Santa Claus is a third-grade teacher

Betty BeanEast Knox, Knox Scene

Dateline – last day of school before Christmas, Allen Landers’ third-grade classroom, Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy:
Teddy bears and dolls and puzzles and coloring books and basketballs and assorted toys …

Help find Rada’s Grinch

Betty BeanGibbs/Corryton

A real grinch stole the inflatable 18-foot-tall Grinch at the home of Rada Simmons Rolison on Roberts Road in the wee hour of Dec. 17. Roberts Road runs between Emory …

John Malone was a loyal guy

Betty BeanFountain City, Obits

He was a funny, brilliant guy. For the longest time, he was just the voice on the family answering machine. But I called the number a lot and got to …

Schadenfreude: Enjoy it while you can

Betty BeanKnox Scene

The dictionary definition of schadenfreude is “pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.” It’s an unworthy emotion; nothing to be proud of, for sure.
But every little once in a while, …

Davis gets appointment, Keith faces loss of job

Betty BeanKnox Scene

The more things change, the more they stay the same
When the four applicants for an eight-month appointment to a soon-to-be-vacated Sessions Court judgeship finished making their pitches at a special …

The house that Arnold built

Betty BeanKnox Scene, West Knoxville

The best stories, like the one that Mary Linda Schwarzbart shared with KnoxTNToday a few months ago about her late husband’s family’s Holocaust experience and how they came to Knoxville, …