“Flames destroy Fountain City Sanitarium. Seventy-five room building owned by Dr. Goetz is burned to ground. Twenty-one patients rescued, loss about $65,000. Lack of fire protection places neighboring structures in …
Will Breedlove receives Rotary scholarship
Will Breedlove is an interesting young fellow. A little more than two weeks ago he graduated with honors from Farragut High School (4.16 GPA). He is 18 and will continue …
Community spirit saves Carter Pool
For 50 years, Carter Community Pool has opened every summer, giving folks of all ages a safe, fun place to beat the heat. Adults remembered spending fun-filled childhood days there …
Strang Center receives estate gift from longtime volunteer
The late Carolyn S. Carver was one of the original volunteers at West Knox County’s Frank R. Strang Senior Center when it opened in 1998. She originally helped out as …
Zoo residents visit Oakwood Lincoln Park
Madeline, Bucky and Charlotte made special guest appearances at the Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association’s June meeting.
They were toted in by Zoo Knoxville outreach educator Kara Remington, who introduced them …
Wormsley bids farewell to Halls Middle
After 18 years at Halls Middle School, beloved assistant principal Jay Wormsley has taken retirement, saying his goodbyes at a party in the school library May 24.
“He is a wonderful …
‘Sordid Lives:’ A black comedy about white trash
It’s a tradition in Southern literature to start with a death in the family.
In Del Shores’ “Sordid Lives,” now playing at Theatre Knoxville Downtown, the dead woman, Peggy Ingram, was …
Adjustable commitments
Commitment means different things to different folks.
Sarah and I made one 64 years ago. We thought of it as a permanent pledge. So it seems.
Commitment has evolved into a more …