Your One Vote Counts

By Mike Steely It’s only local government, right? Your vote won’t make a difference so why bother, right? Wrong. November 7’s city council election might be close in several of the five races. As a city resident you can vote for all five of the contests. District...

Early Voting Ends Thursday; Election Next Tuesday

~ From the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhoods   After months of campaigning and surviving a field of 30 candidates, 11 active contenders for five open seats on Knoxville City Council are down to their last full week of asking for votes before next...

Community Service Games to benefit Powell boy

Gunner Smith, a 10-year-old Powell Elementary School fourth grader, will be the recipient of proceeds from this year’s Careacter Star Community Service high school football games.   Smith, the son of Brittany and Brandon Smith, was diagnosed with brain cancer on...