Carroll Smith, long-ago basketball coach at Holston High School, was almost a legend.
He said the best game he ever coached was against Alcoa in the 1967 state championship finals. Holston …
Farragut teacher, community leader has died
Laura Anne McFee Shipley, better known to Farragut students as “Miss Anne,” passed away on June 13, 2020, at the age of 92. Mrs. Shipley taught school for 36 years …
Services today for Baptist minister Charles Earl
Funeral services for Dr. Charles Earl will be held Wednesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at Beaver Dam Baptist Church in Halls, a church Dr. Earl served for over 20 …
Caleb Gaston was popular Bobcat athlete
Caleb Gaston was a legend at Central High School. Rumor has it the News Sentinel had to buy an extra tub of ink to print Gaston’s exploits on the football …
Dr. Frank Gray loved music, medicine
The Knoxville community has lost a leader with the passing May 29 of Frank Benton Gray, 78. Dr. Gray, an orthopedic surgeon, was also an inventor, a classical pianist, a …
Glady Faires was patron of the arts
Glady Faires, 85, passed away on May 14, 2020, at Alexian Village Memory Care, Signal Mountain, Tennessee. She was a mainstay on the Knoxville social and philanthropy scene for many …
Services Tuesday for retired KFD captain
Retired Knoxville Fire Department Captain Jerry Edward Galbraith has died.
Captain Galbraith, 80, of Kodak, served for 39 years and continued to enjoy breakfasts with other retires. He was a member …
Old Vol Billy Joe O’Kain has died
Billy Joe O’Kain, pitcher on the most successful Tennessee baseball team, has died at age 89.
O’Kain was a co-star for the 1951 Vols, second in the College World Series. The …