Powell celebrates Independence Day

Sandra ClarkFeature, Powell

Welcome to hometown USA. Powell celebrated the Fourth of July with a parade down Emory Road (middle school to high school) and a picnic in the park.
It was hot for …

Lockwood, Kesling tout benefits of the Y

Terry ShawFeature

Real success comes from enriching the lives of other people.
That was the message Dean Lockwood, associate head coach of the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team, shared with more than …

Dean plants field office near Knoxville’s finest

Betsy PickleFeature

Former two-term Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, who’s running for the Democratic nomination for Tennessee’s governor, visited Knoxville Tuesday to open his new field office at 900 E. Hill Ave., just …

Time to cut the sales tax

Frank CagleFeature

Republican Gov. Bill Haslam and his legislative super majority have been very, very good to business and upper income earners. How about if the next governor does something for the …

New officers at Farragut Rotary

Tom KingFarragut, Feature

The “Changing of the Guard” is done for the Rotary Club of Farragut and we’ll start with quotes from the two principals in this annual transition – now past president …

Knoxville ‘library’ burns

Sandra ClarkFarragut, Feature

To paraphrase Alex Haley: A library of Knoxville and Farragut history burned down with the July 2 passing of retired Judge David Creekmore.
All told, Judge Creekmore practiced law here for …

Cagle joins Knox TN Today

Sandra ClarkFeature, Gossip and Lies

Frank Cagle has joined Knox TN Today. His first column will appear Wednesday morning. Frank was one of four local opinion writers cut in June by the daily paper. (The …