KFD firefighter Chris McReynolds takes an ice bath outside of Station 18 on Weisgarber after the snow had been falling on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Tom King wrote about Chris …
Jim McFarland: Visionary with Mobile Vision Van
“We Serve” is Jim McFarland’s favorite quote, and Knoxville, Tennessee, was the providential beneficiary of his move when he retired from Chevron’ s Texas plant.
That was in 1997 and in …
Why did Dr. Marilyn Kallet eat a hedgehog?
Last week, I wrote Hedgehog is the Animal of the Year in Germany and it brought me a fascinating story from Marilyn Kallet, professor emerita of English at the University …
Grocery empire forged in bankruptcy
There were six brands of flour listed, ranging from $1 to $1.80 for a 24-pound bag. That’s a lot of flour. White Lily, of course, sat at the top of …
Hedgehog is the Animal of the Year
My friend Cindi Ellison is the animal whisperer with some different pets than the norm in her home. One of her favorites is the hedgehog, which has now been voted …
Services Dec. 29 for Rotarian Tom Daughtrey
If you believe Rotary is filled with men and women who work hard and give much to make the world a better place, (and it is), then you have to …
Santa pictures at the library
Take a picture with Santa today, Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 11 a.m. at Fountain City branch library or Thursday, December 21, 10:30 a.m. at Sequoyah branch library or 4 p.m. …
Kathleen Edmunds finds more passions: Author, inventor
When my doctor publishes a book, I am one of the first to buy it! So, I did last month, when Kathleen Edmunds M.D. announced the publication of her book, …