Officer-involved Shooting

Contact: Kimberly Glenn, Communications Director At approximately 10:57 pm on July 5, 2022, Officers were on a call in the 8200 block of Brickyard Road in Powell. As Officers were outside the residence, a large pit bull came around the trailer attacking Officer Lydia...

Young-Williams Animal Center: Post July 4 pet tips

~ from Young-Williams Animal Center  What to do if you’ve lost or found a pet. More pets go missing on July Fourth than any other day of the year. Young-Williams Animal Center often experiences increased intake in the days after the holiday. We can help if your pet...

NKBPA to spotlight non-profits July 8

~ from the North Knoxville Business and Professionals Association July 8: Nonprofit July Calling our non-profit members. We’re switching it up for the month of July. We want to spotlight our nonprofit members. We will have a series of short nonprofit member spotlights...

The 1950s Team of the Decade

In 2007, Sports Illustrated named Tennessee the “Team of the Decade” for the 1950s. The Vols compiled a 72-31-4 record overall, 38-20-4 in the SEC, and boasted a consensus national title in 1951. There were also two SEC titles (1951 and 1956) and two Heisman...

College Athletics Changing for the Worse

By Mark Nagi I’m not good with change. Never have been. Never will be. I was sad when Rita’s Bakery closed its doors. I went to the Tazewell Pike store a few times a year for over a decade, picking up fancy sugar cookies for my daughter’s birthdays. It was a special...