Nikitia Thompson is a leader.
Put her on a board and she’ll end up as its chair. At KUB she was the first African-American appointed to the board of directors, she …
Learning leadership from Nikitia Thompson
Middlebrook to head PARC
Mayor Indya Kincannon has appointed LaKenya R. Middlebrook, attorney and chair of the Knox County Democratic Party, to serve as executive director of the city’s Police Advisory & Review Committee …
It is time to listen
In mid-September 2019, we, The Carpetbag Theatre Inc., ran our final production of six re-imagined plays from our 50th Anniversary Celebration Series, Red Summer. This story, penned from first-hand accounts …
Bridge Refugee Services wins Rotary award
The Rotary Club of Knoxville presented the club’s 2020 Peace Award to Bridge Refugee Services Inc. in a Facebook Live meeting May 19.
Executive Director Drocella Mugorewera accepted on behalf of …
Leading by example
Count me among the thousands locally who could not get along half so well without the efforts of an essential yet too often overlooked band of local leaders and heroes, …
Kennedy builds youth and buildings
Johnson & Galyon Construction is building one of Knoxville’s largest projects – the $115 million expansion now underway at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. We wrote about that project here.
Doug …
A ‘mustang’ at Engineering and Public Works
The military services have a name for highly accomplished members like Steve Elliott: “mustang.”
In the service, a mustang is a high-ranking officer who has risen on merit from the lowest …
UT honorees miss banquet
University of Tennessee honorees who didn’t get a Chancellor’s Honors banquet are being recognized online. Sorry, guys.
Torchbearers: Six seniors are being recognized for their academic achievement, leadership and outstanding service: …