It wasn’t exactly a road trip. Wasn’t exactly a typical mission trip either. It also wasn’t just one trip. But a little over 15 years ago, Bill Keeler was subtly …
‘Their love story will never end’
“Stanley L. Underwood left this world Monday, March 22, 2021, the same way he lived in it for 81 years: HIS way.” That’s how niece Carol Underwood Wilson started the …
Phil Thompson: Marine finds home at KCSO
He was a little 8-year-old third grader at Friendship Christian Academy in Marianna, Arkansas, when he decided he wanted to be a cop. In May 2020 he was sworn in …
Nannie Lee Hicks: Fountain City historian
Finally, after years of searching, the genesis of Nannie Lee Hicks’ work has been uncovered in the files of the C.M. McClung Historical Collection in a photograph and its caption …
Jeana Vaughn: Don’t just complain, DO!
Jeana Vaughn is a busy woman. Through the week, the Halls resident works as a dental assistant in west Knoxville. In the evenings and on weekends she’s busy running her …
Guignard finds six votes for development
Third time was charm for would-be subdivision developer Randy Guignard, who secured a positive vote from Knox County Commission 6-3-2 on Feb. 22 to build up to 2.51 dwelling units …
City investing $1.6 M to build Old Broadway sidewalks
The city of Knoxville is building or improving 3,800 linear feet of sidewalk on Old Broadway – a $1.6 million investment that will provide pedestrians and bicyclists a safe detour …
Exploring the Elm Grove Cemetery
Some eight or 10 four-drawer file cabinets at the McClung Historical Collection contain many precious so-called “vertical files” with newspaper clippings and other documents assembled under Librarian/Archivist Ted Baehr’s careful …