Aja Grimes credits journey to her faith
Aja Grimes is a local educator who credits her journey to “the steady, faithful hand of the Lord...
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Category: Our Town Stories
John Parrott: His legacy, my heritage
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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‘You will have to shoot all of us’ – Roddie Edmonds
John Cullum, James Agee, John Ward, Patricia Neal, Clarence Brown, Harvey Broome, Mary Costa are...
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Solar+Storage supports Episcopal Diocesan House on journey toward carbon neutrality
Episcopal church leaders are closer than ever to their goal of carbon neutrality by 2030 because...
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William Coker: Legacies in Tuckahoe
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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Heated Rivalry: Old Hickory and Nolichucky Jack
John Sevier hated Andrew Jackson’s guts. The feeling was definitely mutual. While they could pull...
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Knoxville’s child singing sensation: Jeanne Ellison Butcher
Jeanne Ellison Butcher (May 25, 1925 – April 9, 2007) was born in Knoxville at Riverside-Ft....
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Three love stories for Valentine’s Day
Three love stories from the Knoxville area that help us celebrate Valentine’s Day focus on lasting...
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Science lessons, sleeping pills and school tales
I once had a friend who, during her first year of teaching science, found a praying mantis nest,...
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James White: Fork before Fort?
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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From White’s Chapel to East Hill Avenue Methodist Church
In 1840, a riderless horse followed a funeral bier through the streets of Knoxville on its way to...
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What is the most challenging situation ever faced, part two
I asked the KTT writers the same question I asked the Bible Study group: “What is the most...
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