America’s Navy Comes Home to Knoxville April 11-17

 By Lt. Javan Rasnake Director, Knoxville Navy Week   After seven years, Knoxville will again host a Navy Week celebration from April 11-17th. Navy Week recognizes the sailors who serve our country and the communities that support them. Through a series of events...

Plantin’ and Pickin’: A Summer Guide

Join Master Gardener Marsha Lehman for a hands-on class on how to direct sow summer vegetable seeds and properly transplant your purchased plants. Learn tips on harvesting and maintaining your summer garden. This free public event is scheduled on Saturday, April 23,...

 Dine Out for Education on April 12

  Dine Out for Education is perhaps the easiest—and most delicious—way to support education. The Knox County Schools’ 13th annual Dine Out for Education will take place on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Approximately 40 area restaurants with almost 70 locations (the...

Ready, Set, Unite! Walk for Child Abuse Prevention

The Helen Ross McNabb Center invites the community to Ready, Set, Unite! and walk for child abuse prevention on Tuesday, April 12. Who:     Helen Ross McNabb Center What:    Ready, Set, Unite! Child Abuse Prevention Walk. Attendees will take a short walk around Market...

April Civil War Roundtable

Scott Mingus, author of 17 Civil War books, and his biography of confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith, will lecture on “The Louisiana Tigers in the Gettysburg Campaign.” Scott Mingus, who had a number of articles in the Gettysburg Magazine and has written...