The Knox County school board will weigh this week whether to send a message to lawmakers in Nashville about the governor’s controversial school voucher expansion. Board member Jennifer Owen, who represents neighborhoods on Knoxville’s north side, is asking her peers to support her in a resolution that would tell lawmakers to “consider the effects that […]
The suspect in a Knox County child abduction was shot and killed by police officers near the Tennessee-Georgia line, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said in a news release. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is handling the investigation. An endangered child alert was issued for a missing 11-year-old girl, who was last seen Jan. […]
After using up all of its inclement weather days on January’s winter storm, Knox County Schools administrators are finding places in the calendar in case they need to cancel classes again for storms or illness. Superintendent Jon Rysewyk and Assistant Superintendent of Academics Keith Wilson told Knox County school board members Jan. 25 the district […]
That classic Christmas tree that came from the woods to your living room has done its job this holiday season, bearing all the lights and decorations and serving as a focal point for your family’s celebration. But once the big day is past, it will be time to take the tree down and discard it […]