(January 24, 2020) – The City of Knoxville is accepting applications from non-profit organizations for Community Agency Grant (CAG) funding for Fiscal Year 2020-21, which begins July 1, 2020. Through Community Agency…
Police Advisory (PARC) Meets Thursday in Lonsdale
KNOXVILLE, TN (January 24, 2020) – The City of Knoxville Police Advisory & Review Committee (PARC) will hold its 4th Quarter meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6 p.m. at the Haslam-Sansom…
“Bad Boys for Life” movie review
By Jered Croom (January 2020) – Movies often keep going stop after stop on the sequel train not knowing when to stop. The latest installment of the Bad Boys franchise featuring…
Austin Homes Master Plan Update Meeting on Monday
KCDC to review updates to Austin Homes master plan at community open house KNOXVILLE, TN (January 24, 2020) – Following months of input from residents, stakeholders and community members, Knoxville’s Community Development…
Mechanicsville, East Knoxville Sidewalk and Bus Shelter Projects Underway
SIDEWALK PROJECTS HELP CITY MEET GOALS KNOXVILLE, TN (January 2020) – At its first meeting of the new year, City Council voted to approve $1.6 million to fund a new sidewalk project…
KCS Students Pitch In On Vaping Prevention
By Josh Flory, KCS Knoxville, TN (January 2020) – Knox County middle school students gathered for a vaping prevention summit on Thursday, January 9, an unexpected crisis interrupted. Trainers from CADCA,…
Miss Saigon – EDUCATOR’S NIGHT
JOIN US AND FELLOW EDUCATORS FOR AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THIS BROADWAY CLASSIC. A special event is available to teachers/educators, paraprofessionals and other non-teaching staff and includes a pre-show dinner, presentation and…
Kanye West Headlined Evangelical Student Conference In Pigeon Forge
On short notice, Kanye West stepped-in to replace John Crist after the comedian was “removed due to a moral failure” first revealed in early November. Looking for a replacement for Crist, Strength to…
Navy to name aircraft carrier for Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller
HONOLULU (January 2020) — The U.S. Navy is expected to honor a World War II hero when a new aircraft carrier is named for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller. The announcement…
GA Bill to hold police accountable for ‘use of force’ shootings
Georgia lawmakers introduce bill to hold cops accountable for use of force shootings. Rep. Renitta Shannon, State Rep Park Cannon, Rep. Pam Stephenson, Rep. Erica Thomas, Rep. Bee Ngyuen, and Rep. Sandra…
County Mayor makes case to move KCS to TVA east tower
By Michael Covington KNOXVILLE, TN (Jan 14, 2020) – County Mayor Glenn Jacobs held a special call meeting of Knox County Commission on Monday night. At issue was whether or not Knox…
ACDW Human Rights Rally to celebrate Women and Dr. King
OAK RIDGE, TN (January 2020) – Members of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club have events planned for the month of January to celebrate the National Women’s March, and the Dr. Martin…
NCNW Joins Chief Justice Roberts’ Support for Civics Education
By Janice L. Mathis WASHINGTON, DC (January 6, 2020) – In the Spring of 2019, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole convened a meeting of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) affiliate leaders. Two…
January Business & Prof Meetings
NORTH KNOXVILLE BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL ASSOC. The first NKBPA meeting of 2020 will be on January 10th at BESCO, 1800 N Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917. President George Bove starts the new year off right…
POLITICAL EVENTS & MEETINGS in East TN, JANUARY 2020
KNOX COUNTY, TN (www.KnoxvilleDemocrats.org) The 2020 KCDP Kick-off will be 6-8 pm, Friday, Jan. 10 at Holly’s Gourmets Market, 5107 Kingston Pike. Candidates, party officials, volunteer sign-ups, election information, and representatives from…
Former UTK Macebearer John Morrow Awarded Prestigious Lifetime Awards
Former UTK macebearer and professor Dr. John H. Morrow, Jr. is the recipient of the 2019 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. By Patricia…
Theotis Robinson Jr. awarded honorary UTK Doctorate
Theotis Robinson, Jr. acknowledged with 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award and an honorary Doctorate from the School of Social work for over 60-years advocating for social justice. A Volunteer, trailblazer, and an advocate…
ProjectGRAD-Knoxille Earns an A+ on Knox County Schools MOA Metrics
KNOXVILLE, TN (Dec. 6, 2019) – During the Knox County School Board Workshop on Dec. 4, 2019, Project GRAD Knoxville announced that it exceeded every Year One metric established under its 5-Year…
MDA, Survivor Moms Make Wreaths in Memory of Victims of Violence
By Patricia Williams KNOXVILLE, TN (Dec. 2019) – Terry Walker-Smith is a mom who raised 4 sons. She values that title first and foremost. In 2007, she became a member of…
Veteran benefit discrepancies between states
CAPTION: A map from the Center for a New American Security’s report, “From Sea to Shining Sea: State Level Benefits for Veterans,” shows the number of veteran benefits by state, ranging from…
Expired posts are NOT deleted
The East Tennessee Enlightener page never deletes a post. When no longer relevant, 10 days or so, we transfer posts to the Knox, Blount, or Anderson County archive that is pictured at…
A $15,000 Reward for KPD Policeman’s Attacker
An additional $5,500 has been added by the City of Knoxville increasing the reward to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who attacked Knoxville Police Department Officer…
Morristown, Jefferson County Alumni 2018 Reunion of the Ages
The Reunion of the Ages was recently in Pigeon Forge for students who attended Morristown College, West High School (‘59-‘66), Nelson Merry (Jefferson City), and Miller Boyd Schools for blacks that were closed years ago, but not forgotten by its students.