Edenvale: Home of McCampbell family

Dr. Jim TumblinFeature, Fountain City

It takes a heap of living to make a house a home. (Edgar Guest, 1916)
The farmhouse where Samuel Shannon McCampbell (1842-1930) and Sarah Prudence Smith McCampbell (1845-1932) lived for over …

Breaking: New board for UT

Sandra ClarkFeature

Gov. Bill Haslam has named 10 new members to the UT Board of Trustees (subject to legislative confirmation) following passage of the bill he called Focus. The new board will …

Somebody is wrong

Marvin WestFeature, westwords

I am nearly always right but sometimes I am wrong, no spinning to explain it away, just plain wrong.
Even with a lofty IQ, vast experience and world-class confidence, I have …

‘Man to Dinner’ coming to Powell

Sandra ClarkFeature, Powell

The Powell High School theater department is performing the comedy “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” under the direction of Jennifer Doubleday.
See what mayhem occurs when critic Sheridan Whiteside slips on the front …

Spencer joins town staff

Sandra ClarkFarragut, Feature

Brittany Spencer, a former program coordinator for the city of Clinton, has joined Farragut’s Parks and Leisure Services department as special event and program coordinator.
A Michigan native, Spencer came to …