The state plan to extend PPE from the end at Old Knoxville Road through homes, homesteads/ farms farmland and Wetlands…..to end on E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy. Adding unnecessary traffic and congestion. -Ruth Holloway Watch the TDOT virtual video of the route planned for the Pellissippi Parkway Extention with added narration by CAPPE president Jay Clark….
(RESCHEDULED) Sept. 2021 – The Relate and Release Suicide Awareness Night is an outdoor event at the Canvas Can Do Miracles venue at 1218 E. Magnolia Ave. in Knoxville. Due to the projected forecast of 100% rain on Wednesday, Sept. 22, the event is rescheduled for Saturday, Sept 25th, at the same time, 5-8 pm,…
EAST TENNESSEE (September 2021) – Cherokee Healthcare has put healthcare on the road with its innovative traveling Mobile Health unit. The Cherokee mobile clinic delivers quality care to those with limited access, lack of public transportation, physical limitations, homeless, and business and residential locations. The Cherokee mobile clinic offers wound care, COVID-19 vaccines, lab work,…
Austin-East Magnet High School students were surprised with a visit from alum and WWE Champion Bianca Blair at a homecoming weekend pep rally at the school. WWE Superstar and A-E graduate Bianca “Belair” Blair made a surprise visit during a pep rally at her alma mater on Thursday, Sept. 16th, in advance of her appearance…
Blount County Huddlers Action Advisory Rhea Morgan, Blount County Huddlers Week of September 12, 2021 ETE Politics/Local (EAST TENNESSEE) – Please note that two important local meetings are coming up. Thursday, Sept. 16th, Blount County Commission will vote on a resolution to form an ad hoc committee to review/revise zoning regulations. See Action 1 for…
KNOXVILLE, TN (Sept. 2021) – If you missed the Black-Out, White-Out, Grown & Sexy, events and cruises hosted by DJ Von and Cassandra McClendon over the years, then this is your last chance to cruise the Tennessee River on the Star of Knoxville Riverboat which features an enclosed main and an open-air upper deck and…
New Ground Music Festival II Come Catch the Wave at Lakeshore Park in Knoxville, TN on Sunday, September 12th at Lakeshore Park in West Knoxville with live performances from new and emerging artists. The second New Ground Music Festival will feature more stages in a heightened festival experience for both artists and attendees. Visit the…
College students starting a new school year and others settle into fall routines, the Downtown Knoxville Alliance has compiled a list of more than 50 hiring businesses for those seeking the flexibility and convenience of working in the city center. Part- and full-time positions are available. Applicants should visit downtownknoxville.org/hiring/ for the full list and information…
KCDC, community partners and stakeholders to break ground on Western Heights Head Start Facility Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), along with business and community members of the Western Heights and Beaumont neighborhoods, will break ground on a new Head Start facility this Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. at 1201 Oldham Ave. Among those…
Laundry Love at Bluewater and Super Washhouse Need help with laundry expenses? You provide the laundry, and we’ll supply the quarters and detergent for up to 3 loads per family. Join us this Tuesday, September 7th from 5 to 8 pm for Laundry Love at The Wash House, 8035 Kingston Pike, in West Knoxville, (the…
The first and second doses of Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson single doses are available at all of the following vaccine sites. No appointment is needed, participants are served in the order of arrival. Mondays, East Knoxville Free Medical Clinic, United Methodist Church, 2700 Magnolia Ave., Knoxville Mondays 11 am to 1 pm Saturday, Sept….
