GEM pledges $1.6 million to youth athletics

John CrooksOur Town Youth

GEM Community Development Group has announced an unprecedented investment in city youth baseball and softball.
The more than $1.6 million philanthropic gift contains two key components:

An investment of $1.1 million in …

No-cost school lunches extended

Josh FloryOur Town Youth

Friday is School Lunch Hero Day, and we want to say a huge “thank you” to the KCS nutrition workers who provide healthy meals to students every day.
We are also …

CMA seniors set to graduate from Pellissippi

Lesli Bales-SherrodOur Town Youth

Ten Knox County high school students will don their caps and gowns three weeks before their classmates, as they graduate from Pellissippi State Community College with their associate degrees before they earn their high school …

Application info for virtual school

Josh FloryOur Town Youth

Interested in transferring to a Knox County Schools virtual school in the 2021-22 school year? The application window is now open.
KCS expects to offer three virtual schools in the upcoming …

Area schools get STEM grants

Jay FitzOur Town Youth

The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Knoxville Utilities Board and Bicentennial Volunteers Inc. (a TVA retiree organization), recently awarded five schools in the KUB service territory a grant for …