Previously featured articles classified by county; Knox, Blount, Anderson, Jefferson Counties
BLOUNT COUNTY (July 13, 2021) – “Embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” will be focus of the Second Annual Race Relations Symposium sponsored by the Alcoa-Blount County NAACP and Blount County United (BCU). This year’s presentments will be in two Zoom sessions on Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17. Systemic Racism and the Impact on…
COUNCIL APPROVES CITY FUNDS TO SERVE AT-RISK YOUTH KNOXVILLE, TN (June 2021) – City Council approved $199,979.47 in grant funding to provide summer programs and job opportunities to young people who are at risk for gun violence. The City will award the grant funding to 13 local agencies to serve approximately 634 young people ages…
KNOXVILLE, TN (June 2021) – Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Lineman and former Tennessee Vol star Trey Smith teamed with UnitedHealthcare to distribute new tennis shoes and socks to 60 children participating in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee mentorship program. Each “Little”…
KNOXVILLE, TN (July 13, 2021) – There is still time for car and bike enthusiasts to pre-register for the 14th Annual Street Dreams Car and Bike Show. It will be on Saturday, July 24th from 10 am to 5 pm. at Eternal Life Harvest Plaza at 5-Points in East Knoxville. The event is family-friendly and free…
PRAISE ON THE LAWN June 5, 2021 Saturday 6p.m. “Sponsored by Spurgeon Chapel AME Zion Singles Ministry” Location: Spurgeon Chapel AMEZ Church, 100 Benedict Avenue Performances by area choirs, soloist, and praise dancers Water and light snacks provided, bring lawn chairs. “Friends and neighbors let us unite through God’s love.”
This Month’s Featured Artist – John Jackson John is a transplant from Chicago, IL. He came to Knoxville, Tenn. in 1986, to attend Knoxville College, HBCU where he earned a Bachelor’s in Applied Science and studied Music Ed. He accompanied the KC Concert Choir to performances in Spain, New York, Detroit, Chicago, Boca Raton FL,…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 2021 Farmers Markets are open! Nourish Knoxville continues the Double Up Food Bucks in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Health and Amerigroup. For a complete list of markets and farm stores that participate in Double Up in East Tennessee, visit nourishknoxville.org/programs/snap/ Splash pads open this weekend for the 2021 season. Knox County…
A video produced by SEEED Knoxville ‘Telephone Pole Memorials’ speaks for itself. Please take the 7:38 minutes to watch it. Narrator and SEEED Community Engagement Speacialist Wando Stacey take viewers on a foreboding tour of a few telephone pole memorials and their origin. The point being made is clear. The lack of job opportunities in…
For many families, school is different this year than it has in previous years. Oak Ridge Schools are offering virtual learning and have new policies and practices in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during in-person learning. Whatever the situation, these resources listed below are intended to help parents, guardians, and caregivers, plan and…
Enjoy this weekend at The Bottom Knoxville, a black-owned bookstore comprised of books for children, teens and adults by black authors. From the latest from poet Amanda Gourman to classic by James Baldwin can be found at The Bottom at 202 Randolph Street near Knoxville’s Old City. The festivities this weekend includes Grab-N-Go Book sales…
SEEED (Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development) will have a groundbreaking for its first completely solar-powered home of the future that will be in the Lonsdale community. Knoxville, Tenn April 20, 2021, – On Earth Day, Thursday, April 22 at 1 pm, SEEED (Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development) will break ground on the organization’s first…
Beck Cultural Exchange Center presents the 10th virtual Racial Justice Town Hall featuring “Men of Austin-East.” In pursuit of Racial Justice. Knoxville’s black communities are in peril, our youth have always been targeted. The most recent violence targeted students at predominately black Austin-East Magnet High School in the first months of this year. This entire…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (September 14, 2020) — The Knox County Parks and Recreation Department plans to build 10 new dog parks within the next couple of years thanks to a grant program initiated and funded under the Boyd Family Foundation. The non-profit Knox Neighborhood Dog Parks (KNDP) grant plan was established in 2020 to support animal…
Highlander Center Annual Report for the years 2018-2020. Your support through these trying times has helped to make it all possible and is much appreciated. New Market, Tenn. (April 3, 2021) – The Highlander Research and Education Center is excited to share our 2019-20 Annual Report, with the deepest appreciation for the outpouring of support…
KNOXVILLE, TN (March 26, 2021) – Residents of the Western Heights Knoxville Community Development Corporation (KCDC) community were treated to an Easter egg hunt, food, fun, prizes, and a visit from the Easter Bunny, while also taking care of business. The week of the event was one of torrential rain and thunderstorms except for that…
Knoxville, Tenn. (March 26, 2021) – Design work has been underway, since 2019, on a new 2-mile greenway in East Knoxville that will connect Harriet Tubman Park with the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum. The greenway will skirt Austin Homes and Vine Magnet Middle School on the western end. It will cross through Dr. Walter…
“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” -Chinese proverb MYNARK Tribe is hosting a free, fun learning event – the 1st Annual “Super Fish Bowl” on April 3rd from 8 am to 4 pm, at Big Ridge State Park…
Knox Education Foundation’s Leaders for Readers program is providing books to participants just in time for Spring Break reading. More than 200 Knox County first-, second-, and third-grade elementary school students will have the chance to pick out free books for their very own this week. Students at the 15 Knox County elementary schools in…
In recognition of Black History Month, the first installment of Mayor Jacobs’ docuseries, ‘Knox Narratives’ features Robert J. (Bob) Booker, a Knoxville native who was a key actor in shaping and preserving Knoxville’s Black history. It can be viewed on YouTube and Facebook using the attached link. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Mayor Glenn…
The City’s 311 Center for Service Innovation now has a Spanish-language option for its online chatbot. KNOXVILLE, TN (Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021) – When users initiate a chat, they will be asked “What is your preferred language? / Cual es tu idioma preferido?” and can choose between English and Espanol to navigate the bot…
Amachi Knoxville celebrated National Mentoring Month by pairing 20 children, who have an incarcerated parent, with mentors. AMACHI [a-ma-chee] is a Nigerian word that means “who knows but what God has brought us through this child.” Knoxville, TN – January is National Mentoring Month and there is no better way to start the year than with new,…
In celebration of Black History Month, an Art and Poetry Competition for Anderson County students is accepting submissions through February 19, 2021. All grade levels of the Oak Ridge school system are welcomed to participate in the Black History Art and Poetry Competition. The theme of the competition, “Honoring the Struggle, Celebrating the Triumphs and…
In an exclusive statement to the ETEnlightener.com, Beal Bourne submitted a picture as proof that his granddaughter Jayla Bourne found the tiger. KNOXVILLE, TN – In September of this year, an off-duty Knox County Sheriffs Office Deputy working security in the Forks of the River Industrial Park area reported seeing a tiger on the loose….
Burlington Commons at 4530 Holston Drive planned to be ready for occupants in the fall of 2021. It is income-based affordable housing with two, three-story buildings with a total of 50 units. KNOXVILLE, TN (December 2020) – Jake Varner and David Varner of Southeast Capital Group to. Burlington Commons, an affordable housing complex will…