Kendal Patty of Knoxville collected over 27,000 donated books to build book trees promoting literacy for her Girl Scout Gold Award. The book trees were on display in Nashville and …
Student contest highlights women’s suffrage
It’s been nearly 100 years since American women won the right to vote, and Knox County students are marking the occasion with movies, essays and art.
The Suffrage Coalition, a local …
Cookie Creations event ahead
The Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians will host their Central-area Cookie Creations 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at The Press Room, 730 N Broadway. Girl Scout alumnae, non-Girl Scouts …
Tanasi: More than a summer camp
The Girl Scout camp near Andersonville, Tenn., serves as a 461-acre outdoor classroom for UT students and organizations across the nation.
To most, Camp Tanasi represents a traditional camp experience filled …
Kids Run underway
Children from across East Tennessee ran, walked and skipped across Zoo Knoxville to kick off the 2020 Covenant Kids Run on Jan. 25 as family members, friends, fitness enthusiasts and …
Maynard principal earns MLK Education Award
His musical talent brought Dexter Murphy to Knoxville and earned him acclaim, but Murphy’s second act – as an educator – was recognized last week during celebrations of the late …
Kids can run a marathon!
To promote healthy lifestyle for kids, there is a “Kids Run kick off” on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Zoo Knoxville. Get info here.
Kids are encouraged to run, or have 30 …
Education a family legacy for KCS employees
When Linda Norris was growing up, she would spend part of her summers playing at Adams Elementary School in Hamilton, Ohio, where her grandfather was the principal.
“The new textbooks for …