Closed since the floods from Hurricane Helene two years ago, David Crockett Birthplace State Park is poised for renewal.
Mapping McCarthy’s Road
This weekend’s Cormac McCarthy Society Conference presents advances in research into the late author’s life and work.
Remotely on Rocky Top
Amid unprecedented admissions growth and rising graduation rates, UT-Knoxville is counting on online learning to accelerate its enrollment surge to 55,000 by 2030.
Campground Boundaries
When tent camping in popular parks, encounters with human animals are unavoidable and fraught with social risks.
Collaboration and Accountability
The school system’s comprehensive plan to improve special education includes ambitious goals to serve a fast-growing subgroup of students.
Snorkeling in the Smokies
A cold plunge into a mountain pool provides a new perspective and straightens the spirit — as well as the innards.
Democrats Flip Knox County School Board
With 9th District candidate Brandy Jenkins’ victory, the board’s Democrats will have a 5-4 majority.
Library Materials Review Policy Adopted
The school board will have the last say in removing books from library shelves, and previously banned books will get a second look.
Caution: Copperhead Crossing
Serenity can be found even among snakes and bears on an overnight camping trip in the mountains of Unicoi County.
School Budget Frustrations
School board members complained they got no advance notice that revenues would be withheld, and that elected officials would get pay raises amid job and pay cuts.