Has your child thought about writing to one of our leaders championing a cause? In 1982, 10-year-old Samantha Smith was worried that our country was going to get into a nuclear war with the Soviet ...

The Pittman family announced a new scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance for children of Knoxville Fire Department (KFD) employees pursuing a post- secondary college degree ...

What do Paul Revere, Davy Crockett and John Henry have in common? All are historical figures whose lives were immortalized (and embellished) in story. We are almost certainly more familiar with these ...

Covenant Health celebrated the 2024 President’s Excellence Awards, a special moment to recognize the extraordinary individuals and teams who live out our Pledge of Excellence. Their dedication and ...

Many of us will wake up Thursday morning and turn the TV on to WBIR to watch NBC’s broadcast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It’s a long-standing tradition to watch giant balloons, marching ...

Gibbs Christmas Parade: Sunday, Dec. 1, will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Gibbs High School and will end at Clear Springs Baptist Church. Info: gibbsruritanclub.org. Karns Christmas Parade: Saturday, Dec. 7, ...

Turkeys are omnivores by nature. Seeds, insects, plants and berries are common foods. When different foods are abundant in different seasons, turkeys adjust their diets accordingly. In spring, they ...

In Carrie Soto is Back, Taylor Jenkins Reid creates an unlikeable female tennis star, but my opinion may be in the minority. You decide. Tennis players will love the story, but if you have never ...

We want your stories! This January, we will celebrate 20 years of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Knox County. It’s hard to believe that the first children who were registered to receive free ...

Eleven local teams made it to Friday night’s round three of the high school football playoffs. Six survived to move on to round four this week resulting in some tough match ups for the next round on ...

I’m not mentioned in P Smith’s new book: Chronicles and Narratives: Tales from Strawberry Plains & Gay Street. That’s great. But lots of folks you know and love are there. Even Betty Bean rates a ...

We’ve added the U.S. District Court to our coverage starting this week. We’ll be reviewing cases from the Eastern Division – from Chattanooga through Knoxville to Bristol. What happens when you mix ...