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University of Tennessee researchers need help from the public to make sure they have all the names of service members that should appear on a new stone memorial.
Shopper Blog: Book of the Year author keeps the words flowing The Knoxville News-Sentinel 3/19/2021 Knoxville News Sentinel © Courtesy of Kelley Griffin Kelley Griffin is proud of the work she's done so far and is looking for new ways to deliver her stories. POWELL Al Lesar, Shopper News All the inspiration Kelley Griffin needed as a writer came from an emotional moment she shared with her grandmother years ago. In the '40s, Griffin’s grandmother juggled four children and a job as the news reporter and photographer for the city of Coldwater, Mich. As the years went on,...
Some community members say Knoxville stadium deal would be a "swing-and-a-miss" for taxpayers Critics of the downtown stadium project say public money would be better spent on education, community safety, and roads. Author: WBIR Staff, John Becker Published: 2:56 PM EST February 18, 2021 Updated: 7:02 PM EST February 18, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The cheers of fans and whacks from bats sending baseballs soaring through the skies of downtown may be a transformational vision for Knoxville, but critics of a new stadium proposal say that dream shoul...
'It's scary to send them back like this' | Knox County parents split on spring in-person learning decision Some Knox County parents never doubted sending their kids back to the classroom. Others wish they could reverse their decision. Author: Katie Inman Updated: 6:53 PM EST January 5, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On the first day of the spring semester, some parents are confident in their decision to send kids back to the classroom, but others are having second thoughts. Knox County Schools required those learning decisions be made eleven weeks ago, before the ho...