A drive through Karns these days will only produce a handful of locations that reference the community’s original name, Beaver Ridge. There’s the United Methodist Church, the Automotive Center and, …
Homer B. Clonts: WWII vet and columnist made Fountain City home
Homer B. Clonts joined the Navy in 1943 and served from 1943 to 1945. He was on three ships as a Navy signalman, serving longest on the staff of Adm. …
Volunteers are key part of Candoro’s history
One of South Knoxville’s most historic attractions sits on a quiet lot at the intersection of Maryville Pike and Candora Avenue. It’s the Candoro Marble building, which today houses a …
Carl Cowan Park echoes the ghosts of segregation
Ask any person who lives in East Tennessee what is so special about this area and they will tell you it is the mountains, lakes and parks that are available …
Last train to Heiskell
The drive out Heiskell Road from Emory Road to Raccoon Valley Road is just a tick over four miles. But once you’re past the bustle of Emory and the subdivisions …
Learn about Church Street UMC
Dwight Wade, MD, will discuss “The Story of Challenge and Change in the United Methodist Church: Civil War to Today,” in a hybrid brown bag program at noon Wednesday, July …
William Warren Nichols: Fountain City WWII hero
William Warren Nichols was born on Oct. 8, 1917, the only child of Clyde L. Nichols (1894-1939) and Lela Carpenter Nichols (1897-1977). Warren (as his classmates knew him) lived at …
Long and Wheeler: Old friends, new paths
The most valuable book on my shelf is a small paperback, “Dynamics of Isshinryu Karate” by Harold Long and Allen Wheeler. Amazon has the book for $75. It sold for …