Gay Street Bridge to close Thursday night

Beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Knoxville Utilities Board crews will be performing maintenance on Neyland Drive power lines. The work will require the overnight closure of the Gay Street Bridge and the two right westbound lanes of Neyland Drive.   The bridge and...

September 11, 2001

  By John J. Duncan Jr. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in my office in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington when Bert Robinson, a member of my staff from Athens, opened the door and told me to turn on the television because a plane had just...

New hours at Parrott-Wood Memorial Library

Parrott-Wood Memorial Library wants to announce new COVID-19 hours.  The new hours are designed to suit the needs of school-age children who will be doing virtual classes.  Director Donna Phillips states she would like the parents to call 865-933-1311 to set up a time...

Alliteration

“Those who say they have no interest in the affairs of the polis (city-state), we say they have no business here at all.” (paraphrased from The Funeral Oration) Pericles of Athens 490 BC   By Dr. Jim Ferguson I like alliteration and lately I have been considering...