Those Thompson guys: They rode with James White
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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Category: Our Town Stories
A junk man meets his fate in the Old City
If you look back at a map of Knoxville in 1895, you will see where Luttrell, Eleanor and Deery...
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Jan Dickens is guest speaker at Bearden Rotary
Jan Loveday Dickens, a native East Knox County historian, stood at the podium of the Bearden...
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96 years young and still creating
Bill Jackson, a 96-year-old resident at Morning Pointe, is quite the hobbyist, building...
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A Man of Grace: Tommy Schumpert
My brother Mark Mabry sent me a message this past week that Tommy Schumpert had passed away. I am...
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James Brock: He lived along Swan Pond
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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Let there be light
One of my great grandmothers, Lucinda Winfrey, did a good chunk of her growing up in...
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History Hour on January 21
The Farragut Museum’s History Hour continues in 2026 on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 11 am at Farragut...
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Soap Opera drama over the years
Actor Anthony Geary died recently, closing the book on one of daytime television’s most iconic...
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Ray Fisher III continues family legacy
Ray Fisher III continues the family’s legacy at Fisher Tire, a company founded by his grandfather,...
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Mad Jack and Cas Walker are a mere click away
Remember Mad Jack Fielden’s Death Defying Tunnel of Fire stunt? Or Cas Walker’s...
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William Johnson: He helped feed the Continental Army
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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