Shirley Irene Stout, 85, a noted Fountain City business owner, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021. Friends may call at their convenience from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May …
State pledges $13.5 million for Knox baseball stadium
What’s happening in Knox County? And how does that impact Fountain City?
Here’s the word from Mayor Glenn Jacobs:
Baseball Stadium: The state is not willing to dedicate sales tax from nearby …
Claude C. Myers left mark on Fountain City
The evening paper carried this headline on Thursday, Nov. 13, 1941: “Fire Changes Busy Block to Mass of Debris.” Fountain City Bank was in that block and its president, J. …
Funeral for Cu Beth Sharretts is Sunday
Born and raised in Fountain City, Cu Beth Gresham Sharretts performed across the country, taught music in Maryland for 50 years, and in death has returned home. The family will …
‘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 …
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 …