Many present-day Knox Countians assume the Fountain Head Railway (The Dummy Line) (1895-1905) used a site in downtown Knoxville as its home station. Not so, the home station was at …
Young High alums: still true to their school
Not everyone can say they get their groceries at their old high school, but graduates of Young High School can make the statement honestly – sometimes with a tear in …
An homage to old motor courts on the Pike
Let us travel back in time to the late 1920s. The rise in tourism brought increased travel through the Concord/Farragut community with motorists on their destination to either Gatlinburg or …
Thomas C. Karns: How Beaver Ridge got a new name
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 …