KNOXVILLE, TN (Sept. 4, 2021) – The Knoxville-Oak Ridge Central Labor Council’s Labor Day Celebration will on Monday, Sept.6, 10:30 am to 2 pm, at Tyson Park. This event is a free, family-friendly event with food, activities and information for those seeking to improve wages and benefits for skilled laborers and the working classes. This…
“A Delicate Balance: African American Women and Suffrage in Knoxville” KNOXVILLE, TN (September 2021) – National celebrations of the 2020 centennial anniversary of women gaining the right to vote were sidelined by an ongoing international pandemic. This year, the East Tennessee History Center is taking extra precautions by offering a Brown Bag lecture with options…
EAST TENNESSEE (August 2021) – The 2021 National Health Center Week (NHCW) was celebrated the week of August 8-14, in recognition of Community Health Centers (CDC) that offer healthcare services to improve the health of citizens, especially to those who are vulnerable and underserved. CDC clinics save taxpayers more than $24 billion a year in health…
(UPDATED) OAK RIDGE, TN (August 23, 2021) – The Scarboro Community of Oak Ridge Tennessee is moving forward with its 2021 reunion which was postponed last year due to COVID. The four-day event is set for Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 2 – 5, at venues across the city. Registration here. Payment of $70 covers entry…
First Friday, September 3, from 5 – 9 pm Celebrate regional artists, new exhibitions while enjoying live music and artist demos at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. Click here for a detailed listing of September First Friday expositions at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville Hosted by the Arts & Culture…
OAK RIDGE, TN (Sept. 1, 2021) – The Scarboro Community Alumni Association of Oak Ridge has added a COVID vaccine clinic to the many events of the 4-day Scarboro Unity Reunion celebration from Sept. 2 – 5, at locations near the community. Free COVID vaccinations and booster shots will be available from 10 am to…
The Blount County Huddlers remind ‘everyone’ to take extra precautions when attending in-person meetings. Protect yourself, your loved ones, community. and especially our seniors and children. VACCINATE, MASK, SOCIAL DISTANCE! Ruth Holloway Blount County Activist Women’s March Maryville Huddler chapter September 1, 2021 ETE Politics/Locat State Blount County Board of Education meeting; Thursday Sept. 2nd, …
Knox County Board of Education – Special Meeting – Wednesday, September 1st – at 5pm After almost 9,000 children out sick on 8/26. This meeting will be at the Andrew Johnson Building, 912 S. Gay Street. due to a previously scheduled meeting at the City/County Building. 4 pm Citizen’s will gather outside 4:30 pm…
Tuskegee NEXT is sponsoring the “Young Eagles” rally from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 28 at Downtown Island Airport in Knoxville. The event will allow 50 young people, age 8 to 17, to take a 30-minute flight with Tuskegee NEXT and EAA pilots. Register here. Lunch will be provided. Masks…
The BECK RACIAL JUSTICE TOWNHALL Series XIV at 4 pm, Friday, August 27, via ZOOM, will be on the nation’s Red Summer and the 2-days of racial violence that erupted in Knoxville on August 30, 1919. KNOXVILLE, TN (August 25, 2021) – In Knoxville, the events of Red Summer came under the guise of…
KNXOVILLE, TN (August 23, 2021) – The United Way of Greater Knoxville is hosting an informational meeting and mixer for interested Black-led and non-profit organizations serving disenfranchised communities in Knox County. The meeting will be from 5:30 to 7 pm, Thursday, Aug. 26, at the Change Center, 203 Harriet Tubman St. Knoxville. Representatives will explain…
The mission of the African-American Equity Restoration Task Force is to create pathways to return some of the hard-earned well-established Black wealth that was taken through centuries of urban renewal projects. CAPTION: A 1930s aerial view of Union Street from the bridge looking east from State Street at “The Bottoms” a Black residential community that…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – August 23, 2021 – Comcast announced today it has launched several new high-speed internet service tiers, including one that will deliver speeds faster than one gigabit-per-second to residential and business customers in several East Tennessee markets. Beginning this month, Comcast will offer new internet options to customers in Johnson City, Gray, Jacksboro,…
“Under Bill Lee’s leadership and the GOP supermajority: more than half a dozen rural hospitals have closed, unemployment reached an all time high in Tennessee, and student proficiencies reached an all time low. Tennessee must elect leaders who will build back our public healthcare system, build back our economy, and build back our public schools….