I have often found it a bit off-putting for people to say “Happy Memorial Day.” Not to throw a wet blanket on anybody’s good time, but the day is not …
A closer look at 865 Academies
The education news this week has been centered around two things: high school graduations and the disastrous consequences of Tennessee’s third grade retention law relative to TCAP scores. Congratulations on …
Remembering Bobcat legend Johnny Payne
During my junior year at Central High School, our wonderful A.P. English teacher, Edith Wiles, was reading the A.E. Housman poem To an Athlete Dying Young aloud to the class. …
Central’s 865 Academy focus of FCBPA meeting
It was all about the Bobcats at Wednesday’s meeting of the Fountain City Business and Professional Association. As the school year winds down, the FCBPA is recognizing outstanding students, and …
A look back at Oakland School
A few weeks ago, I randomly ran into my stepfather, Tom Underwood, at Pratt’s Country Market in Fountain City. As it turns out, we were both headed to Lowe’s, so …
The tale of Ruggles Ferry, racehorse
The first Saturday in May is quickly upon us, and with that comes the crowning of a new king – of the Kentucky Derby. It’s Derby week, and my mind …
Hidden history among the trees
On Sunday I took a stroll from a friend’s house in Sterchi Hills, up Jim Sterchi Drive and hooked a right down Dante Road. Now, my mama didn’t raise a …
Endless summers at Beaver Brook
In just a few more weeks, the Knox County school year will come to a close. When I was a young student of the Knoxville City School System, summer vacation …