If Richard Bean misses work, you’d best believe he’s got a good reason.
I haven’t been able to nail it down for sure, but I think he’s worked for Knox County …
Longmire brothers have retired
Gibbs and Corryton residents came Sunday (2/5/23) to Rutherford Memorial Methodist Church to honor Joe Longmire and Dale Longmire, brothers who have sold the Midway IGA and Midway Center and …
Guns: The good, the bad and the ugly
Like most Southerners growing up, my father taught my sister and me how to shoot a rifle. Actually, he tried to teach us how to shoot.
When visiting my grandmother’s farm, …
Teacher role models: Job, Gen. MacArthur and dad
Recently I ran across a letter my dad wrote to me in April 1973. I was graduating from UT and had been offered a position teaching 7th grade language arts …
Smooth transition to Tennova Family Y
The ownership transition to the new Tennova Family Y has been a textbook “how-to” that will pay dividends to the health and wellbeing of residents of Powell and Halls for …
A tale of two governors
In the movie “As Good as it Gets,” Jack Nicholson says he wants “to be a better person.” For some time now I have been trying to do just that. …
PBPA to hear about Powell’s new Y
The Powell Business & Professional Association will meet today (01/10/23) at Jubilee Banquet Facility, Callahan Road, at noon. Jubilee Center’s lunch is $16 whether individuals eat or not because seating …
Tennova Family Y is open for business
The former Tennova Health & Fitness Center, 7540 Dannaher Dr. off Emory Road near the hospital, has reopened as Tennova Family Y. It is now managed by the YMCA of …