Fred Massingill packs up his truck and weed whacker after clearing the grounds at the Powell Post Office. “Just got tired of looking at it,” he said. He went into the post office and asked if anyone minded. No one minded but no one could authorize it either. He just got started and worked the better part of a week to get the area cleaned up. He even arranged for pickup of the storm-damaged tree. All the while wearing a bright yellow T-shirt that read “Senior Softball League.”
About The Author
Sandra Clark
Sandra Clark was elected at age 22 to represent North Knox County at the State Constitution Convention of 1971. She was elected in 1972 and 1974 to the Tennessee House of Representatives. Clark published the Halls Shopper from 1971-2017 and published Knox TN Today from May 2017-June 2024. She continues to write for KnoxTNToday.