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Shopper Blog: Pandemic frees ex-educator to turn out prize-winning art The Knoxville News-Sentinel 1 day ago Knoxville News Sentinel © Courtesy of Tracey Van Hook Joe Tate stands next to his painting “Paradise,” which won first place at the Dogwood Arts Spring Art Show. The octogenarian began painting a lot during the pandemic and now has a newfound passion. BEARDEN John Shearer, Shopper News The COVID-19 pandemic might have slowed down a lot of people’s lives either by choice or necessity, but for Joe Tate, it caused him to speed up one facet — his interest in ar...

Changes at Austin-East: Current principal promoted, new principal named Nathan Langlois will become director of advancement and diversity. Tammi Campbell, the KCS ombudsman, will become the new A-E principal. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 5:44 AM EDT May 26, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Austin-East Magnet High School's principal is being promoted to a director's position in Knox County Schools and the system's ombudsman will become the school's new principal, KCS announced Tuesday. Nathan Langlois, principal since 2015, has led the high school through a grueling sch...

Shopper Blog: Groups focus on future of Sutherland Avenue The Knoxville News-Sentinel 1 day ago Knoxville News Sentinel © John Shearer/Shopper News A former United Methodist Church, pictured on April 28, 2021, has in recent years been converted into an architect’s office and the Golden Roast coffee shop. BEARDEN John Shearer, Shopper News Whether buzzing down Sutherland Avenue in an automobile or studying it from the side of the road or through a computer map, one can quickly deduce it is eclectic. In fact, the local business association has called it the most eclectic ...

Shopper Blog: Restaurant self-starter touts MOOYAH Burger as best in town The Knoxville News-Sentinel 1 hr ago Knoxville News Sentinel © Caitlyn Jordan/News Sentinel Mooyah owner Josh Lovett in the the restaurant in Knoxville, Tenn., on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. BEARDEN John Shearer, Shopper News Many people go from working in the restaurant business to starting their own mom-and-pop or one-of-a-kind eateries, but for Josh Lovett, the road has been slightly reversed. He actually once had his own independent restaurant, but he sold it and has now found his restaurant calli...

By Steve Williams The Battle in Rocky Top youth football tournament turned 15 years old this season and “it’s really grown,” said Josh Jones, who started the tourney in 2006. Jones, a former longtime local youth coach who now is the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Powell High, went on to call it the “largest youth football tournament in the United States” based on the most teams. The tournament is played annually the weekend before Thanksgiving. The inaugural tourney had 80 teams from 12 states. In 2019 it had quadrupled in size, with a field of 320 teams from 18 sta...