The official word came down around lunch time on Monday: Knox County Schools were called out today and tomorrow because of the snow piling up outside and arctic temperatures on …
Fountain City wants its parade back
It has been 40 years (as of Dec. 3) since the last time I stepped out of the Party City parking lot between Broadway and Tazewell Pike with the Central …
Four Days in November, 1963
Dick McMillan didn’t think too much of it when a guidance counselor encouraged him to fill out an application for the Federal Bureau of Investigation during his senior year in …
A closer look at 865 Academies
The education news this week has been centered around two things: high school graduations and the disastrous consequences of Tennessee’s third grade retention law relative to TCAP scores. Congratulations on …
Remembering Bobcat legend Johnny Payne
During my junior year at Central High School, our wonderful A.P. English teacher, Edith Wiles, was reading the A.E. Housman poem To an Athlete Dying Young aloud to the class. …
Central’s 865 Academy focus of FCBPA meeting
It was all about the Bobcats at Wednesday’s meeting of the Fountain City Business and Professional Association. As the school year winds down, the FCBPA is recognizing outstanding students, and …
Central High School artist chosen for Frist exhibition
A Central High School artist learned recently that her work will be included in a statewide exhibition in Nashville, reaching a goal many artists with more experience are still striving to accomplish: …
Bobcat band seniors sign with Pride of the Southland
Three Central High Bobcat Band seniors had a signing day of their own on Tuesday, May 10, at the school’s library. Charley Rose Bible, Nicholas Fontanarosa and Jake Ensor all …