Nevaeh Phelan is usually dizzy when she steps off of the “spinner,” a new piece of playground equipment at Lonsdale Elementary.
But the fifth-grader said she likes the apparatus – a …
Lonsdale students celebrate new playground
Chamber’s new Mike focused on growing business, economy
Mike Odom recalls that it was Halloween, waiting for his son to get into his costume, and he was fooling around with his smartphone when he saw a headline that …
KCS, Knox County launch library card campaign
Visiting the library is one of the best ways to prevent summer learning loss, and thousands of KCS students recently took the first step toward becoming library patrons.
Last month, Superintendent …
South Knoxvillians devastated by decision to kill BMX park
South Knoxville suffered a crushing blow Monday when Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs announced that he was killing the BMX park planned for the campus of South-Doyle Middle School.
Jacobs, who …
Breaking: Knox axes BMX track
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs has axed plans for a county-built BMX track in South Knoxville, while recommitting to renovate and improve the athletic fields at South-Doyle Middle School.
In a …
Valliant: a colorful career in politics, land development
Knoxville attorney John Valliant Jr.’s parents migrated south from Canada and wound up in Oak Ridge in 1943. His father worked on the super-secret classified Manhattan Project “and he was …
Governor emphasizes career pathways in South-Doyle visit
Bill Lee’s first visit to Knox County as Tennessee’s governor brought him to South-Doyle High School, where an excited crowd of politicians, educators and business leaders greeted him and his …
Goodpaster, Sparks get top Powell honors
Steven Goodpaster and Dr. Shana Sparks were named Powell’s Man and Woman of the Year for 2018 at the Powell Business and Professional Association’s annual banquet, held Jan. 25 at …