Saturday’s litter cleanup in Hardin Valley started off much like any other: three or four hardcore organizers and about 20 volunteers met at the firehall to begin walking the roads with plastic bags and gloves in hand. What they did not know was that the day would end in infamy. Throughout the morning, idle chit…
Day: July 11, 2005
Snowflake spotted, city shuts down
The metropolitan Knoxville area was temporarily shut down this morning on rumors a snowflake had been spotted. News of the snowflake spread like wildfire and everything immediately ceased to function. Upon hearing the news, many motorists instinctively spun out on bridges, sped into ditches, slammed into guardrails, and rammed into each other. Stores sold out…
Condemned property could be condemned again
Property in West Knox County which was recently condemned to make way for a new high school is embroiled in a new controversy. Real estate developer Elroy McClear has launched an effort to have the property condemned to make way for a strip mall, once the county has completed its condemnation with the current owners….