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Knox County Board of Education chair wrong about the benefits of school vouchers
Knox County Board of Education Chair Betsy Henderson recently penned a Knoxville News Sentinel guest column, "We can support both public schools and school choice," in which she opined that supporting public schools is compatible with supporting school vouchers. Nope. Henderson uses the nauseating euphemism for vouchers: school choice. She wrote, “[W]e need to...
Knox Pride receives $10K donation to expand resource center, asking community to match
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)—Knox Pride announced Monday that it had received a $10,000 donation to expand the Knox Pride Community and Resource Center. According to the group, though, there’s still work to be done. The donation, which came from Grayson Subaru, will expand the center by 1,500 square feet....
‘An avid animal lover’ Family honors Deputy Tucker Blakley’s 30th birthday by raising money for shelter
It has been nine months since Knox County Sheriff's Deputy Tucker Blakely was shot while responding to a domestic call in west Knox County. He was taken to the UT Medical Center on October 1, 2023, where he later died.
Knox Co. hopes to reopen splash pad at Carl Cowan Park by Fourth of July
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County leaders said they hope to have a popular splash pad back open by the time families gather for Fourth of July festivities. They said the splash pad at Carl Cowan Park has been closed for around a week, as an installation contractor completed maintenance work on it since the splash pad was still under warranty. The county said it was told that the splash pad would be open on the Fourth of July.
TDOT: Northbound lanes reopened on Alcoa Hwy at Woodson Drive
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Northbound lanes are reopened on Alcoa Highway at Woodson Drive after debris fell on the roads, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. TDOT said there were "blasting activities" on Alcoa Highway around noon which caused the debris to block the roads. TDOT suggested drivers...
Family of fallen KCSO deputy honors his birthday month with a fundraiser for animals
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — According to Ty Blakely, brother of the late Knox County Sheriff's Office Deputy Tucker Blakely, the decade's birthdays were something of a big deal to the Blakely family. Tucker was a huge animal lover. Even when he and Ty were kids, Tucker always looked out for...
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