The Book Whisperer shares her 2026 Summer Reading recommendations
Are you overwhelmed by the sheer number of new releases? Roughly 4 million books are published...
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Category: Our Town Stories
Mordecai Lewis: He helped to establish Sevierville
As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of...
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A place called Lonsdale
What’s in a name? In the case of the historic neighborhood of Lonsdale, it was a case of doing a...
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Samuel McSpadden: He made gunpowder
As we celebrate our nation’s semiquincentennial, I continue to focus on the related contributions...
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From Decoration Day to Memorial Day
President Calvin Coolidge stood at the marble rostrum in the amphitheater at Arlington Cemetery to...
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John Alexander: He was a Continental soldier
As we celebrate our nation’s semiquincentennial, I continue to focus on the related contributions...
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Do not forsake Alex Haley
My mother wasn’t one to over-police the time my siblings and I spent in front of a television....
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Farragut Museum opens new temporary exhibit
The Farragut Museum opened a new temporary exhibit, “Cornerstones of Community: Churches of...
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Veterans in two cemeteries honored
October is designated as the Jimmy Carter Month of Service and as that time approached in the fall...
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Maggie Lamb wins Mountain Soul Vocal Competition
Maggie Lamb placed first in the Mountain Soul Vocal Competition held Saturday, May 16, at Tanger...
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William Underwood: Captain of Light Horsemen
As we move closer toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of the...
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The Clinton 12: a look back on 70 years
Back in 1954, Black students in Anderson County were bused to Knoxville to attend Austin High...
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