Back in 1892, one item of interest in what was then known as The Knoxville Sentinel reads as follows:
Mr. Ben C. Smith, chairman board of trade, Macon, Ga., says “I …
Little Flat Creek Baptist Church turns 225
Gibbs-Corryton community honors fallen hero
A memorial to Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss has been set up in the heart of Gibbs at Harbison’s Crossroads, the intersection of Emory Road and Tazewell Pike. Knauss, 23, …
Manhattan Project alum Velva Irwin busy writing, making memories
Velva Irwin didn’t squawk when her father insisted she go to National Business College between her junior and senior years at Gibbs High School. It was 1944, and women were …
Being police chaplain is part of Patty’s calling
He grew up as part of a poor family in town and lived in what he calls “poor folks rental houses.” He bounced from school to school and went to …