November 24, 2009 – A public meeting to discuss the status of the Henley Street Bridge project will be held starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Graystone Presbyterian Church, 139 Woodlawn Pike, in South Knoxville. John Hunter, chief traffic engineer for the City of Knoxville, will provide an overview of the project. Officials of the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will be on hand to answer questions. Representatives   Read More ...

November 23, 2009 – Enjoy a FREE Christmas Concert by the Knoxville Community Recreation Band on Sunday, November 29th at 3 p.m. The concert will be held at the First Baptist Church of Powell in the Youth Ministry Worship Building at 7706 Ewing Road, Powell TN 37849 Free Admission, Free Parking directly across the street from the church Related Stories:American Legion Post 104 Back To Lead Sevierville’s 48th Annual Christmas   Read More ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 20, 2009) – One week into U.S. Cellular’s Calling All Communities campaign, schools from New Hampshire to Oregon and North Carolina to Wisconsin are in the running to become one of 10 to receive $100,000. The campaign, in its second year, invites communities to rally around their favorite schools to share $1 million. Ten schools across the country with the most votes will each win $100,000 to   Read More ...

There was a woman who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live.  So as she was getting her things “in order,” she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted   Read More ...

HOMESTEAD, FL (November 21, 2009)–Rusty Wallace Racing’s Steve Wallace (No. 66 Chevrolet Impala SS) closed out both his 2009 season and his two-year run with Chevrolet in a big way Saturday night, in the 300-mile event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After starting from the 15th position, the young wheelman battled both a loose race car and a slow late-race pit stop to score an eighth-place finish in his final race with   Read More ...

Race/Date: Ford 400 – November 22, 2009 Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Fla. Start Position: 10th Finish Position: 11th Points Position: 15th (Maintained position) HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Clint Bowyer and the Cheerios/Hamburger Helper team capped off their 2009 season with an 11th-place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Bowyer’s 22nd top-15 finish of the season allowed him to finish 15th in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint   Read More ...

In celebration of Jimmie Johnson’s historic fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, Team Chevy is offering fans the opportunity to personally congratulate Jimmie on the Team Chevy Facebook page. Log on to http://www.facebook.com/TeamChevy and write your own best wishes to Jimmie and the entire No. 48 crew. Your message will be included with all the other fan messages in a giant “congratulations” card that will be personally delivered by one   Read More ...

The Vols and Lady Vols started off the holiday season with the annual Holiday Dinner for those in need. For the sixth year, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted 50 guests from Volunteer Ministries on campus for an evening of festivities to celebrate the upcoming holidays. Guests from the local shelter first received a traditional Thanksgiving meal, complete with all the trimmings, at the Varsity Inn at Gibbs Hall. After   Read More ...

Pathways Church hosts Santa’s Workshop Pathways Church in Sevierville will be hosting “Santa’s Workshop” on Saturday, December 5th from 8am to 11am at Pathways Church.  Children from the 5th grade and down along with their families are invited. The event will include a pancake breakfast, decorating cookies, face painting, Christmas crafts, pictures with Santa and a silent auction.  Proceeds from the silent auction will go towards the children’s ministry. The   Read More ...

The University of Tennessee Lettermen’s T-Club is honoring five individuals by assigning them honorary letterman status for outstanding service and achievements that reflect favorably on the University of Tennessee and its athletics program. This year’s honorees include renowned tenor and national anthem singer George Bitzas, former Knoxville News Sentinel reporter Roland Julian, Knoxville Quarterback Club president Jeff Hagood, former Vol staffer and Vol Historian Tom Mattingly and retiring Varsity Inn   Read More ...