FirstBank makes a splash

Sandra ClarkOur Town Leaders

FirstBank cannot be accused of tiptoeing into the Halls/Powell market. The branch on Emory Road scheduled three events this week with the biggest today.
Friday, May 10, FirstBank will host an …

Let’s pitch in for Trooper Gouldie

Sandra ClarkHalls, Let's Talk

Tom King wrote a profile August 22, 2022, of Grant Gouldie, then 32, a career law enforcement officer for the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Trooper Gouldie was quoted as saying away …

Q & A by Larsen Jay

Sandra ClarkPowell

A good mix of Powell residents met with Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay at the Powell Library on May 7, 2024, to discuss short- and long-term goals for Powell and …

‘Dementia is a brutal thief’

Sandra ClarkObits

The mother of veteran Knoxville journalist Maria M. Cornelius has died.
Maria said her mother was a frequent visitor to Knoxville and loved to hike in the Smoky Mountains and Big …

Picking the hill to die on

Sandra ClarkLet's Talk

Our friend Susan Espiritu has finally posted her first video on the Knox TN Today YouTube channel. I ducked and dodged until there were no more excuses. We have launched …

‘These men will not be forgotten’

Sandra ClarkLet's Talk

Berry Funeral Home, specifically the original Berry’s on Chapman Highway, is again organizing burial for eight veterans whose military service is confirmed but whose bodies went “unclaimed” by family or …