Beth Kinnane, Author at Knox TN Today

There’s many different words used to describe a 250th anniversary. The one we’ve been seeing the...

Beth Kinnane Jun 30, 2026 0 3 min read

What were you doing in the summer of 1976? I pose that question realizing that half the population...

Beth Kinnane Jun 23, 2026 1 3 min read

Whether looking for sources for history stories or not, there comes a time for pretty much...

Beth Kinnane Jun 16, 2026 2 3 min read

The Knoxville Fair (early in its association with the Tennessee Valley Authority) was in full...

Beth Kinnane Jun 9, 2026 0 4 min read

What’s in a name? In the case of the historic neighborhood of Lonsdale, it was a case of doing a...

Beth Kinnane Jun 2, 2026 0 3 min read

President Calvin Coolidge stood at the marble rostrum in the amphitheater at Arlington Cemetery to...

Beth Kinnane May 26, 2026 0 3 min read

My mother wasn’t one to over-police the time my siblings and I spent in front of a television....

Beth Kinnane May 19, 2026 17 4 min read

Back in 1954, Black students in Anderson County were bused to Knoxville to attend Austin High...

Beth Kinnane May 12, 2026 1 3 min read

Author: Beth Kinnane