Early in the morning last Nov. 12, the children at Lonsdale Elementary School marched out of their classrooms into a cold, dark rain. They were evacuating their classrooms to escape …
Marnie Oursler to appear at House & Garden Show
Spring always feels closer once the Dogwood Arts House & Garden Show opens its doors. The 2019 edition runs Friday-Sunday, Feb. 1-3, at the Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St.
The …
Spangler appeals for overcrowding fix
It was a sobering tour.
Five Knox County Commissioners walked the halls of Knox County’s Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility Oct. 10. They visited “pods,” that house various security levels of …
Flotilla, 100 strong, conquers Beaver Creek
It was everything organizers hoped for, and nobody drowned. Beaver Creek hosted 100 or so floaters and paddlers on Aug. 4 at the Grand Opening Flotilla to launch a new …
Dashing toward the finish line
Three types of people came out in the rain for free ice cream today. There were the candidates, tired to the bone, who see an end ahead with voting on …
Larsen Jay campaigns in Powell
Justin Bailey hosted his first (but probably not his last) political event at the Bailey Barn in Powell. The honoree? Larsen Jay, candidate for Knox County Commission at-large, Seat 10. …
Signs, signs, signs
Just when I stopped to photograph a gaggle of unsightly political signs, a car slowed down and out stepped Ronnie Rochelle. He had come to place a sign on the …
Candidates at-large
Days before the turkey landed in pots across Knox County, three candidates for Knox County Commission at-large spoke to the Halls Republican Club.
Larsen Jay told how he turned a near-fatal …