Western Heights meeting is Wednesday

Sandra ClarkUncategorized

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation is seeking input for improvements to the Western Heights community and surrounding Beaumont neighborhood. All interested persons are invited to a meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, …

Let freedom ring

Sandra ClarkKnox Notes

Knoxville: Independence Day Concert by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will start at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 3, in the Tennessee Amphitheater at World’s Fair Park. This is a free, family-friendly …

Powell roundabout now priced at $3 million

Sandra ClarkPowell

Knox County appropriated another $1.5 million in the recently passed budget, driving the cost of the Powell roundabout at Brickyard Road and W. Beaver Creek Drive to $3 million.
The Knox …

Services Saturday for Dr. Colston

Sandra ClarkAnderson, Obits

Services will be held Saturday, June 12, 2021, for 40-year educator Freddie Charles Colston Ph.D. who passed away at his home in Oak Ridge on May 30. A public walkthrough is …

MOA is DOA: School board nixes facilitator

Sandra ClarkOpinion

So, it’s really not about the money.
Daniel Watson’s idea to hire a facilitator to organize community meetings for input before the school board signs off on a Memorandum of Agreement …

New firehall for Corryton

Sandra ClarkNortheast Knox

Corryton has a new firehall. Rural Metro Fire and community leaders cut the ribbon on May 14 for the expanded facility at 7701 Corryton Road, adjacent to the Corryton Post …