City council candidates: Covid vaccine

Sandra ClarkOpinion

(Updated with a response from Andrew Roberto)
Early voting starts in three weeks (Aug. 11-26) for five seats (a majority) on Knoxville City Council. Election day is Tuesday, Aug. 31. The …

Pro skaters coming to Powell

Sandra ClarkOur Town Outdoors

Skate board enthusiasts will have something to celebrate this year as the Enhance Powell committee brings professional skaters to the Powell Station Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 14.
Michael Laverdure, who is …

Kitts is youth director at Powell Church

Sandra ClarkPowell

Dawson Kitts has joined the staff of Powell Church as director of youth ministries. He recently graduated from Tennessee Tech and has been involved in youth ministries at several churches …

Sweet P’s Uptown Corner opens

Sandra ClarkOur Town Eats

Cynthia Moxley is “almost ecstatic” that the new Sweet P’s Uptown Corner has opened at 3029 Tazewell Pike in the Smithwood neighborhood of Fountain City. Owners are Christopher Ford and …

Services Thursday for Betty Hood

Sandra ClarkObits, South Knox

Betty McMahan Hood, 91, passed away July 19, 2021. Her daughter, Lisa Hood Skinner, called her “the sweetest woman who walked this earth.”
Betty and her husband, Bill Hood, met at …

Tele-ICU adds layer of expertise

Sandra ClarkOur Town Health

Covenant Health has launched intensive care telehealth services that add an extra layer of medical care for patients in the ICU. The health system is the first in the area …