Not a word had been said, but the signs were right! It had been a beautiful summer day without a raincloud in sight. Everyone had been fed an early supper, …
Foolish Pleasure: When Knoxville won the roses
A touch over 50 years ago on a farm down in Williston, Florida, a plain bay thoroughbred colt was born on March 23, 1972. Nobody around here (or anywhere for …
Mickey Mantle: ‘The beginning of the end’
Sixty years ago, there wasn’t as much going on as today. Spring and summer meant baseball. And baseball meant Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese on TV, broadcasting the game …
Claudius Capps: Fountain City composer, poet, physician
Except for the two years he spent treating World War I veterans in a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Claudius M. Capps was a lifelong resident of Knoxville. The family lived …
Excitement builds for Vestival, Candoro
In South Knoxville, one of the sure signs of spring – apart from redbud and dogwood blossoms – is Vestival, the music and arts festival hosted at the Candoro Marble …
Steve McMahan: A legacy of hard work
The Halls community lost a builder, developer and visionary with the death of Stephen V. McMahan on March 3, 2022. Steve, 70, had struggled with cancer for seven years.
The homes, …
The 1950 Census is now available
April 1 was a big day. And it wasn’t just for those folks who love pranks. You may have caught glimpses of people celebrating the 1950 Census. Admittedly, a 72-year-old …
James M. Rodgers: The man who planned old Concord
Spoiler alert: Genealogists sharpen your pencils! You are going to need it.
James Martin Rodgers (1817–1901) was a visionary credited with platting out the original plots for Concord, Tennessee, in 1854 …