Susan Espiritu

Do you know a young person who has stepped up to help others, made a lasting difference in the community or acted heroically when someone needed help? KnoxTNToday wants to hear that story.

Mama had plenty to say about promises, but she cared more about what happened after the promise was made. “Actions speak louder than words” was her reminder that saying the right thing is easy. Doing the right thing is where character shows up.

Introducing the KnoxTNToday Game Ball , a weekly Tennessee football prediction contest that is free to enter and does not require a subscription.

I have lived in Knoxville my whole life, so I like to think I know my hometown pretty well. Then I walked into the Visit Knoxville Visitors Center downtown and discovered an unbelievable treasure I somehow had missed. Shera Swanson Petty, Sr. Director of Marketing Partnerships took me on the tour.

The first KnoxTNToday Game Ball is in the books, and Virginia Farris came about as close as possible without predicting the final score exactly.

I spent 36 years in education, including 14 years as a principal, so I know firsthand that some of the most important needs in a school do not always come with a line in the budget.

The lights are flashing, music is playing, and the smell of something fried and probably covered in sugar is drifting through the air.

Not long ago, while writing about “Many hands make light work,” I mentioned another familiar piece of Mama's wisdom: “A stitch in time saves nine.”

Ask almost anyone old enough to remember that Tuesday morning, “Where were you on 9/11?” and chances are they can tell you.

The KnoxTNToday Game Ball is back for Week 2, and this time there is another challenge waiting for our readers: Beat the Writers.