Our bankers got a taste of Havana without leaving the city. First Horizon proudly sponsored Zoo Knoxville Havana Nights, themed Zoofari, featuring Miguel the Cuban Crocodile and the parrot Einstein.
Zoo …
Elegant Elephants march at Zoofari
Juneteenth celebrations to honor MLK
To honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and commemorate Juneteenth, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission is sponsoring two events to recognize King and to celebrate Juneteenth, the …
Friends for life: Death can’t destroy unbreakable bond
Robert Minter pulled out a magnifying glass and leaned over the computer screen for a closer look at the face before him. Then he broke into a broad smile.
“That’s him. …
Digging up Beans with Cousin Richard
Who doesn’t know Richard Bean? Not the quiet Richard A. Bean who is my youngest brother. I’m talking about Richard L. Bean, who runs the county juvenile detention center (which …
GOP’s prize council candidate picks fight with neighbors
It probably didn’t surprise anyone who knows how things work that the city Board of Zoning Appeals turned down Jim Klonaris’ request for variances on three skinny, single family residential …
Knox Dems ready to rumble on city elections
Knox County Democrats have had very little response to Republicans recruiting city council candidates willing to pledge their loyalty to Donald Trump and their undying hatred of facemasks, vaccines and …
Daniel Watson: I was wrong about you
This week when Sandra Clark and I talked about what I was going to write in this column, I told her I planned to apologize to Daniel Watson.
She laughed.
Turns out, …
Gunpowder Mary: The (nearly) forgotten hero of Kings Mountain
One thing I’m learning from my newfound interest in genealogy is that women disappear. It’s not that I didn’t already know this, but the point got driven home (again) recently …