On Tuesday, Nov. 4, the voters of Knoxville elected Karyn Adams to represent the constituents of South Knoxville and Fort Sanders, in Knoxville’s 1st District. Adams sat down with The Beacon to discuss how her term will address the concerns of students living in Fort Sanders.
Adams, originally from Kingsport and a University of Tennessee alum, has been living in Knoxville since the early 1990s. Her interest in running for the seat has been long standing.
“I guess it was about 15 years ago the first time that someone asked me to run, and then all of a sudden, like, oh, OK, it’s not just my interest. Other people think that I could do this, too,” Adams said…