Fifty-two years ago, we were running a little short of umpires in the Powell Little League. I had caused the problem by assisting previous umpires as they learned the strike zone and pondered the puzzle of whether my running...
Read MoreSoft, polite suggestion for new athletics director John Currie: Please consider an honors program and a pat on the back for the football Volunteers of 50 years ago. Do a bunch of us a small favor. Bring back the 1967 team for a...
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Powell Business & Professional Association will meet noon Tuesday, May 9, at Jubilee Banquet...
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Today, Sunday, May 7, 1-4 p.m. Heska Amuna Synagogue will be buzzing with outdoor-related...
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AMBC (Appalachian Mountain Bike Club) will hold its final regular workday of the season 9 a.m. to...
Read MoreDan Collins worked for Alvin Frye for 23 years. “I started in 1994 at Black Oak Amoco,” he said. “Then we went to Fountain City Exxon.” When Frye unexpectedly closed the service station at the corner of Broadway and Essary Road...
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Let’s Move! event set for Saturday, May 6, has been cancelled because of weather. Rain is...
Read More“Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science.” opens at the Farragut Museum on Thursday, May 25. The exhibit is one of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibitions and focuses on local ecosystems that face serious...
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AMBC (Appalachian Mountain Bike Club) will hold its final regular workday of the season 9...
Read MoreGlenn Jacobs has been endorsed by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. Jacobs is a candidate for Knox County mayor in 2018. In a press release today, Jacobs says, “I’m extremely proud to be endorsed by Sen. Rand Paul, the most conservative...
Read MoreWhile the federal government is still quibbling over building one wall, the city of Knoxville just cut the ribbon on two walls welcoming people to a South Knoxville landmark. Mayor Madeline Rogero led the official ribbon-cutting...
Read MoreEast Tennessee has drawn another “tourist” to its mountainous bosom and turned her into a resident. The folks at Frank R. Strang Senior Center are the beneficiaries of Denise Droullard Stocks’ love of Tennessee and seniors....
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