Capt. Eric Lee Romines is an “aquaphile.” His volunteer spirit work and his lifelong hobby are both water related. It’s a ...

Now comes truth or consequences, not the old TV show or the little town in New Mexico, a reality check for Rick Barnes’ Volunteers. The disaster at Florida striped away their No. 1 rating and stopped ...

Well, it was fun while it lasted. Tennessee basketball, No. 1 in the country for five weeks, went down hard at Florida ...

It’s time to celebrate Dolly’s birthday and 20 years of Imagination Library in Knox County. On January 15, 2005, a few ...

Note: Last week’s story about the newest TN deputy commission of agriculture, Andy Holt, triggered Betty Bean’s recollection ...

I finish sharing the Johnson’s extraordinary trip abroad this week as they culminated their adventure in the magnificent country of Portugal and Gina Johnson’s “favorite part of the trip.” As the ...

It’s harder and harder to defend Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler, a man I supported in two elections. First, it’s hard to ...

The passion for reading runs strong in Knoxville. With large corporate and used bookstores and several hidden boutique coffee ...

Getting back into routine can be tough. As we take those lights down and return those ill-fitting sweaters, it can be easy to ...

The week bringing in the new year, spanning from December 30 to January 3, 2025, added 975 new documents to the county ...

Suffice it to say, the geological event known as Hurricane Helene altered much of the landscape of Western North Carolina and ...

I was honored to be in Powell on January 7, 2025, with others from Food City and many from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. We met to remember Deputy Tucker Blakely and to unveil a sign naming the ...