My mother, who launched a career as a church organist long before she began her family, started planning her funeral seven years ago. She was approaching 90, and she wanted …
Van Pelt gets top job at Mooreland Heights
Dr. Josh Van Pelt has been appointed principal of Mooreland Heights Elementary School effective November 2021. He has served as interim principal since the death of Brandi Wilson Self on …
Thankful. Every. Day.
I haven’t been seeing much of the gratitude challenge that usually pops up on social media every November. Perhaps my friends and acquaintances are getting jaded, or maybe they’re so …
Stayin’ live: Wayne Bledsoe follows new road
Change is hard, except when it isn’t.
On Nov. 6, we passed the 13th anniversary of the day I was liberated from the job I’d had all of my adult life …
Principal Self leaves many with broken hearts
The death of Mooreland Heights Elementary School principal Brandi Wilson Self on Sunday, Nov. 7, came as a shock to the school’s students and families as well as the Colonial …
South Woodlawn loves its history, wildlife
The South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association was formed in 2007, but the South Woodlawn area has been around much, much longer.
Bordered by East Moody Avenue on the north, James White Parkway …
How to stay young forever
Ask anyone over 40, and they’ll probably tell you that they feel the same on the inside as they did when they were 18.
I know I do. I still love …
Make sure you consent to be governed
I really, really, really want to write about today being Election Day in Knoxville, but if you are the type of person who reads newspapers – digital or print – …