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.

The Knox County Schools superintendent landed ‘above expectations’ in his annual performance evaluation.

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.

The passage of years can alter vistas, but it doesn’t diminish the pull of Pappy’s Point in the Urban Wilderness’ Baker Creek Preserve.

Naturalists lead foragers, experienced and inexperienced alike, on a mushroom-hunting expedition at Ijams Nature Center.