When Martin Luther King Jr. mesmerized the nation with his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, African-American equality with whites in job opportunities, housing, voting rights, civil rights and …
Don’t mess with Wanda Moody
Pity the misbehaving student in Wanda Moody’s early classroom. Inside her somewhat crusty exterior there beats a kind and caring heart. But the kid didn’t know it.
Pity the property seller …
The Blue Streak talks sports
Cynthia Moxley has a neat treat for basketball fans as she recaps coach Kellie Harper’s recent talk to the Executive Women’s Association at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Read …
Lauren Rider: City council’s energizer bunny
Lauren Rider is the energizer bunny of the city council and she’s fully charged. Put it down to the happy transition from living two miles down a dirt road in …
100 Black Men: mentoring to give and to live
Chris Beatty is an impressive man. Considering the impressive work being done by 100 Black Men of Knoxville that’s not surprising. The Jamaica native earned engineering degrees to the doctoral …
Mayor Glenn Jacobs: ‘I’m having a blast’
Every Friday, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs posts a recap of the week’s activities on Facebook. Mayor watchers invariably are greeted with Jacobs’ smiling face as he ticks off his …
Your commission committee lineup
Like the Volunteer football squad, the starting eleven for the Knox County Commission reorganizes each year, usually sustaining fewer injuries and calls for a coaching change than the pigskin toters …
Relationship skills pay off for Hugh Nystrom
From a $5.65 per hour desk clerk job at a Disney resort after college to the chair of Knox County Commission is at first blush a gargantuan leap. Yet, some …