The Powell community has two free events for Independence Day – both on Saturday, July 3.
The Powell Lions Club Parade will step off from Powell Middle School at 11:30 a.m. and march …
The days Powell plays: 7/3 and 8/14
New director; more park improvements
So, the big, big news is that Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs has hired Joe Mack to serve as the county’s senior director of the Parks and Recreation Department.
As someone …
Knee deep in creek critters
Big Ridge State Park is hosting a free Creek Critter Crawl Saturday, June 26, at 5 p.m. Meet Hannah at the Grist Mill parking lot and then jump in the …
Mardi Growl back with a barking good time
Young-Williams Animal Center will hold its 14th Annual Mardi Growl on Saturday, June 26, on the performance lawn at World’s Fair Park, an event in downtown Knoxville that features thousands …
Mysteries of the monarchs
Join the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society for its First Thursday Nature Supper Club on July 1 to learn about monarch metamorphosis. Prepare a stay-at-home supper and log-on at 7 …
‘Better than we found it’
The slogan of Legacy Parks Foundation is “Leaving East Tennessee Better Than We Found It.”
That’s certainly happening at the Collier Preserve in Powell.
Legacy Parks has pulled folks who don’t necessarily …
It’s never too soon to Adopt-A-Park
First, a big shout out to Girl Scout Troop 21186 for becoming our latest participant in the Parks and Recreation Department’s Adopt-A-Park program. The organization will help oversee cleanup at …
Celebrating an American icon
Saturday, June 19, starting at 8 a.m.
It’s American Eagle Day at Seven Islands State Birding Park. The American Eagle is Seven Islands 2021 Bird of the Year. The Friends of …