Feature, westwordsJoined at the hip
Tennessee quarterback competition owns the spotlight. Thousands, maybe a million, anxiously await the outcome.
Off stage, the irony of ironies is unfolding. Phillip Fulmer and Jeremy Pruitt are joined at the ...
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Around Town, FeatureYour vote could help local nonprofits win grants
The good news is, 77 Knoxville area organizations (52 from Knox County alone) are vying for $250,000 in grants from the First Tennessee Foundation.
The, um, challenging news is, they’re in ...
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Feature, GovernmentTrump Twitter tirades target Oak Ridge man; old friends shocked
Over the past few days, President Donald Trump has been training his sights – or at least his Twitter thumbs – on Bruce Ohr, a formerly obscure assistant director at ...
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Feature, westwordsPaul Naumoff dies
Updated 5 p.m. 8/18
Paul Naumoff, one of the legendary hitters in Tennessee football history, has died at age 73.
The all-American linebacker, longtime resident of Lenoir City, was famous for an ...
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Knox Notes
- Glenn Jacobs, Knox County mayor-elect, will outline his goals at a 7 p.m. meeting today (8/20) of the Halls Republican Club at the Boys and Girls Club, 1819 Dry Gap Pike. Come early for refreshments.
- Knox North Lions Club will hold fundraisers from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Zaxby’s, Halls on Aug. 25 and Powell on Sept. 1. A portion of the day’s sales will go to Lions Club charitable projects, and the Lions will accept donations of money and gently used eyeglasses.
- Scott Barker and Jesse Fox Mayshark will launch a website Sept. 4 for reporting on local issues. You can learn more and subscribe at compassknox.com.
Obituaries
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Sylvia Whitson Brasfield
Click Funeral Home, Farragut Chapel
Ava Kathryn Easterday
Mynatt Funeral Home, Fountain City
Helen M. Atkins
Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel
Geraldine McKinney Sanders Beeler
Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel
Billie Jean Bowden
Click Funeral Home, Farragut Chapel
Faye Aileen Jenkins Watts
Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City
Glenda C. Wilson
Stevens Mortuary
Byron L. “Bo” Matherly
Rose Mortuary