East Tennessee Enlightener Community News
Your Local Weather
Knoxville, US
9:45 pm, March 29, 2023
48°F
clear sky
Weather from OpenWeatherMap
Menu
  • Home
  • ETn Communities
    • Knox
    • Anderson
    • Blount
    • Morristown-Jeff Co
  • Educate
    • ETn Schools
    • American History
  • Events
    • COMMUNITY/ARTS
    • After Dark
  • BIZ/JOBS
    • Business News/Events
    • JOB Opps
  • Health
    • Health & Happiness
    • That’s Gospel
  • OBITUARIES
    • OBITUARIES
    • MEMORIALS
  • Politics
    • Local/State
    • National
    • Opinion
  • Contact
    • About
Menu

5-Point Harvest Park potential redesigns to ET Design Center

Posted on May 20, 2022July 12, 2022 by TheLight

The East Tennessee Design Center’s 2022 Community Collaborative Charrette wrapped up this week. Submissions for the redesigning at the corner of MLK, Jr and Ben Hur Avenues (the James Davis Harvest Center…

Claude Walker ball park re-opening celebration

Posted on May 19, 2022May 21, 2022 by TheLight

  The public is invited to the re-opening of Claude Walker Ball Park at 2945 Wilson Avenue, in East Knoxville.  The celebration will be 6:30 pm, Thursday, May 19th at the park and…

KCDC First Creek at Austin (Homes) opens mixed-income housing in East Knoxville

Posted on May 16, 2022July 12, 2022 by TheLight

  KNOXVILLE, TN (May 11, 2022) – Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) officially cut the ribbon on May 11 on the first phase of the mixed-income housing at First Creek at Austin….

KCS, Ford Next partner to prepare KCS high school students for futures after graduation

Posted on May 11, 2022July 12, 2022 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (May 2022) – Walking across the graduation stage is a tremendous milestone for KCS students, but they also need to be prepared for what comes next. On May 4, Knox…

Kincannon appoints Paul Noel as next Knoxville Police Chief

Posted on April 29, 2022May 20, 2022 by TheLight

MAYOR KINCANNON ANNOUNCES   PAUL NOEL AS CITY’S NEXT POLICE CHIEF  Today, Mayor Indya Kincannon introduced Paul Noel as Knoxville’s next Chief of Police. Noel is a 25-year-plus police veteran and currently…

African American Equity Restoration Task Force gets first grant

Posted on April 18, 2022July 12, 2022 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2022) -The African American Equity Restoration Task Force is marking notable progress since its inaugural meeting in September 2021. In that time, the Task Force has: Received a…

Clean Up TVA Coalition to launch with virtual press conference

Posted on March 31, 2022May 20, 2022 by TheLight

Groups and community members come together to propel TVA into a just, equitable, and fossil-fuel-free energy future by 2030.    Caption 1: Tennessee was ‘ground zero’ for coal ash pollution which was…

Events are on the East Tennessee Enlightener Facebook page

Posted on March 30, 2022September 8, 2022 by TheLight

There is much to do and many activities for center-city residents who live in the pockets of like-minded disconnected East Tennesseans in Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Maryville, and the Johnson City, Morristown areas….

Suffrage Coalition to host parade, events to celebrate women’s right to vote

Posted on March 17, 2022April 16, 2022 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 15, 2022) – The Suffrage Coalition will host a historic Suffrage Parade in downtown Knoxville on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 5 PM. This one-time event was planned for…

Knox Christmas tree, lights recycling programs

Posted on December 29, 2021January 11, 2022 by TheLight

Greenwaste, consisting of leaves, brush, logs, tree branches, grass, etc., typically makes up 20-30% of the total municipal solid waste stream. By recycling Christmas trees, Knox County hopes to raise awareness about…

Kwanzaa kick-off at The Bottom, Knoxville’s Black bookstore

Posted on December 25, 2021January 5, 2022 by TheLight

Get into the Kwanzaa Spirit with The Bottom Knoxville crew. Celebrate community, culture & creativity during the seven-day observance of Kwanzaa. It kicks off on Sunday, Dec. 26th, with Umoja (Unity) Brown…

Meeting of African American Equity Restoration Task Force

Posted on December 13, 2021December 22, 2021 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2021) – The African American Equity Restoration Task Force will meet 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 15, at Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. in Knoxville. The meeting…

