The Rotary Club of Bearden celebrated its 60th anniversary on Dec. 20 with a festive lunch and giant birthday cake at Bearden Banquet Hall. It was a full house for …
John Schoonmaker: ‘Don’t give up; just keep going.’
(Updated 12/23/19 for clarity and accuracy)
There’s no quit in Knox County Commissioner John Schoonmaker. That trait was obvious when I came to know him about 12 years ago and is …
Pellissippi State offers medical office training in 2020
If one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2020 is to start a new career, Pellissippi State Community College has options to help you meet that goal in just 12 …
Young constituent lobbies Lamar on impeachment
Nineteen-year-old Jack King had settled into his aisle seat aboard the 9:19 a.m. flight to Washington, D.C., Monday morning when he saw a man who looked a lot like U.S. …
Helen Harb keeps PureLine Design & Print relevant
Helen Harb is succeeding in a business that was traditionally dominated by men.
Not too many years ago most printing required heavy machinery and cumbersome dies. If the old-time journalist was …
Spreading Christmas greetings in simpler times ~ Concord 1950
It is early 1950s and the reliable Southern locomotive rolls past houses, farms and fields on its steel path toward Concord, Tennessee. As the mighty engine reaches the depot, it …
Roberto, McKenzie boost Sutherland eateries
Knoxville City Council members Andrew Roberto and Gwen McKenzie have partnered on a series of mob lunches to boost businesses along Sutherland Avenue while Hollywood Road is closed.
“The closure will …
Rocky Goode was a pioneer
Thanks for the memories.
Old Vol footballer Bert Ackermann, in a very personal approach to Thanksgiving, was recalling good times with his Southeastern Conference officiating buddy, the late Rocky Goode.
“He was …