2 hrs ago | Metropulse.com
Q&A: Bryan Alexander, Creator of Knox Composts
Alexander recently created Knox Composts, a new program that allows residents and small businesses in Knoxville to recycle their organic food scrap waste for a modest fee and get composted soil back in return.
6 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel
KCSO: 6-month-old girl shot in home off Alcoa Highway
Assistant Chief Clyde Cowan with the Knox County Sheriff's Office walks down a driveway in the 2400 block of Alcoa Highway where a shooting was reported Wednesday, June 19, 2013.
10 hrs ago | Daily Times
Shooting on Alcoa Highway in Knox County injures 6-month-old girl
Authorities confirmed that a 6-month-old girl was taken to the hospital after a shooting on the 2400 block of Alcoa Highway this afternoon.
11 hrs ago | Metropulse.com
The Resolution20 Years Ago, Knox County Commission Unleashed a Wave...
"What is at stake is the protection of society. It is gay rights versus family rights.
12 hrs ago | WBIR-TV
3 arrested after marijuana, crack cocaine found in home
The Knox County Sheriff's Office says they obtained a warrant to search the home on Sunset Avenue in East Knoxville after a six-month investigation.
22 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel
Pellissippi State Community College is reaching out to community members in East Knox County through its newly opened Strawberry Plains Campus and will host summer registration days for prospective college students at Carter High School from 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. July 10 and July 24. Registration Day is an opportunity for students interested in ... (more)
Teachers learn new strategies to teach to higher standards
For Sabrina Osborne, who has been teaching first grade for three years, the thought of changing how she teaches her students because of new, rigorous standards is a lot to digest.
Pryor Brown: Can a Parking Garage Be Historic?
Only one historic building has been demolished downtown in this century. Three more proposed demolitions of intact pre-war buildings have come to the fore in the last few days.
Lawmaker to commission: Don't count of term limits for school board members
The possibility of term-limiting school board members is unlikely. That's the message Knox County Commission heard Monday from state Rep. Ryan A. Haynes.
3rd Pilot employee pleads guilty to federal charges
A Pilot Flying J employee pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday morning to charges of conspiracy and wire fraud.
Editorial: Police chief earns praise for halting beating cover-up
Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch should be commended for crushing a cover-up among his officers regarding a brutal beating in February of a homeless man in North Knoxville.
Large Knox County home burns while owners are out of town
Firefighters found flames shooting through the roof of a home at 10817 Westland Drive around 12:30 a.m. Crews say 50% of the home was on fire.
Robert Booker: Public hangings were real crowd-pleasers
Robert J. Booker is a freelance writer and former executive director of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center.
Pair accused in fatal drive-by shooting waive preliminary hearing
J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL Lavonte Dominique Simmons, left, waits for a hearing with Public Defender Mark Stephens on Monday in General Sessions Court in Knoxville.
Man stabbed after West Knox County crash
One West Knox County man, though, is accused of stabbing another driver and then fleeing the scene after the two had a minor fender-bender Sunday night, according to authorities.
Knoxville man faces extradition for murder; claims innocence
Seventy students in grades two to seven arrived Monday morning at Hardin Valley Academy to explore the world of science, technology, engineering and math.
Breathing easier: Air quality better in Knoxville, but compliance problems continue
Knox County, which did not meet EPA air quality guidelines for smog and ground-level ozone, is in a three-year review period to make sure air quality levels do not backslide.
Editorial: Accusations show charter changes needed
Court records indicate former Knox County Trustee Mike Lowe and one of his so-called ghost employees, a worker he allegedly paid to do little if any work, participated in a property title search scheme in which the employee's company bilked taxpayers for possibly as much as $392,500.
Matt King wins Knoxville City Amateur by five shots
About three years ago, Matt King tried to qualify for what is now the News Sentinel Open and also played in an eGolf Tour event.
Knox County to add language to discrimination policy
The law, officials say, is already enforced but they are now set to put it in writing: Knox County will not discriminate against gays, bisexuals, transgendered individuals.