East TN COMMUNITY NEWS

UPDATE: This program of the Federal government was stopped in October after 3 weeks. KNOXVILLE, TN (October 2020) – This Friday, October 23rd, a “Farmers To Families Food” truck will again deliver at least 1,500 Food Boxes to…

YMCA invites you to join a free challenge to reenergize spirit, mind and body during the ongoing coronavirus suppressions and restrictions. For all ages – We got this!   KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 5, 2020) – We are all…

Beck is hosting its fourth Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Racial Justice with Public Officials on Friday September 25 at 4:00 p.m. and concluding at 6:00 p.m. This Beck event is proudly supported and sponsored by Pellissippi State Community College, an academic institution…

  KNOXVILLE, TN (Sept. 23, 2020) – Mayor Indya Kincannon, City Council members and community advocates officially cut a ribbon and dedicated the rejuvenated Cal Johnson Recreation Center, 507 Hall of Fame Drive. The top-to-bottom inside-and-out transformation of…

KNOXVILLE, TN – This fall, the silver screen is coming to the Midway at Chilhowee Park for three nights: Friday, October 9, 16, & 30. And you get to pick the flicks! This year’s line up will be…

City of Knoxville and Knox County 9/11 ceremony on Friday. City of Knoxville and Knox County officials will gather this Friday to honor the victims of September 11, 2001. The ceremony will be at the 9/11 Memorial on…

THE BOOK CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED! From David Hunter There are inevitable stages in the development of a novel: usually an author has an idea for a book, which is pitched to a publisher – either as an…

                  Knoxville, TN (August 2, 2020) – The Knoxville Area Urban League’s 18th annual Shoes for School program became a drive-through and pickup event this year. The traditional festival in…

By Patricia Williams KNOXVILLE, TN (June 2020) – East Knoxville buzzed with activities last Saturday, June 27th – all while following mandated coronavirus safety and social distancing protocols. Events held in a few blocks of MLK Avenue took…

Every year, Highlander’s Seeds of Fire youth organizing program has hosted an in-person week-long gathering, bringing together youth living and organizing across the US South to skill-build, and develop deep relationships across regions. This year, due to COVID-19, we have…

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.  Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the union soldiers, led by major general Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with…