Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs has announced a plan to loan $500,000 to Zoo Knoxville to help overcome operating shortfalls during the facility’s COVID-19 closure. The loan will be made …
Hungry friends at the zoo
Zoo Knoxville is losing an average of $22,500 a day while it remains closed in response to the COVID-19 virus. Some 86 percent of the zoo’s operating funds come from …
Fall Fest: the gift that keeps on giving
It’s typical that the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club isn’t making a big deal out of its 10th annual Fall Fest, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Baker Creek Preserve. …
The myth of the ‘gun show loophole’
The Tennessee Valley Fair owns nine acres of property on the north end of Chilhowee Park. It’s where the livestock exhibits are located during the annual event. The property is …
Angela Hunter gives kids with autism, more a place to learn, grow
When Angela Hunter held her first back-to-school disability resource night at Central Baptist Church of Fountain City in 2008, she wanted to use her own experience as the mother of …
Book program gives a boost to Belle Morris
A group of Belle Morris Elementary students got an assist with their summer reading on Monday.
Earlier this school year, the Great Schools Partnership provided a $10,500 grant to educators at …
Turner sets bar high at Knox Chamber
It seems inevitable that Terry Turner would become a businessman.
Like many Southern families in the 1950s and 1960s, his went to Ohio to find work. Shortly after he was born, …
Free zoo day for seniors
Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel & Crematory will present Free Senior Day at Zoo Knoxville on Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seniors ages 65 and over are …
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