The annual Mountain Life Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is scheduled Saturday, September 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During this 75th anniversary year of the park, the event will showcase Appalachian folkways and pay tribute to the many families who lived on lands that would later become the national park. The centerpiece of the event is the sorghum syrup demonstration, which   Read More ...

September 11, 2009 – A special ceremony was held today as an observance of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. A procession led by a horse drawn fire engine led local family members of 9-11 victims, firefighters, police officers and dignitaries from Market Street to the 9-11 Memorial on the City County Building lawn. Timothy Aaron Haviland, Rob Lenoir and   Read More ...

September 11, 2009 – Knox County Health Department (KCHD) has received lab reports confirming the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in mosquitoes and a bird in three new areas of Knox County. Additional positive samples were identified at Milligan Street (East Knox) and the 4th Avenue area (I-275 area), which have been sprayed previously. Following national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol, the affected areas will be sprayed   Read More ...

Since 2004, area men have an easy way of getting checked during National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September with “Eddie Check,” the Eddie Kirkland Memorial Blood Drive and free PSA screening for prostate cancer. This event combines a MEDIC blood drive with blood sample collection for PSA analysis in multiple convenient locations across east Tennessee. Nisus Corporation, a Blount County-based manufacturer of green products for the professional pest management   Read More ...

A typical landscape scene can easily have a range of 10 stops or more. But with modern digital cameras, we can only capture around 8 stops. And when we go to print, we are further reduced to about 5 stops. The rule of thumb for shooting a scene with a high dynamic range is to “expose for the highlights and let the the shadows take care of themselves.” This works   Read More ...

If you own a Canon EOS Digital Rebel series camera, you can save a little money by building your own remote shutter release cable with a few spare parts from Radio Shack. Some of the parts, and at least the tools you should have already. If you don’t already have some of these things, you may not save yourself much money by building your own since they are not all   Read More ...

September 11, 2009 – The City of Knoxville will host a public meeting this month to discuss a proposed streetscape design plan aimed at encouraging economic development along sections of the main streets leading into the Downtown North area. The meeting is set for 6 p.m., Thursday, September 24, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. It is the latest in a series   Read More ...

September 11, 2009 – Join Dora the Explorer, everyone’s favorite seven-year-old adventurer, for an exciting day at Knoxville Zoo on Sunday, September 20 from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Dora the Explorer, straight from her popular Nickelodeon show, will be at the zoo meeting her fans-and don’t forget your camera, because she’ll be posing for photos, too! After stopping by to say “Hola” to Dora, be sure to visit los   Read More ...

September 11, 2009 – The City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhoods has begun publishing a directory of neighborhood organizations. The Knoxville Neighborhood Directory provides the name of each neighborhood organization in the city, including neighborhood associations, homeowner organizations, condo associations, tenant groups and neighborhood watch groups. Also included is the name of the group’s contact person and some means to contact the group via phone, e-mail, postal address or Website.   Read More ...

September 11, 2009 – With elevated public awareness of influenza and in anticipation of possible upcoming H1N1 immunization campaigns, Knox County Health Department and Knox County Schools are opening the first seasonal FluMist in-school vaccination clinic to the media. Monday, Sept. 14, marks the kickoff of this year’s program and students at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Technology Academy at 3001 Brooks Road will be receiving their seasonal flu immunizations at   Read More ...