Glenn Jacobs can lull you into believing he’s a slow-moving, slow-thinking jock. Then he strikes like a rattler. Who knew a guy 7 feet tall and 300 pounds could be …
Herman Baker: Educator, entrepreneur, friend
Most folks send their kid to college with the expectation that they will pay rent – either for a dorm room or an apartment. Herman Baker made plans to buy …
Claire gets Ford Musician Award
Sean Claire of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is one of just five orchestra musicians from across the United States to receive a Ford Musician Award for Excellence in Community Service …
Roberto asks for second term
Andrew Roberto has kicked off his campaign for re-election to Knoxville City Council from West Knoxville’s District 2. The event was May 27 at Lakeshore Park’s Marble Hall. The primary …
Kirkland heads TMA
Ronald H. “Ron” Kirkland M.D., from Jackson, Tennessee, has been installed as the 167th president of the Tennessee Medical Association, the statewide professional association for more than 9,500 member physicians. …
Halls Farmers Market is each Tuesday
It’s Tuesday! And that means the Halls Farmers Market will be open from 3-6 in the Elder’s Ace Hardware parking lot on Maynardville Pike. This fourth edition should be the …
Death of a drummer
Charles Furman “Buster” Phillips Jr. passed away May 29, 2021, at age 74. According to his obituary, here, he was a jack-of-all-trades and a master of one. He was a …
Liudmyla Loboda: Free from hip pain after surgery
Liudmyla Loboda, 81, lived with chronic pain caused by bone-on-bone hip arthritis. She was unable to get treatment in her war-torn town of Donetsk, Ukraine. In 2019, she relocated to …