LMU Enhances Public Green Space At Historic St. Mary’s Campus
Knoxville City Council expressed its thanks to Lincoln Memorial University for donating more than $1 million worth of design and construction services in enhancing public green space on the Historic St. Mary’s Hospital campus. |
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6th Annual Good Neighbors Fair & Block Party Returns
Kingdom Life Church of Knoxville and the Life International Community Impact Division will host the 6th Annual Good Neighbors Community Fair & Block Party on Saturday, September 26. |
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Smart Yards and Friends Festival Set for September 12
Interested in making your yard more sustainable and friendly to pollinators? Attend the fourth annual Smart Yards and Friends Festival to learn how to better manage stormwater, start a compost and ways to help native plants, bees and birds. |
Life Matters
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Where I’m Writing From: POV
I’m writing from that moment before you write your first word.
Eli Cranor
You already have an idea. You know what you want to write about. But how are you going to tell your story? |
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A Giving Heart Is A Beautiful Thing
Occasionally, we come across a verse of Scripture that stops us right in our tracks. We may have read it dozens of times before, heard it preached multiple times, but suddenly the meaning seems deeper than ever. |
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How To Find A Good Mental Health Counselor
Many people have a difficult time finding an effective mental health counselor who will help them get their life back on track. The key is to find someone whom you can trust in discussing your anxieties and depression. |
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Tennessee Tech Launches $125 Million Campaign
Tennessee Tech University has officially launched the public phase of It’s Personal: The Campaign to Elevate Tennessee Tech, a bold $125 million fundraising effort designed to invest in the people, programs and opportunities shaping the university’s future. |
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Salvation Army Angel Tree Registration Begins Sept. 2
The Salvation Army of Knoxville is preparing for the 2026 Christmas season, with registration for its annual Angel Tree and Silver Bells programs beginning this week. |
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Black Appalachia Wins 2026 Thomas D. Clark Medallion Award
The University Press of Kentucky is proud to announce that Black Appalachia: Race, Place, and Identity has been awarded the 2026 Thomas D. Clark Medallion, one of the Commonwealth’s highest literary honors. Presented annually by the Thomas D. Clark Foundation Inc., the award recognizes exceptional books that enrich the understanding of Kentucky’s history, culture, and people. |
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KOC Welcomes Dr. Jacob Zalewski
Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic (KOC) has added Dr. Jacob Zalewski, a highly trained total joint replacement surgeon, to its team of specialist providers serving patients in East Tennessee. |
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New Scholarship for Working Adults
Working adults who have not obtained a bachelor’s degree will benefit from a new endowed scholarship at Tusculum University. |
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Tennessee Students Read More Than 550,000 Minutes in Summer Contest
Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) is excited to congratulate each student who dedicated time to reading this summer in its annual Tristar Reads contest. |
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UTIA Hosts Weed Contest
Faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted the annual Weed Contest in Knoxville, Tennessee on August 5 and 6, sponsored by the Southern Weed Science Society. |
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Scooter’s Coffee® Celebrates National Dog Day
Scooter’s Coffee® is giving pups a reason to wag their tails with two special opportunities to celebrate National Dog Day. |
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Psychiatrist Challenges Traditional Views of God and Healing
Psychiatrist, speaker, and author Dr. Tim Jennings is drawing strong audience response with a recently released episode of The Deep End with Taylor Welch.
Tennessee Women Prefer Men Who Have Spoken at Conferences to Those With 6-Packs
For well over a decade, a quick online search before a date has been a standard part of modern dating. Before meeting someone, singles might check their Facebook, scan their LinkedIn to confirm they have a job, or, in more cautious moments, see what turns up in a background search. |
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Salvation Army Knoxville Welcomes New Area Commanders
A new chapter has begun at The Salvation Army Knoxville Area Command as Captains David and Amanda Brittle have assumed leadership following the transfer of Majors Cameron and Paula Henderson to a new appointment in Atlanta. |
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South College PharmD Celebrates Second Anniversary Of Hybrid Pathway
South College’s accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program is marking two years since the launch of its online/hybrid pathway. |
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Tennessee Tech nursing pioneer receives inaugural ‘Legacy Award’
Tennessee Tech University’s Whitson-Hester School of Nursing has honored retired administrator and nursing educator Becky Tolbert with its inaugural Legacy Award. |
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SchoolScapes Projects Completed
This spring, Keep Knoxville Beautiful completed SchoolScapes projects at Vine Middle School and Adrian Burnett Elementary. |
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Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Earns 2026 Women's Choice Award®
The Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at Covenant Health’s Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has been named Best Skilled Nursing Facility by the 2026 Women's Choice Awards®. |
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Priority Ambulance Names Ray Gayk, Pacific Region Regional President
Priority Ambulance today announced the promotion of Ray Gayk to Pacific Region Regional President, a strategic leadership appointment that underscores the company’s commitment to strengthening collaboration between fire and EMS agencies and advancing integrated, patient-centered emergency medical care across the communities it serves. |
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Covenant Health’s Chief Nursing Officer Named a Patient Safety Expert to Know
Covenant Health's Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Debbi Honey, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2026 list of Patient Safety Experts to Know. |
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Family, Cancer Survivor, and Former Combat Medic Graduate From South College
South College celebrated the graduation of 1,500 students at a ceremony held at Thompson-Boling Arena on June 12. |
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3 Tennessee Towns Identified Among America’s Last ‘Handshake Economies’
In an era of digital signatures, 20-page contracts, and “just looping in legal,” there’s a growing sense that something simpler has been lost. |
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Statewide Awards Spotlight the Unsung Heroes of Alzheimer's Care
As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia continues to grow, the need for compassionate caregivers... |
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Alcoa Students Win Presidential AI Challenge
The White House officially announced Tennessee’s 2026 State Champions of... |
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East Tennessee’s Historic Presidential Sites
Visitors to East Tennessee with an interest in historical sites can visit the home of one of three U.S. presidents buried on Tennessee soil. |
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Knoxville Rehabilitation Hospital Named Lifepoint Health National Quality Leader
Knoxville Rehabilitation Hospital has announced that it has been named a Lifepoint Health National Quality Leader. |
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Why 250 days of free admission at Museum of East Tennessee History?
May 27, 2026
A landmark new exhibition — with free admission for 250 days — explores the first treaty between the Constitutional United States and the Cherokee Nation. |
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Foster Parents Needed for Tennessee Children with I/DD
May 5, 2026
Children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) across Tennessee are waiting, not just for placement, but for a place to belong. |