by design | Oct 4, 2026 | Archived Editions, Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Irvey’s Ice Cream to celebrate grand opening in Fountain City By Ken Lay Irvey’s Ice Cream is coming to North Knoxville. The shop, located in Fountain City at 3000 Tazewell Pike, will have a three-day grand opening this weekend and will take place Oct. 9-11. It will...
by design | Oct 4, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Voters will have an opportunity to vote on three proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution on the upcoming ballot. Voters inside the City of Knoxville will also have the opportunity to vote on an amendment to the city’s charter. ...
by design | Oct 4, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ken Lay October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Knoxville and Knox County kicked the month off a day early, on Sept. 30, at the Randall E. Nichols Family Justice Center. The city and county hosted a press conference a day early for a purpose. “October is...
by design | Oct 4, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Throughout his life, Herbert Romulus O’Conor earned a reputation as a man of industry, capability and capacity. O’Conor also possessed an impeccable sense of timing, which, in politics, is a gift from God. As with catching the trapeze bar, timing is...
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By Steve Williams Gibbs High Coach Brad Turner said no pep talk was needed before his Eagles played Anderson County last Thursday night. And he was right. Gibbs ran off and left the Mavericks with a 41-29 loss and a long ride home. “There wasn’t much of a pep talk...
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By Steve Williams Two-time state runner-up Addisyn Newman shot a higher score than normal in the Region 2-4A girls’ individual tournament last week at the Island Point Golf Club near Kodak. The Hardin Valley Academy junior, however, still managed to win with a...
