A heart for seniors
East Tennessee has drawn another “tourist” to its mountainous bosom and turned her into a...
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May 4, 2017
South-Doyle Middle School will get a $750,000 athletic field upgrade if Mayor Tim...
Read MoreCan the Jones boys overcome Black Wednesday?
“Black Wednesday is so far in the past that it won’t be an issue” in the 2018 races for Knox County mayor and sheriff, said George Korda on April 16 on WATE’s Tennessee This Week. “What most people know, or think they know, is...
Read MoreSoup’s on!
Third time was the charm as the Marble Springs State Historic Site won “the pot” at Knoxville SOUP. Anna Chappelle, executive director of the site, which preserves a chunk of the farmstead of Tennessee’s first governor, John...
Read MoreCap-and-gown time for Tennessee Promise
When caps fly through the air at the end of commencement ceremonies for Pellissippi State Community College Friday, May 5, many will signify a promise kept. It has been two years since Tennessee made history as the first state...
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Judge Alley gets another year as judge
There’s a new judge in town, sort of. Approval of G. Keith Alley as the Municipal Court Judge for...
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Baker Creek feels the love from Comcast Cares
The 2017 Comcast Cares Day made SoKno’s showcase play area even more attractive than it is...
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Casting call: Fishing ahead
The late Bob Watt, who was born and raised in Farragut and served the town as an alderman, loved...
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Around Town
Want to help run the town of Farragut but can’t raise a campaign war chest? Lucky you. … there are positions available on the real of seats of power in Farragut – the committees.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen are elected positions in Farragut, and the town administrator and staff are paid professionals, but a great deal of real work in and for the city goes on in the 11 committees that report to the staff and board. It is a good way to share expertise, talents and ideas in a variety of areas.
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‘On the Road Again’
After four decades with the Shopper News, I hit pause for a month to launch a new venture. You’re...
Read MoreWalk softly on sacred ground
If Butch Jones had asked me to address the mini-multitude at the Orange and White event, here’s what I would have said: Look around Neyland Stadium, soak up what you see – giant arena with more than a hundred thousand seats,...
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The Lees of Knoxville pay it forward
Chuck Lee said what he always says when he goes off somewhere by himself: “Loveya-bye.” He tucked...
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