Services Thursday for Betty Hood

Sandra ClarkObits, South Knox

Betty McMahan Hood, 91, passed away July 19, 2021. Her daughter, Lisa Hood Skinner, called her “the sweetest woman who walked this earth.”
Betty and her husband, Bill Hood, met at …

Looking for the perfect volume

Betsy PickleOpinion, South Knox

A friend described me recently as a “word nerd,” and though she meant it as a compliment, the longer I thought about it, the more it bothered me.
Why is it …

The price of land can be too high

Betsy PickleOpinion, South Knox

Anyone who follows the news even sketchily has noticed that houses are selling for incredible amounts of money. It isn’t unusual for a home in decent condition that was purchased …