Desperado? Part 2
Today, we continue the saga of William Henderlight, whose dramatic story I introduced in last...
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Category: Our Town Stories
He vanished into thin air
There’s several possibilities for a hike to the Appalachian Trail out of Elkmont in the Great...
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Desperado? Part I
Dr. Swancey Kennedy (1844-1923), and his 40+ diaries give us a peek into life in the late 1800s in...
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I’m with the band
Two things I can say I have done in my life that most people can’t are performing for a president...
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Addendum: Apparently, birthdays weren’t Laura’s only coincidence
Remember Laura Tappan, one of the five classmates born within six days of each other who grew up...
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Prohibition
The more than 40 diaries of Dr. Swancey Kennedy (1844-1923) show us how active he was in social...
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The artistic legacy of Adelia Armstrong Lutz
As you drive down Kingston Pike between Neyland Drive and Cherokee Boulevard, you travel through...
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Five September birthdays, one lifelong bond
In a graduating class of only 45 students, having five classmates born within six days of one...
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Typhoid Fever
Dr. Swancey Kennedy (1844-1923), and his 40+ diaries give us a peek into life in the late 1800s in...
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A silver anniversary for Smokies Elk
In late October 14 years ago, I decided to go on a day trip to the other side of the Great Smoky...
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Pellissippi student-athlete balances baseball and fatherhood
For Pellissippi State Community College baseball player MaKai Derry, being a Panther means...
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Pellissippi State, UT Federal Credit Union sign athletics partnership
Pellissippi State Community College has a new partner supporting the continued growth of Panther...
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