He’s approximately 2,800 miles from his hometown of Paramaribo, the capital and largest city of Suriname. He was a firefighter there for 17 years, an assistant chief, when he left …
Karns clean-up turns up tools
The 20th Adopt-a-Road clean-up on Beaver Ridge Road included a set of tools, pieces of metal, cigarette butts, lots of paper, cans and containers. The project is sponsored by the …
Services today for Karns High math teacher
Family and friends will celebrate the life of former Karns High School math teacher Peggy Marie Gregg at 6 p.m. today (4/12/21) at Rose Mortuary, Mann Chapel. The family will …
Armand Mendez: A KCR man of all trades
Last Tuesday, from 1 p.m. to around 2:35 p.m., Armand Mendez was talking with me about his 26 years with Knox County Rescue (KCR). About 90 minutes later he was …
Karns Democrats liven up library grounds
The Karns Democratic Party gardening committee met to add some holiday greenery to the Karns Library grounds.
The group has designed and maintained the flower garden for 11 years. Two large …
Cleanup on Beaver Ridge Road
The 6th District of the Knox County Democratic Party held its Adopt-a-Road cleanup of Beaver Ridge Road in Karns for the 19th time beginning in 2011.
Wearing masks and at a …
Roy Arthur: Knox County’s ‘best man’
Roy Arthur’s got it going. He’s hard-working, smart, honest, dependable and visionary. So, it wasn’t a surprise when a hundred or so of his friends and co-workers showed up recently …
Karns Democrats add spice to library grounds
The Karns Democratic Party met Sunday to create a fall display for the Karns Library.
It was a surprise for the library employees when they arrived on Monday morning. Although the …