Absalom Rutherford: He had gray eyes
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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Category: Our Town Stories
Oakwood: C. B. Atkin’s lasting legacy
For decades, travelers arriving in Knoxville via Southern Railroad could step off their train and...
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Food City celebrates Earth Day every day
The statistics say it all about Food City’s commitment to the environment. Betsi James is...
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The Cruzes: They had cows
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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Fire on the mountain
Last week I took a sunset drive out from Fountain City to Corryton with my camera in tow to have a...
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The Sullivan Space in memory/honor of Miller Sullivan
If you had the honor of knowing Miller Bruce Sullivan, you knew a gifted, kind, and beautiful gift...
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Dr. James Cozby: He stunned the courtroom
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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Old Booth Theatre, a lingering vestige of The Strip
I was recently perusing the internet for a copy of Cumberland Avenue Revisited: Four Decades of...
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James Luttrell: Proven Patriot
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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Cal Johnson and Carrie Nation at historic crossroad
Cal Johnson swore he would raise no hand against her, no matter what she did. Well, as long as she...
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Meet Lorna Keathley: A life journey making an impact
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much ~ Helen Keller. This is the lesson learned...
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Concord Place resident Virgie Jean Gasaway inducted into the Century Club.
Concord Place, an Anthem Memory Care community, recognized resident Virgie Jean Gasaway for...
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