Join the Knoxville History Project tonight for the launch of a brand-new photographic book, “Downtown Knoxville,” as part of Arcadia Publishing’s popular “Images of America” series. It’s a collection of …
Dr. Fred Tallent: a history of generosity and kindness
Few Fountain Citians of the past have been as well known or as respected as Dr. J. Fred Tallent. His pharmacy at 112 Hotel Avenue was where one had prescriptions …
Struggle, success create vivid legacy for Stanleys
Stanley’s Greenhouse in South Knoxville is loved and respected for its sales of plants and sharing of knowledge about them. Charles M. and Mary Kathryn Stanley built the first greenhouse …
Special event at Zoo Lights tonight
There are only five more days left to enjoy Zoo Knoxville’s spectacular Zoo Lights display before it goes back in the box until November. Tonight, there is a special event …
Archibald Roane: Revolutionary pioneer
It was a beautiful day in May 1955, when Miss Beulah Starkey took her fifth grade Farragut Elementary class on a field trip to visit the gravesite of Archibald Roane …
Looking back at Knoxville a century ago
As we close out 2021 still in the grips of a global pandemic, a century ago Knox County was fresh out of the Spanish flu epidemic that started on the …
When Handel reigned supreme at Knoxville College
For over 50 years, hundreds of people gathered at the McMillan Memorial Chapel at Knoxville College to attend the annual presentation of George Fredric Handel’s Messiah by the Knoxville College …
E.E. Patton: ‘I want to go back’
“I want to spend Christmas in the country and get off the Christmas tree one stick of candy, one orange, and one penny pencil. The rich ones gave their children …