Gayle Mattingly Kesinger, a former Knoxville resident, has died in Dallas, Texas, at age 84. Brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Susan Mattingly, continue to live in Knoxville, and her father, …
Apprenticeship jump-starts a career for Central High student
Jaxon Alford has always enjoyed working with cars, and the guidance of a teacher at Central High School has given him a head start on a career in the automotive …
Take me back to the Blue Circle
All of my earliest memories, outside of my home and those of my family, involve some place in Fountain City, many of them now gone. Beyond the park and the …
Ethan Grantham: A unique KPD officer
To say that the last 10 years of Ethan Grantham’s life have been interesting is a major understatement. He was an animal control officer for four years. He was a …
Forever dreaming of a white Christmas
The young and young at heart are all a-gaggle with the weather forecast for later this week. The holiday travelers and shopping procrastinators are, no doubt, starting to pucker up …
Does a library hop like a bunny or a bear?
With more than 100 programs every month, we’re hopping at the Library these days. Spanning from storytimes for kiddos to genealogy workshops, cookbook clubs for the chefs among us to Stem …
Bobcat Band is grand champion at Alcoa festival
The Bobcat Band brought home four awards from the 47th Alcoa Marching Band Festival –including the highest award: Grand Champion!
Posted October 31, 2022, by Maria Marta Guzmán of WBIR-TV News: …
Bob Russell: Firefighter and volunteer
Robert George “Bob” Russell Sr., 84, passed away peacefully at home in Blount County, TN. Bob was born in Knoxville to Robert Taylor Russell Jr. and Mildred Louise Qualls. In …