The school system’s $717 million spending plan would provide raises for all employees, but cut teaching positions.

School board member Katherine Bike cast the deciding vote on KCS’s plan to address overcrowding at Powell Elementary School.

Amid parental opposition, school board members are conflicted over administrators’ refined school-rezoning proposal for the Powell community.

KCS officials say the plan for North Knox County will relieve overcrowding at Powell Elementary and eliminate the need for portable classrooms.

Politics is adding a layer of complexity to the lawsuit seeking to establish a Christian-run charter school in Knox County.

Discovering wonders with nature’s caretakers in the Greenbrier area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

In a new exhibit, part of a UT research project, artists transform discarded dorm items into works of art.

Technology has revolutionized birdwatching, but our columnist is reminded that just going out in nature to look and listen has its rewards.

Chancellor Donde Plowman wants the university to become a top-10 public research institution, but more faculty, facilities and funding are needed.

A ‘thigh-burning’ climb, elusive landmarks and a beagle mix named Caesar on a trek in Cherokee National Forest near Hartford.