If you are a Volunteers fan or University of Tennessee alum, there’s a good chance your orange blood has commingled with Old No. 7. Coincidentally, the UT Department of Forestry, …
Hiking club resurrects Smoky Mountain Railroad ‘rail-to-trail’ route in South Knoxville
Winter creeper turns the old rail bed into a completely green tunnel, shielded from the blinding summer sun above. It’s so dark that even mid-morning, crickets sing a loud, high-pitched …
Spurred by East Knox farm families, MPC develops “rural preservation zone”
There’s a place in Knox County for rolling green hills speckled with barns and goats. Despite the prevailing allure of restaurants and multiplexes, many would like to keep it intact. …
Knoxville College science building avoids pollution listing
Knoxville College is off the hook: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation decided not to list its science building as one of the state’s most polluted properties. The state …
Controversial case to come before Police Advisory Review Committee
At its quarterly meeting tomorrow night, Knoxville’s Police Advisory Review Committee is scheduled to make recommendations related to a recent high-profile Knoxville Police Department internal investigation. Police concluded in June …