By Ken Lay The L&N STEM Academy golf teams had a big day at last week’s District 2-A/AA Tournament at Ruggles Ferry. The Gryphons left the par-72 Strawberry Plains golf course as district champions while the Lady Gryphons finished third in the tournament and qualified for today’s (Sept. 26) Region 1-A/AA Tournament as a team […]
Where estate planning is concerned, failure to plan is planning to fail. Yet it’s easy to procrastinate tackling what may seem like an overwhelming task. Ultimately, however, having a will can insure that your wishes will be carried out. For people who die intestate (without a will), the state steps in and makes the decisions […]
Novelist Tawnysha Greene and poet Kristi Maxwell will read from their work at the University of Tennessee on Monday, October 3, 2016. The event is part of the university’s Writers in the Library reading series. The public is invited to this free reading at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of UT’s John C. […]
For the ninth year in a row, the Museum of East Tennessee History will offer free admission on Saturday, September 24, 2016, in celebration of Smithsonian magazine’s annual Museum Day Live! The event represents the commitment of the Smithsonian and other museums to make learning and the spread of knowledge accessible to everyone, […]
Organized by City Councilman Nick Della Volpe, this summit is to include business owners, entrepreneurs, and area residents to talk about the area’s retail prospects: what residents want and what businesses need. Come voice your thoughts at roundtable groups: Lower Broadway and Central Street, Upper Broadway and Fountain City, Magnolia Avenue and Burlington, Knoxville Center […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley announces participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals will be provided at no separate charge to eligible children served at the following site(s): Halls/Powell Club 1819 Dry Gap Pike, Knoxville, TN 37918 Phone (865) 232-1218; Fax (865) 232-1219 Lenoir City Club 201 […]
This year, Mobile Meals is celebrating 45 years of bringing food and hope to the homebound seniors of Knox County. The second annual Power of the Purse is scheduled for Thursday, September 22, 2016. The event includes a purse sale, Celebrity Corner (purses donated by local celebrities), luncheon, and silent auction. The fun begins with […]
The French Broad Preservation Association will host its annual Pickle Fest on Sunday, Sept. 25. Festivities will take place at Riverdale School, located at 7009 Thorn Grove Pike in East Knox County, from noon-5 p.m. with a Pickling Competition sponsored by Green River Picklers as the main event. Contestants can compete among three contest categories of Cucumbers, Non-Cucumbers […]
Knoxville State Senators Becky Duncan Massey and Richard Briggs have announced that a bridge naming ceremony will be held on Wednesday to honor fallen Knoxville veteran, 1st Lieutenant Robert W. Saunders. The bridge spans State Route 162 on Dutchtown Road in Knoxville. Lt. Saunders, a United States Marine, made the ultimate sacrifice on June […]
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated June 21, 2012, executed by DANIELLE M. REECE, JASON A. REECE, conveying certain real property therein described to GLENN BALLETTO, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the […]