Today's News

It took some arm-twisting, but finally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is scheduling a hearing on proposed changes in the classification of coal ash in the area.
The Knoxville hearing, announced by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander Wednesday, is reasonably close to the site of the 2008 ash spill at TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant — one of the nation’s biggest environmental disasters. Alexander, who did much of the arm-twisting, had asked for a hearing in Kingston.

Kingston and TVA officials recently celebrated the official dedication of a new spring-fed water line that will provide a plentiful supply of clean water to Kingston residents.
The original gravity water line was destroyed during the 2008 ash spill at TVA’s Kingston Fossill Plant. At the request of Kingston Mayor Troy Beets, TVA officials agreed to a complete replacement of the damaged water line.

Kingston Elementary School music teacher Linda Lloyd doesn’t know what she’s going to teach her students next.
Leading up to Sept. 3, everyone was focused on singing “Rocky Top.”
A bunch of students, most wearing orange and white, gathered in the school gym and sang the University of Tennessee anthem.
“This is the first year we’ve done it,” Principal Shelia Sitzlar said. “The first of many, hopefully.”

Rockwood residents are joining the rest of the country Saturday in paying tribute to those whose lives were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
A handful of community activists are planning a breakfast and second annual commemorative program at Homecoming Park on the ninth anniversary of the attacks on New York, Washington, D.C., and rural Pennsylvania.
“We want to honor the service people we’ve got here in town,” said John Evans, one of the event organizers.