Judith Pelot can be very persuasive. A few weeks ago she spent 30 minutes talking about Meals on Wheels, also known as Mobile Meals. Fellow Farragut Rotarians and I listened …
Beverly Road rezoning postponed until June commission meeting
A controversial rezoning vote on an 88-acre parcel on Beverly Road scheduled to be heard at next Tuesday’s county commission meeting will be postponed until June.
The matter was originally on …
Bearden teacher honored with arboretum naming
The sea of identical green T-shirts was Bob Savery’s first clue that something was up. Called from his classroom to Bearden High School’s outer grounds, he figured he was there …
Gilliam to lead trades and tech at The Crown College
Dr. Janice Gilliam is the new vice president of trades and technology at The Crown College of the Bible. The Powell-based Christian college expects to expand its technical offerings including …
Coach in waiting
This is a multiple-choice quiz just to see if you are paying attention:
James Bradley Woodson is (a) interested in physical therapy; (b) a master of the thinking man’s board game, …
SoKno Aubrey’s gets green light from BZA
From the outside, it may have looked like a slam dunk: Randy Burleson, owner of the Aubrey’s family of restaurants, wanted to build an Aubrey’s on the campus of the …
Rhapsody in pastel blue at Knoxville Symphony performance
Pianist Michelle Cann joined the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Thursday night for performances of two solo works, an unusual workload for a guest artist.
But considering the unfamiliarity of one of the …
Jacobs says he’s not a scary guy
When Glenn Jacobs walked into the courthouse to watch the election commission certify the 23-vote margin that made him the Republican Party’s nominee for Knox County mayor, he could feel …