POLITICS/LOCAL Hoyos launches fundraiser for Interfaith Health Clinic with a $1,000 donation during increased need from the COVID-19 crisis. KNOXVILLE, TN — The campaign volunteers for Rene Hoyos for Congress have shifted their efforts to meet the needs…
Tuvya Yohaun Green, born April 27, 1976, was called home April 1, 2020. Preceded in death by his parents, Marvin L. and Belinda D. (Green) Hall; grandparents, William and Sarah Green; aunt, Wilma Ramsey and cousins, Monoleto and…
KNOXVILLE – Katherine Faye Hale departed this life at U.T. Medical Center April 9, 2020; daughter of the late Helen Snapp and Edward Garner. She leaves to cherish her memories, daughter, Jennifer Hale; sons, Kevin and David Hale,…
OP-ED (The day – April 4, 1968 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis was Maya Angelou’s 40th birthday. That intersection was observed recently by social change advocate John Burl Smith, a former Memphis Invader, as…
Republished from 2019 ETE archives. The cloudy weather did not dampen Easter celebrations over the weekend. That includes the egg drop by helicopter at Harriet Tubman Park in East Knoxville. Although it was postponed from Saturday to Easter…
By Patricia Williams, Pat Benn contributor KNOXVILLE, TN (April 2020) – A change in established norms is expected to come with challenges. For the first time in recent history assembling in a church or house of worship is…
Carol Timmons Small age 46, passed away on April 05, 2020 at her home in Knoxville, TN. Carol was born in Syracuse, NY on December 11, 1973 the youngest of 12 children. She is predeceased by her father Richard…
Knoxville – Ernestine Stuart Branner “Steamboat,”69, of Knoxville, TN, departed this life, peacefully, April 7, 2020 surrounded by her family. Tina was born July 20, 1950 in Appalachia, VA to Harry Stuart and Mamie Ellis. She attended Knoxville…
Knoxville – Minister Loraine Coleman of Knoxville, TN was born to the late Henry and Dora Brooks on May 15, 1927. She loved the Lord and her family. The Lord answered her prayers to bring her home on…
(KNOXVILLE, TN) Markedra Chonday Houston, 32, departed this life on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at UT Medical Center. She was a graduate of Austin East High School, Class of 2006. “Kee” was a great cook and worked at BJ’s Deli…
KNOXVILLE, TN – Anna Bell Branner Nance was called home on April 2, 2020. She was born on August 14, 1917, in Corryton, Tennessee to the late William and Mary Brabson Branner. She attended Sunrise Elementary School and…
Knoxville – Shanequel Denise Craigmire, passed away suddenly at her home, April 2, 2020. Shanequel was a life long resident of Knoxville, TN. She graduated from West High School. Preceded in death by a brother, Jarvis Craigmire; grandfathers,…
Matthew Park’s Campaign for State House to host a virtual (online) rally with county commission candidates Dasha Lundy and Courtney Durrett Knoxville, TN (8 April 2020) – Matthew Park, progressive democratic candidate for State House Dist. 15, will…
(KNOXVILLE, TN) Dorothy Ann (Hale) Anderson, age 88, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2020 at NHC Healthcare. She was born on January 22, 1932 in Knoxville, TN and was the eldest daughter of John Lester and Hattie (Terrell)…
(OAK RIDGE, TN) Augusta “Rene” Booker Burnett- Born December 23, 1925 to the late Jack and Bertha (Bittie) Spraggins in West Point, Miss. She was preceded in death by two daughters: Lois A. Kirk and Vickie Lynn Booker:…
KNOXVILLE, TN – Vernia M. (Stewart) Colbert was born in Honea Path, South Carolina on June 23, 1929 to the late Robert and Alice Seawright Stewart. She gained her Heavenly wings on April 1, 2020 peacefully at home…
Mark Marvin Dews was born on May 13, 1962 in Bronx, New York to Marvin Dews and Jean Kelley Dews. Mark was the eldest of five siblings. He attended Evander Childs High School and worked in New York,…
Knoxville – Geneva Harris went home to her heavenly father March 31, 2020. She was a member of the Austin class of 1957. She leaves to cherish her memory, devoted great-niece and caregiver Gail Chesney; sisters, Alma (Theo)…
Las Vegas, NV – Carroll Eugene Upton, formerly of Knoxville, TN departed this life March 22, 2020 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born August 29, 1952 and was a proud US Navy Veteran. Preceded in death by…
Quentin Travis Hill, age 21, departed this life on March 27th, 2020 He is survived by Father Michael (Leslie) Hill; Mother Stacie Ray; sibling Marcus and Maliyah Hill’ grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends … Mr. Hill will…
Business Soul food chef added a grocery store to his restaurant to provide healthy and locally sourced foods to a community that is in a food desert. HOUSTON, TX, (April 2020) – Chef Jonny opened Indigo restaurant just…
MARYVILLE, TN – Wendell Montez “MJ” Howard, Jr. 31, passed away unexpectedly, March 19, 2020 at Blount Memorial Hospital. Montez attended Central High School, Knoxville, TN and Troy University, Alabama. A talented musician and artist, Montez loved life…
CLINTON, TN – Johnita Harris Henderson was born on October 27, 1953, at Oak Ridge Hospital. She passed peacefully at Park West Hospital and joined her Lord on Friday, March 27, 2020, at the age of 66 years…
OPINION Candidate for Congress Renee Hoyos asks elected officials to put people over personal profits. KNOXVILLE, TN (April 3, 2020) – Community leader and clean water advocate Renee Hoyos is calling for a ban on members of Congress…
Knoxville – Juanita Lewis Woods Hamilton was blessed with two sets of parents: George Lewis, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Dora Gonzales-Lewis, Bora Del Toro, Panama were her birth parents. The parents that raised her from the age of…