On a quiet hill on Buttermilk Road, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church overlooks Hardin Valley. While the original building is long since gone, its original church bell is preserved next to …
Sage Kohler: Big ideas for Hardin Valley
Back in July, Sage Kohler moved her State Farm Insurance Agency office into an 1870s farmhouse on Hardin Valley Road. Her restoration of the property was extensive.
“I spent six months …
Hustons help keep Hardin Valley beautiful
In a perfect world, litterbugs wouldn’t exist. No one would have difficulty locating the eight solid waste facilities across Knox County and organizing community clean-ups wouldn’t be necessary. As that …
Finding family in Girl Scouts
When Renee Coffman and her family moved to Hardin Valley in 2017, starting a Girl Scout troop in a new town wasn’t part of the plan. Four years later, though, …
Karns Democrats clean up
The 6th District of the Democratic Party met to clean Beaver Ridge Road for the 21st time. This included cleaning the 1940 Karns bridge. A few years ago, the group …
Services today for Karns teacher, volunteer
Willa “Kese” Dohoney passed away October 7, 2021, at age 93. She worked at Karns High School for 13 years and was active at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church. Her …
Ahead at the library
Friends of the Knox County Public Library will hold a series of Used Book Sales at branch libraries around the county. Sales raise money for improvements at branches while offering …
Thomas C. Karns: How Beaver Ridge got a new name
A drive through Karns these days will only produce a handful of locations that reference the community’s original name, Beaver Ridge. There’s the United Methodist Church, the Automotive Center and, …