2021 City of Knoxville Primary Election Early Voting: August 11 – 26, 2021 Election Day: August 31, 2021 Early voting totals as of August 21, 2021 All early voters, 3,251; Absentee ballots, 654 = Total …
KCDP Reorganization Convention via ZOOM
The Knox County Democratic Party’s Biennial Reorganization Convention on Saturday, August 21st at 10 a.m has been moved from in-person at the Change Center to a ZOOM event. Due to the recent rise of the…
Marquez Rapheal Williams, age 43
KNOXVILLE, TN – Marquez Rapheal Williams, September 13, 1976 – July 5, 2021, died unexpectedly in the first week of July 2021. He was a resident of the Lonsdale Homes community for over…
Tennessee State Fair debuts in Wilson County
WILSON COUNTY, TN (August 12, 2021) – There is a 40+ year history of fairs in Wilson County. Only 16 state fairs in the country are larger than the Wilson County Fair….
YWCA Celebrates the Works of Local Women
KNOXVILLE, TN – The 36th Annual Tribute to Women, sponsored by the YWCA Knoxville & Tennessee Valley among the foremost celebrations honoring women in the East Tennessee area. The celebration will be…
MISSING PERSON: Chadwick William D. Carr of Anderson County
CLINTON, TN (May 16, 2021)Chadwick “Chad” Carr’s last contact with his family was on May 2, 2021. His missing was first reported by local news media on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The…
Volunteers Offer ‘Books Over Bullets’ with Little Free Library in Five Points Community
KNOXVILLE, TN (August 6, 2021) Two volunteers, one a former resident of a property owned by Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), have started a Little Free Library for residents of Five Points,…
Thank Pres. Biden, Restrictions on Teaching Racism, Sen. Hagerty
By Ruth Holloway Maryville Women’s March Huddler ETE POLITICS/Local/State EAST TENNESSEE (August 8, 2021) – The Environment Working Group will return to Zoom meetings this Wednesday, August 11th at 4:30 PM. You may…
Tree Talk: African influence on American Cuisine a Netflix docuseries
Battlefield Farms and Garden’s next “Tree Talk Series” will be at 6 pm, Tuesday, August 10, outside at 3614 Boyds Bridge Pike. Seating and parking are limited. Feel free to bring a…
KAUL Shoes for School and Sponsors ready children for school with free shoes, school supplies, food boxes much needed fun outside
KNOXVILLE, TN (August 7, 2021) – Hundreds of local children received new shoes and school supplies Saturday, Aug. 7, during the…
Wanda May of Johnson City Nominated TN GOP Statesman of the Year
POLITICS/LOCAL JOHNSON CITY (August 2021) – Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger nominated conservative activist Wanda May for the prestigious Statesman of the Year award. Every year, the Republican Party of Tennessee hosts the annual…
Knoxville Steps up to Support Austin-East Village
Austin High School History (Provided by the Austin-East Alumni Assoc.) – The Public schools of Knoxville for white children…
EVENTS JULY 7-8
The 36th annual Lonsdale Homecoming Celebration, Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Haslam-Sansom Ministry Complex, 1740 Texas Ave. Events begin at 10 a.m. with a parade, followed by an opening ceremony and…
Beck Center Celebrates 8th of August, 2 days at 3 Historic Locations this Weekend
In Remembrance of August 8, 1863, the Day of Emancipation in the state of Tennessee, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, announces its Seventh Annual Eighth of August Jubilee open to the public…
KAUL Shoes for School festival, free school supplies, food and family fun.
KNOXVILLE, TN – This Saturday, Aug. 7, the Knoxville Area Urban League will host the 19th Annual “Shoes…
KCS Chromebook Distribution Guidelines for K-12 Students
KNOXVILLE, TN (August 4, 2021) – All K-12 students in Knox County Schools will be provided a Chromebook for the upcoming school year, as part of the 1:1 initiative which was adopted…
Storytelling Summit to Encourage Appalachian Future Leaders
The Young Appalachian Story Summit is free for Young Adult future leaders to engage. (Photo from 2018 Summit JONESBOROUGH, TN (Aug. 1, 2021) – The 2021 Young Appalachian Story Summit (YASS), will…
FREE Dental Clinic in East Knoxville this weekend
KNOXVILLE (Aug. 3, 2021) – Free Indeed International Ministries (FIIM) in partnership with Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) is sponsoring a FREE Community Dental Clinic from 10am to 6pm, this Friday and Saturday,…
POSTPONED / KCDP Truman Day / POSTPONED
Truman Day Dinner & Connected Events Postponed UPDATED August 6, 2021 – After consultation with Sen. Doug Jones, local elected officials, and healthcare professionals the Knox County Democratic Party has decided to postpone…
Blount County Dems to Elect New Officers
Blount County Democratic Party to Elect New Leaders at County Party Leadership Elections Convention Maryville TN (August 3, 2021)—The Blount County Democratic Party will hold its biennial election and reorganization at 1…
Tulsa Retired Police Officer Reveals “WHY COPS KILL AND HOW TO STOP THEM”
BlackNews.com – (August 2, 2021) – Meet Charlie Rose whose new book Why Cops Kill and How to Stop Them reveals his personal story as a police officer many years ago in the Greenwood area of…
Small Businesses Reigned at the July Burlington Business Shower
(UPDATED) KNOXVILLE, TN (July 2021) – More than 24 small business creatives displayed their products and services at a Pop-up Business Shower at Brown Bag Productions Burlington Event Center at 3814 MLK Ave….
EVENTS: Sunday, July 25
Summer Market @ Hey Bear Cafe!, Sunday, July 25, 12-6 pm, 9036 Middlebrook Pike NW, Knoxville. Over 25 vendors, food trucks, and 2-4 pm, live music by The Shaydes, 2-4 pm. …
ASK A CHEROKEE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL: Spotlights Dr. Febe Wallace
We Are Cherokee spotlights an integral member of the staff of Cherokee Health Systems. Since 2014 Dr. Febe Wallace is the Director of Primary Care for Cherokee Health Systems (CHS), an integral…
Knox County Schools Recruiting Security officers, more open positions
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 18, 2021) – The KCS Security Division will host a recruitment fair on Thursday, July 22, from 2-6 p.m. at the Sarah Simpson Professional Development and Technology Center, 801…