LaKenya Middlebrook was elected March 30 to chair the Knox County Democratic Party. Read more about her in Betty Bean’s profiles here and here. Her cabinet includes Ed Nelson, vice …
Church in the garden: Pastor battles food insecurity
It’s spring, and Chris Battle is digging in the dirt.
“I always had a little gardening in me,” he said. “As a kid, I’d walk behind my grandfather and his tiller …
Dunn ignores school board on voucher bill
In December, the Knox County school board voted (again) to oppose school vouchers. The vote was 8-1 with only District 8 member Mike McMillan dissenting. Read the resolution here.
This week, …
New voice in Nashville: just holler
What the heck is the Tennessee Holler?
At first, all we knew was that it was a website that posted a video of a guy snookering newly chosen House Speaker Glen …
South Knox gets watershed grant
Knox County Stormwater has received a $115,000 grant to improve water quality in Stock Creek in South Knox County, according to Mayor Glenn Jacobs. The grant came through the Tennessee …
TVA handles debris at dams
(Editor’s note: This is from TVA’s PR department. Check here for video of a boathouse crashing into a dam and coming out the other side in small chunks.)
February’s massive rains …
Raw sewage awaits next rain on banks of Loves Creek
There was a hint of spring in the air as a man unloaded plastic jugs from a minivan and lined them up on the little wall at the artesian well …
Tag, you’re it! at Mardi Growl
Finally, we’ve got the feature that will anchor our Monday coverage at Knox TN Today. Photographer Shannon Cox has posted 30 pictures from Saturday’s Mardi Growl.
What a hoot. You’ll see …