General George Pershing called him the greatest civilian soldier of World War I and pinned the Medal of Honor on his chest. Marshall Ferdinand Foch awarded him the Croix de …
Who fired Tony Norman?
School board member Tony Norman no longer works for Knox County.
Technically, Knox County’s senior director of Engineering and Public Works, Jim Snowden, fired Norman. Also in the room were Richard …
Controversial Beverly Road development returns
Arthur Parris lives on Beverly Road, about 150 yards north of the little railroad bridge. His family has lived in the green valley next to White’s Creek for more than …
School board races haunted by specter of superintendent past
Four years ago this week, Knox County Schools Superintendent James McIntyre called a press conference and announced his resignation. The first reaction was shock: who walks away from a $227,256 a …
Perk City brews coffee, conversation and community
Sherene Jacobs, owner of Perk City, East Knoxville’s first (at least newest) coffee shop, is not easily deterred, and she’s crazy about her chosen part of town. Here’s a sample …
Knoxvillian of the Year: Yassin Terou
His license tag says “Falafel,” and some think that’s his last name. Others think it’s “Syrian,” for the country of his birth. But to most, he is simply Yassin.
In early …
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. …
Note to Fulmer: Leave Geno in the rear-view mirror
I was there on Jan. 4, 2003, when the Connecticut Huskies hosted Tennessee at the Hartford Civic Center. Connecticut was ranked No. 1, which was nothing unusual, and Tennessee was …