Has your child thought about writing to one of our leaders championing a cause? In 1982, 10-year-old Samantha Smith was worried that our country was going to get into a nuclear war with the Soviet ...

The Pittman family announced a new scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance for children of Knoxville Fire Department (KFD) employees pursuing a post- secondary college degree ...

Turkeys are omnivores by nature. Seeds, insects, plants and berries are common foods. When different foods are abundant in different seasons, turkeys adjust their diets accordingly. In spring, they ...

In Carrie Soto is Back, Taylor Jenkins Reid creates an unlikeable female tennis star, but my opinion may be in the minority. You decide. Tennis players will love the story, but if you have never ...

We want your stories! This January, we will celebrate 20 years of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Knox County. It’s hard to believe that the first children who were registered to receive free ...

I’m not mentioned in P Smith’s new book: Chronicles and Narratives: Tales from Strawberry Plains & Gay Street. That’s great. But lots of folks you know and love are there. Even Betty Bean rates a ...

There’s no need to abandon hope if you are struggling to keep up with classwork at Pellissippi State Community College. Director Jan Sharp heads the Academic Tutoring Center, with locations on each ...

Lavonda Cantrell has always pushed herself to be a difference maker. Her mindset: “Push forward no matter the obstacles in your way. If you set out to make a difference no matter what, you will do ...

What do Paul Revere, Davy Crockett and John Henry have in common? All are historical figures whose lives were immortalized (and embellished) in story. We are almost certainly more familiar with these ...

Many of us will wake up Thursday morning and turn the TV on to WBIR to watch NBC’s broadcast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It’s a long-standing tradition to watch giant balloons, marching ...

Gibbs Christmas Parade: Sunday, Dec. 1, will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Gibbs High School and will end at Clear Springs Baptist Church. Info: gibbsruritanclub.org. Karns Christmas Parade: Saturday, Dec. 7, ...

Hope everyone is cozy, well-fed and with friends for this Thanksgiving. Let’s see what some of our neighbors are up to: Kim Bumpas and Visit Knoxville officially opened the Sunsphere Welcome Center on ...