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Sold Out Breakout at the Plaza a Success
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — There was a scene in an old baseball movie once where one of the characters said, “If you build it, they will come.” This was the thought pattern back […]
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YWCA to Pay Tribute to Seven Women
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — For thirty-six years the YWCA across the nation has paid tribute to honor the accomplishments of women who exemplify it’s mission; women who empower other women, work to eliminate […]
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It’s a New Day for Austin-East! Association Plans August 7 Celebration
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — When the sun rises on August 7th, it will be 72 hours before the doors open on a new school year for Austin East Magnet High School. In the […]
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Booker and Tillman Honored for Lifetime Contributions
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — When Visit Knoxville and other brochures are mailed out across the country as places of historical significance for visitors to see, two areas will now bear the names of […]
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A Life Well Lived: Playing Baseball in the Minor Leagues
By Mike Patton KNOXVILLE, TN — From the battlefield to the minor leagues in baseball to the police force, Johnnie Fenderson achieved a lot of things in his life. The Birmingham, Alabama native passed away […]
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Removing the Fear Factor: Faith Leaders Initiative Targets Youth
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — As they set up for their weekly vaccine clinic, this one in partnership with community partner Foster Chapel, their minds were already on the next big project, vaccinating the […]
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Mental Health of Youth as Pandemic Ends Raises Concerns: Especially in Communities of Color
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — Across the city of Knoxville and across the United States, the push is on to get children vaccinated before the next school year begins. Pfizer is vaccinating ages 12 […]
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Ex-Pilot President Wants Black Judge Replaced for 2nd Trial
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ The white former president of Pilot Co., the nation’s largest fuel retailer, wants a Black federal judge to recuse himself from overseeing the retrial of a fraud case against him. In […]
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Care Cuts Ministry Offers One and Done for the Homeless
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — It has been a long time coming. The homeless population had been asking for the life saving vaccinations for a while. The problem in Knoxville, as around the country […]
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Mayor Benjamin and Rev. Dr. Middlebrook Model Servant Leadership to LK21 Graduates
By Vivian Shipe KNOXVILLE, TN — It was a beautiful sunny day and the first time in over a year a large crowd of city and county leaders had been in the same space since […]
