Karns blog: Come to the Fair

Sandra ClarkKarns/Hardin Valley

Karns Community Fair, Saturday, July 16, 10-3 p.m. at Karns High School. The Country Store will return this year. Residents are asked to donate a homemade baked good, homemade candy, …

Farragut blog: Stormwater mapping underway

Sandra ClarkFarragut

The town of Farragut Engineering Department will begin a stormwater mapping project to collect data about the town’s stormwater assets beginning the week of July 11. All Farragut subdivisions will …

Services Tuesday for Helen Mincey

Sandra ClarkGibbs/Corryton, Obits

A longtime Knox County businesswoman has died.
Helen Elizabeth Mincey, 81, of Corryton passed away on July 9, 2022. She was the owner of Helen’s Flower, a business she started in …

Donna Parker leaves Gresham

Sandra ClarkFountain City, Our Town Leaders

After 16 years as principal at Gresham Middle School, Donna Parker has been appointed secondary staffing supervisor effective July 2022.
Parker joined Knox County Schools in 1993 through a yearlong internship …