East Tennessee Children's Hospital Archives - Knox TN Today

Reid to head Leadership Knoxville board

Sandra ClarkJune 16, 2020Biz Notes

Leadership Knoxville has a new board of directors. Avice Reid, retired from the city of Knoxville, is the board chair. Others (some new, some old) are Mike Parton, Tom Catani, …

Carson gets nursing excellence award

Sandra ClarkMay 6, 2020Get Up & Go, West Knox

Joseph Carson is an engineer, but he should have been in public relations. Joe is his wife’s best advocate.
Karen Carson served 12 years on the school board, several of them …

Count your many blessings

Betsy PickleNovember 28, 2019Arts 865

It’s Thanksgiving, the day Americans set aside to celebrate food, family and friendship for a few hours before racing to get the jump on Black Friday sales.
It wasn’t always that …

Superheroes, critters, famous cars team up for ETCH

Betsy PickleSeptember 18, 2019Our Town Kids, South Knox

Adventurous superheroes and lovable mascots will lend their support to a fundraiser for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital this weekend.
The first-ever Epic Event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 …

Fantasy of Trees: All that glitter worth weight in gold

Sherri Gardner HowellNovember 22, 2018Arts 865, Feature

Fantasy of Trees, the annual event that benefits East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, has a lot of sparkling trees, a lot of glittery wreaths and a lot of dazzling room decor.
It …

Fire Chief Stan Sharp, Mayor Indya Kincannon, and city council members will join firefighters from Station 21, 245 Perimeter Park Road, at 11 a.m. today (10.21), to christen a $1 million KFD quint. Following a decades-old firefighter tradition, the pumper that’s being replaced will be used to ceremoniously spray down the incoming state-of-the-art quint. The city now operates four such vehicles, called quints because they boast five features and can handle the work of multiple vehicles. The vehicle replaces a 1990s model. Quints feature an aerial ladder, a booster tank, a fire pump, ground ladders and attack lines. The newest quint’s aerial ladder extends 75 feet up. Its tank holds 500 gallons of water, and it can pump 2,000 gallons per minute.

Essential services information is available today (10/21) in a CAC-sponsored drive-thru at the Ross Building parking lot, 2247 Western Ave. Some 30 booths will be set up from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors will stay in their cars, should wear a mask and keep six-feet physical distance. Programs featured will include utility assistance, rental assistance, Head Start early education, housing and energy weatherization, Office on Aging senior services, Empty Stocking Fund, commodities distribution, Beardsley Farm, transportation, tax preparation, and more! Give-away bags filled with information, light bulbs, masks and other items will be available first-come, first-serve. Persons interested in flu shot should bring a photo ID and prescription insurance card and allow 15 minutes after the shot before leaving the event. There will also be limited vouchers available for persons without insurance. Rain date is the following Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 11-2.