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Holice Powell named Blue Ribbon School
Holice Powell Elementary School was selected as a 2009 Blue Ribbon School. Only about 3.9 percent of schools nationwide have received this honor.
Pilot killed, 3 others injured in small plane crash
A Powell man was killed over the weekend and three others injured in a small plane crash in Anderson County, north of Knoxville.
Let there be light: Sun comes out to warm up final day of the Foothills Fall Festival
By Steve Wildsmith of The Daily Times Staff Originally published: October 19. 2009 3:01AM Last modified: October 19.
40 years of Educating: Watkins and Scimonelli
The News Sentinel will profile two local teachers who each have about 40 years of education experience within the community in this twice-monthly series.
David Rausch, left, the Knoxville Police Departmenta TMs new deputy chief, receives congratulations from Mayor Bill Haslam, center, as Chief Sterling P. Owen IV stands nearby Monday during a ceremony at Knoxville Civic Coliseum.
Bus driver issued citation in Powell crash
The 70-year-old driver of a school bus that crashed Saturday night in North Knox County has been issued a citation in connection with the wreck, authorities say.
All County School Bands Hit High Notes At Classic
All four Greene County high schools won first- or second-place awards in the Greeneville Band Classic held Saturday at Tusculum College's Pioneer Field.
Premier Awards Contract for Orthopedic Soft Goods
Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, announced new agreements for orthopedic soft goods have been awarded to DeRoyal Industries of Powell, Tenn.; DJO, LLC of Vista, Calif.; and Ossur Americas Inc.
Man admits to posing as officer, but only in one case
A former Marine's guilty plea Thursday solved one mystery but created another: Who took on the persona of an undercover cop to steal a motorist's painkillers? Charles Peck, 55, admitted at a hearing before Knox County General Sessions Court Judge Chuck Cerny that he was the man who a Knoxville mother was convinced was a police officer when she was ...
Knox County wants to find larger space for senior center
Offering activities such as exercise classes, dances and bridge, the Frank Strang Senior Center in West Knoxville has become so popular that patrons' cars often back up into a nearby residential neighborhood or a nearby grassy field.
22 Arrested in Drug Sting a oeOperation Painkillera
According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals 35 local subjects have been indicted by a Sevier County Grand Jury as a result of a four month drug sting investigation code named "Operation Painkiller". The Sting, Lead by Sevier County Sheriff Seals, also involved Blount County Sheriff Deputies and the U. S. Marshall.
22 arrested in Sevier "Operation Painkiller"
Sevier County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 22 suspected criminals as part of 4 month drug sting Thursday.
Travis chases yards (343) for Pigeon Forge
Just a 145-pound tailback, Pigeon Forge High School sophomore doubled his weight in rushing yards Friday night - and then some.
Protect children from would-be predators September 24, 2009 This week, a former Northeast High School teacher pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of showing pornography to a student by e-mailing a photo of her nude upper body to a 17-year-old male teen.
Knoxville commemorates 9/11 attacks in downtown ceremonies
Knoxville Fire Dept. Honor Guard member John Rose leads the procession down Market St.
Economic woes spark Knox Co. student needs
As the economy continues to bear down on families, some area schools are feeling the pinch and seeing the impact on students.
150th birthday a Capitol occasion in Tennessee
By Richard Locker , Memphis Commercial Appeal Tuesday, September 8, 2009 NASHVILLE - NASHVILLE -- Yes, its architect is entombed in its massive limestone walls, and no, there are no antebellum escape tunnels connecting it to the Cumberland River six blocks away.
11 Knox Co. schools' attendance below 86 pct, no plans to close
Nearly a dozen Knox County Schools have attendance with about 85 percent attendance, according to numbers released from Knox County Schools.
Powell grad killed in single car wreck
A Knox County woman was killed in a single car wreck Thursday morning near the Karns community.
Road rage? Powell woman accused of aiming gun at off-duty police lieutenant
A Powell woman with a valid handgun carry permit allegedly pulled her gun on an off-duty Knoxville Police Department official this afternoon in an incident that may have been sparked by road rage, authorities say.
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