Shoot but do not touch

Betsy PickleFeature, West Knoxville

Tennessee’s 1998 national championship trophy came to First Tennessee’s Downtown West Financial Center on Friday for a two-hour fan celebration and social media competition.
Bank staff offered nylon orange fans along …

Get Out & Play: National Public Lands Day

Carol EvansFeature

This Saturday marks the 25th annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD). What is NLPD, anyway?  NPLD was established by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), a nonprofit organization that was chartered …

Blackburn, Pence to shut down Plaza Tower

Betty BeanFeature

First Tennessee Plaza stands tall on the 800 block of Gay Street. Its tower is populated by bankers, financial advisers, lawyers and stockbrokers. The ground floor houses locally-owned eateries and …

Thomas spells out funding wish-list

Tom KingFarragut, Feature

The budget that supports approximately 60,700 students, 8,400 employees and the operating costs of Knox County Schools is $485 million. At this week’s meeting of the Rotary Club of Farragut, …

Big Orange Pep Rally in Halls

Sandra ClarkFeature, Halls

Food City Halls will be hosting a Big Orange Pep Rally 3-6 p.m. today (9/21) in the parking lot of the newly remodeled store in Halls Plaza Center, 7202 Maynardville …

County clerk boosts schools

Sandra ClarkFeature

Sherry Witt will promote a good cause each month with a ceremony to boost sales of a specialty license plate through the Knox County Clerk’s office.
On Sept. 20, she joined …