KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (October 2021) – Knoxville College Interim President Leonard Adams asked the Design Center to study affordable housing opportunities on the campus within the existing Faculty Residence Apartments. The Faculty…
Sports Authority to Meet Oct. 26
Next meeting of the Sports Authority is scheduled, 9-10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, at the City of Knoxville Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave. The full meeting will include…
Rutherford Co. Juvenile System Illegal Jailing Black Children leads to $11M Settlement
By Meribah Knight, Nashville Public Radio, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica Co-published with Nashville Public Radio Oct. 13, 4:50 p.m. EDT In the days after ProPublica’s investigation of the juvenile justice system in Rutherford…
COMCAST Business Grants $5K to Area Small Businesses
Two Knoxville Businesses Impacted by the Pandemic Received Comcast Business Grants KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (September 2021) – One of many Comcast Business programs, the “Together Towards Tomorrow” campaign works with local chambers and…
TNDP State Dinner Headliners Sen. Doug Jones, Rep. Conor Lamb
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 13, 2021) – Hendrell Remus, Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party extends an invitation to attend the 2021 TNDP “Three Star Dinner” on October 30th at the Renaissance Hotel,…
FIRST DAY EARLY VOTING NUMBERS
The Election Commission has released the count for the first day of early voting. The numbers are revealing. The polling place for East Knoxville has been moved from the Love Kitchen to…
THE HUDDLERS: Foothills Parkway, Bears Ears, Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Ruth Holloway Women’s March Maryville Huddlers BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. October 10, 2021 Monday was historically a holiday celebrated as Columbus Day. But as a Lakota man recently said, “Columbus did…
Hilltop Cruisers Fall Cruise-in, Classic Car, Truck and Motorcycle Enthusiasts
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (October 2021) – The Hilltop Cruisers had their Fall Cruise-in this Saturday, October 10th. It was an all-day event at the Stateburners Motorcycle Club at 3925 Martin Luther King, Jr….
Visually Impaired KCS students are supported by Vision Team
Posted by Josh Flory ETEnlightener/Health & Happiness Knox County Schools (October 2021) – On a recent morning at Sterchi Elementary, Janet French took a one-page sheet of writing exercises and scanned them…
EVENTS OCT 8-16
Fall Frolic Craft Fair – Marble Springs When: Saturday, October 9th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Marble Springs What: Event listing from Marble Springs: Saturday, October 9 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PMDetails Join us at…
Groups for Voter Protections recently marched in Washington
In the face of historic voter suppression bills introduced and enacted in over 40 states, there are activists fighting to protect the Freedom to Vote Act by calling their elected officials, attending…
Green Magnet School Benefits from Boyd Foundation
By Josh Flory ETEnlightener Communities/Knox KNOXVILLE, Tenn., October 8, 2021 – The Boyd Foundation announced Tuesday that it will provide a $650,000 gift to reimagine the outdoor learning space at Green Magnet…
KCS Clothing Center accepting donations.
Are you cleaning out your closets this fall? The KCS PTA Clothing Center is seeking donations for KCS students in need! The PTA will be collecting items from Oct. 18-22, in sizes…
Calling small, minority contractors, craftspersons plus to stadium vendor’s workshop
Be among the businesses to be employed in the proposed $200 Million-Dollar baseball stadium project! Attend this event to learn more. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. October 5, 2021) – Calling small, minority, woman- and…
Grand opening of The Bottom on Magnolia for community and Black creatives
The Bottoms inspired a local creative to honor the hundreds of Black businesses and residents who were uprooted in the 1950s Urban Renewal destruction of Black wealth. “Gay Street is to Knoxville…
Knox Pride Outreach Center Grand Opening this Sunday
Knox Pride to host an open house and drive for supplies at its new community and outreach. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (September 2021) – An open house and drive for supplies for the new…
KCDC’s Western Heights will have CAC Early Learning Facility
The addition of a Head Start center is part of KCDC’s upcoming transformation of the Western Heights site through the Transforming Western initiative, a 15-month planning process for the future of Western…
Filibustered Voting Act; Productive rights rally Oct 2nd
Actions for Week of September 26, 2021 By Ruth Holloway, Blount County Huddlers September 26, 2021, ETE Politics/local, state Support Freedom to Vote Act – This bill is a compromise offered by…
City Council Candidate Forum via ZOOM Sept. 28th
The League of Women Voters Knoxville/Knox County City Council Candidate Forum For the health and safety of the community, this will be hosted via ZOOM, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, this Tuesday, September…
STAY WOKE! Redistricting from 2020 Census data is of the underway in Knox County and Nationwide and will apply for the next 10-years
Redistricting in Knox County is underway The Knox County Commission and Knoxville City Council have begun the process of drawing new maps for the next decade following the release of new census…
County Mayor celebrates Knox County Notables: WWE Superstar and Austin-East High School graduate Bianca “Belair” Blair
Knox County Notables: WWE Superstar Bianca “Belair” Blair, Knoxville native and Austin-East High School graduate KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs interviewed WWE Superstar Bianca Belair as part of his “Knox…
Seven schools exit Tennessee’s toughest school improvement list
Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee Sep 14, 5:18pm CDT Seven of 79 Tennessee schools flagged for poor academic performance in 2018 dropped off the state’s “priority list” of bottom-performing schools this year…
A-E Foundation benefit concert by ‘Musicians of Knoxville Symphony’ and local artists
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 21. 2021) – The end-of-season Eastside Sunday Farmer’s Market at Dr. Walter Hardy Memorial Park, 2098 MLK Ave. in East Knoxville, plans to close the season on a…
LWVTN hosts Tennessee redistricting hearing
The League of Women Voters of Tennessee and other sponsors are hosting a redistricting hearing on Monday, Sept. 27, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. CDT. Nashville, Tenn. (Sept. 20, 2021) — Tennessee’s upcoming…