Alexander McMillan: His home is a sheltered secret
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
Ben Morton’s legacy, from Cades Cove to Knoxville
I was bummed, as were many, to see the news last week that the last Mayo Garden Centers would be...
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Tribute to ‘Marshal Andy:’ Singing Cowboy dies at 96
Knoxville, East Tennessee, and the world of Cowboy Music lost a legend when Andrew James Smalls...
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Tammy Bodie finds joy in the floral department
As a floral manager, Tammy Bodie finds joy in creating beautiful arrangements every day, selecting...
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From uncertainty to purpose: Quinton Conard’s journey at Beverly Park Health and Rehab, a Hillcrest Community
When Quinton Conard graduated from Union County High School, like many young adults, he wasn’t...
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Dr. Barbara Johnson, architect of the Computer Science program at MC, to retire
As a young art major at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Dr. Barbara Johnson once stood...
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Rafting Lessons and Words
For several years, husband Dan was the HR manager for a four-star resort. At the end of summer...
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John Hurst: What’s in a name?
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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Sunlit silence: the boy who lived
If you walk along Kesterwood Drive in Fountain City, you’ll come to a grand stone wall in front of...
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Cars, Hal, and Gutenberg
Cars and I have never been the best of friends. The first time I took the driver’s test, I...
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John Webb: His Bible didn’t help
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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Not so long ago … the legacy of Margaret Angel
There’s a picture in the National Archives, credited to TVA, of the old village of Concord in West...
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