As people around the world celebrate and recognize April as Earth Month, I want to highlight local ways to both advocate for ...

It has been projected than more than 1 million registered nurses will retire from the workforce by 2030. (See Health ...

Due to popular demand, Zoo Knoxville has added nine new Zoo Camps to the summer line-up. If you tried to register earlier and the camp you wanted was full, you have another chance! Check out the new ...

Looking for a different way to enjoy the outdoors this weekend, sunshine or clouds? Here are a few ideas around East Tennessee: The Tulip Festival is in full bloom at Oakes Farm in Corryton this ...

The O’Connor Senior Center presents the 2025 Pancake Fest, an annual fundraising event for the O’Connor Senior Center, on Friday, April 4, 7 a.m.- noon at the center, 611 Winona Street 37917. All ages ...

Working on the library’s annual report is its own kind of satisfaction. Gathering the facts, stats and stories takes some ...

April Fools in Knoxville a century ago was put on rain delay. Well, for baseball fans it was, anyway. Stories in The ...

College basketball ends right and bright for only one tournament team. All the others take a hit. The March madness show is over for Tennessee. The superior Houston Cougars brought down the curtain, ...

James W. “Jim” Ayers, 81, passed away on April 1, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the founder, former executive chair and CEO of FirstBank. Born on November 19, 1943, in Parsons, Tennessee, Jim ...

Knox County Master Gardeners will lead two guided walks at Collier Preserve on Saturday, April 5, 1 p.m. and Tuesday, April 15, 11 a.m. at the 12-acre preserve located next to the Powell Library at ...

Lakisha Johnson has a heart for the children removed from their homes by Department of Children’s Services because she was that child when she was 16. (Lakisha’s story.) She remembers receiving a ...

As a doctor bombarded almost daily with advertisements and journal publications raving about artificial intelligence, I’ve often wondered how much of it is actually true. As a challenge, I posed two ...