Daily Sun Menu knoxville daily sun facebook x linkedin RSS feed knoxville news lifestyle business sports travel dining entertainment opinion legal notices public notices about contact advertise knoxville daily sun

Lifestyle

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.

Good Neighbors Community Fair

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.

UT Gardens

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 Life Matters

eli cranor 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?

faith

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.

mental health matters

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.

survey survey
Tennessee Tech campaign

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.

Angel Tree distribution

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.

Black Appalachia

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.

Jacob Zalewski

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.

Tusculum scholarship

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.

Wesley Martin

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.

UTIA weed contest

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.

Scooters Coffee

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.

Nika Davenport

Knoxville Native Serves Summer Internship with Youth Villages

Nika Davenport, a Knoxville, Tennessee, native, served as a summer intern at Youth Villages, a national nonprofit that helps young people with behavioral and emotional challenges and their families live successfully.

South College DNP program

South College Adds New Pathway to Doctor of Nursing Practice

South College has expanded its Competency-Based Education (CBE) programs with a pathway for BSN RNs to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.

Planet Fitness East Knoxville

Planet Fitness Is Coming to East Knoxville

Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing fitness brands in the world, is bringing its Judgement Free Zone® to Knoxville East with construction underway on a new club.

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.

Brittles 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.

South College PharmD 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.

Becky Tolbert 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.

Schoolscapes Projects SchoolScapes Projects Completed

This spring, Keep Knoxville Beautiful completed SchoolScapes projects at Vine Middle School and Adrian Burnett Elementary.

Fort Sanders TCU 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®.

Ray Gayk 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.

Debbie Honey 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.

south college graduation 2026 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.

handshake economies 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.

Morning Pointe caregivers 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...

Alcoa students Alcoa Students Win Presidential AI Challenge

The White House officially announced Tennessee’s 2026 State Champions  of...

Johnson home 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.

Knoxville Rehabilitation Hospital 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.

Lines Were Drawn exhibit 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.

Foster Care Tennessee 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.





amazon

#Commissions earned

menu news lifestyle business sports travel dining entertainment smoky mountains opinion legal notices advertise.html Facebook X linkedin RSS feed
survey survey