Farragut: Smith Road sidewalk underway

Sandra ClarkOur Town Outdoors

The Smith Road sidewalk improvement project in Farragut includes construction of a 5-foot concrete sidewalk and roadway improvements along the northern side of Smith Road from Everett Road to Andover …

Upgrade at Powell Station Park

Sandra ClarkPowell

The prettiest place in Powell used to be one of the ugliest. That’s Powell Station Park, and if you’ve not been yet you are missing an experience. The park started …

UT’s Carousel Theatre to be rebuilt

Sandra ClarkOur Town Arts

UT Knoxville has launched a campaign to replace the Carousel Theatre – a place where actors like Dale Dickey and David Keith got their start.
An architect has not been selected …

Services Monday for Don Anderson

Sandra ClarkObits

Donald B. Anderson, 65, well-known Knoxville restauranteur, passed away May 5 at his home. Don started work as a server at Regas Restaurant in 1979, worked his way into management …

Bill Haslam writes on church and state

Sandra ClarkKnox Notes

Bill Haslam, the man who might have been a minister, became instead a politician – two-term mayor of Knoxville, two-term governor of Tennessee – and now he’s written a book. …

Scholars’ Bowl starts Monday

Sandra ClarkKnox Notes

Ernie Roberts is getting ready to air the 2021 season of Scholars’ Bowl on Community TV (Comcast Channel 12). The games were filmed in March and April and will be …

A-E court named for John Foster

Sandra ClarkKnox Notes

John B. Foster Jr., longtime Knox County educator and coach, will be honored by the school board at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 10, in the board room of the Andrew …