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Tennessee's trip to the softball College World Series ended June 1 with two losses in the semifinals to the team's nemesis, Texas, the defending national champions. Tennessee ended the season at 49-12.

Laura Bailey was an only child. In celebrating a significant birthday last week, she shared that the family has grown. Her three children have added 10 grandchildren and they've brought along another 13 great grands.

Two more Knox school principals Brickey-McCloud Elementary School: will welcome Kristen Jackson as principal, effective July 2026. She replaces Dr. Susan Hutton who has been assigned as principal at Bearden Middle School. Hutton has headed Brickey-McCloud since 2022. Dr. Jackson began her career in Knox County Schools in 2008 as a substitute teacher. She worked as […]

Second Harvest gets new CEO, introduces ‘Harvesting Hope’ Rachael Oberman Ellis is the new CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. She steps into the job held for 33 years by Elaine Streno. Second Harvest met the press on June 2, 2026, at the farm of Knox County Commissioner Adam Thompson to announce […]

It’s amazing that 500 people signed up to float down Beaver Creek on Saturday, May 30, 2026. In the rain. And virtually every one of them posted notes on social media celebrating the creek, the volunteers and the camaraderie of the event. The blue shirts of Beaver Creek Kayak Club volunteers were everywhere, helping folks […]

It’s amazing that 500 people signed up to float down Beaver Creek on Saturday, May 30, 2026. In the rain. And virtually every one of them posted notes on s

Mike Hammond, clerk of criminal general session, criminal courts and fourth circuit (divorce and orders of protection), said he was proud to participate in a recent CLE hosted by the Knoxville Bar Association Barristers CLE Committee on “General Sessions Court Practice: Unwritten Rules and Clerk's Office Ins & Outs.”

A Knoxville woman has been recognized for her work with veterans organizations. Marilyn Childress was a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class and earned the National Defense Medal for service during the Vietnam War.

Hallsdale-Powell Utility District's laboratory team identified elevated levels of manganese in untreated water drawn from Melton Hill Lake reservoir, one of two water intake points HPUD uses as a reservoir for its system.

Shane Jackson is asking Knox County Commission to honor the West High School men's lacrosse team which won the TSSAA Class A state championship on May 15. Jackson is the county commissioner whose district includes West High.