 and 38, were toddlers, I have …

Farragut hires assistant engineer

Sandra ClarkFarragut, Feature

Matt Brazille has been hired as assistant town engineer by the town of Farragut. The North Carolina native will join town engineer Darryl Smith and his team. He brings six …