Meeting on East Knox Greenway, Old City to Botanical Gardens boardered by Wimpole and Boyd’s Bridge Pike

Posted on November 3, 2021November 9, 2021 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, TN (Nov. 1, 2021) – The City of Knoxville is hosting a public ZOOM meeting with City officials and design team representatives to solicit input from East Knoxville residents and the…

Sports Authority to Meet Oct. 26

Posted on October 16, 2021October 29, 2021 by TheLight

Next meeting of the Sports Authority is scheduled, 9-10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, at the City of Knoxville Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave. The full meeting will include…

Green Magnet School Benefits from Boyd Foundation

Posted on October 8, 2021March 16, 2022 by TheLight

By Josh Flory ETEnlightener Communities/Knox KNOXVILLE, Tenn., October 8, 2021 – The Boyd Foundation announced Tuesday that it will provide a $650,000 gift to reimagine the outdoor learning space at Green Magnet…

KCS Clothing Center accepting donations.

Posted on October 8, 2021October 24, 2021 by TheLight

Are you cleaning out your closets this fall? The KCS PTA Clothing Center is seeking donations for KCS students in need! The PTA will be collecting items from Oct. 18-22, in sizes…

KCDC’s Western Heights will have CAC Early Learning Facility

Posted on September 29, 2021October 23, 2021 by TheLight

The addition of a Head Start center is part of KCDC’s upcoming transformation of the Western Heights site through the Transforming Western initiative, a 15-month planning process for the future of Western…

County Mayor celebrates Knox County Notables: WWE Superstar and Austin-East High School graduate Bianca “Belair” Blair

Posted on September 24, 2021October 24, 2021 by TheLight

Knox County Notables: WWE Superstar Bianca “Belair” Blair, Knoxville native and Austin-East High School graduate  KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs interviewed WWE Superstar Bianca Belair as part of his “Knox…

Bianca Belair, WWE Superstar Visits Austin-East before Friday Smackdown at Thompson Boling Arena

Posted on September 17, 2021October 24, 2021 by TheLight

Austin-East Magnet High School students were surprised with a visit from alum and WWE Champion Bianca Blair at a homecoming weekend pep rally at the school. WWE Superstar and A-E graduate Bianca…

First Meeting of Black Equity Task Force Scheduled

Posted on August 24, 2021March 16, 2022 by TheLight

The mission of the African-American Equity Restoration Task Force is to create pathways to return some of the hard-earned well-established Black wealth that was taken through centuries of urban renewal projects. CAPTION:…

Volunteers Offer ‘Books Over Bullets’ with Little Free Library in Five Points Community

Posted on August 11, 2021April 3, 2022 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, TN (August 6, 2021) Two volunteers, one a former resident of a property owned by Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), have started a Little Free Library for residents of Five Points,…

NON-PROFITS SERVING AT-RISK YOUTH GET FUNDS

Posted on July 15, 2021August 4, 2021 by TheLight

COUNCIL APPROVES CITY FUNDS TO SERVE AT-RISK YOUTH KNOXVILLE, TN (June 2021) – City Council approved $199,979.47 in grant funding to provide summer programs and job opportunities to young people who are…

KC Chiefs Trey Smith, United Health care gave new shoes to BBBS-TN youth

Posted on July 15, 2021August 4, 2021 by TheLight

                      KNOXVILLE, TN (June 2021) – Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Lineman and former Tennessee Vol star Trey Smith teamed with UnitedHealthcare to…

Camo Brian to be at Street Dreams Car & Bike Show

Posted on July 13, 2021August 4, 2021 by TheLight

KNOXVILLE, TN (July 13, 2021) – There is still time for car and bike enthusiasts to pre-register for the 14th Annual Street Dreams Car and Bike Show. It will be on Saturday,…

May Theater, Live music, Events & Activities

Posted on May 15, 2021June 2, 2021 by TheLight

This Month’s Featured Artist – John Jackson John is a transplant from Chicago, IL. He came to Knoxville, Tenn. in 1986, to attend  Knoxville College, HBCU where he earned a Bachelor’s in…

Posts navigation

1 2 … 4 Next

Search the Site:

©2023 East Tennessee Enlightener Community News | WordPress Theme by Superb Themes