Jean Hess is well known in our area as a local artist with some of her work in the permanent collections of several museums including Knoxville Museum of Art and …
A closer look at 865 Academies
The education news this week has been centered around two things: high school graduations and the disastrous consequences of Tennessee’s third grade retention law relative to TCAP scores. Congratulations on …
Valedictorian Christian Cox conquers grades & autism
There is something very special about Christian Paul Cox. It is visible. Even audible. He has an insatiable drive to learn, a fascinating curiosity about life and people, always wondering …
Remembering Bobcat legend Johnny Payne
During my junior year at Central High School, our wonderful A.P. English teacher, Edith Wiles, was reading the A.E. Housman poem To an Athlete Dying Young aloud to the class. …
The artistic journey of Hannah Hancock
Art is definitely not my strong suit as I even struggle with simple paint by number. Yes, I have bought those kid’s sets as an adult and yes, I really …
The shooting that changed everything: Central High School, 2008
Ryan McDonald would be 30 this year, if classmate Jamar Siler hadn’t shot him dead in 2008 when they were both 15-year-old sophomores at Central High School. Siler did it …
Central High’s Bendy and Burchett impact students with art
Update: Story edited to reflect correct spelling of Cheryl Burchett
Art can refer to the creation of something beautiful or meaningful including the resulting product of that creation. Art comes in …
Fellowship North Church comes ‘Outside The Box’ to support community
”Out of the box” suggests breaking free from traditional or established ways of thinking while exploring new and different possibilities. Traditional volunteering as we usually experience it sees individuals offering …