Roosevelt Dinner unites Democratic party faithful

Dan Mason talks with Dr. Joshua Williams, candidate for the 2nd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, during the Blount County Democratic Party's Roosevelt Dinner held Saturday at Alcoa High School. Renee Hoyos , candidate for the 2nd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, shares a laugh with Dr. Jay Clark, candidate for the District 8 Tennessee House of Representatives seat, during the Roosevelt Dinner on Saturday.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander calls Foothills Parkway ‘one of the prettiest drives in America’

Some of those who attended an update on the Foothills Parkway tour one of the corridor's newly finished bridges on Thursday. U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, of Maryville, addresses the crowd at a ceremony Thursday celebrating the beginning of the final project for the completion of the "missing link" of the Foothills Parkway from Walland to Wears Valley.

Daily Calendar for Tuesday, April 11, 2017

UT ELECTROACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE: The description of the University of Tennessee Electroacoustic Ensemble is deceptively simple: The group "performs contemporary improvisational music that incorporates electronics alongside acoustic instruments," if you stop digging at the "About" section of the ensemble's Facebook page.