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A TEAM of devoted NHS workers in Southampton have walk more than 3,000 miles to raise thousands of pounds for charity.

The Daily Yonder Black History Month: An Early Look at William Turner’s Memoir ‘Harlan Renaissance’ The opening of coal mines in Lynch, Kentucky, in the 1920s attracted thousands of Blacks from deeper in the South. In Eastern Kentucky, in a city named for a US Steel executive, they built a vibrant and diverse community. Share this: A memorial to Black coal miners who worked in and around Lynch, Kentucky. (Photo by Jimmer Emerson via Flickr, Creative Commons). William H. Turner’s The Harlan Renaissance: A Memoir of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns  is coming from West ...

Surge in neighborhood’s popularity continues as sense of community draws new residents Native Knoxvillian Gary Koontz has been ordering the same meal at Rankin Restaurant on North Central Street since the early 1960s. He remembers well growing up in North Knoxville’s Oakwood-Lincoln Park neighborhood, attending Christenberry Junior High and Fulton High School. And he remembers eating at the diner. Gary, a realtor with Realty Executives, still drops in from time to time at Rankin’s, a North Knoxville staple since 1953. On Rankin’s Facebook page the diner is described as “the oldest o...

SENIOR CORNER Columnist “The color of springtime is in the flowers: the color of winter is in the imagination.” — Terri Guillemet It’s hard to believe the end of 2020 is finally here! For many of us this has been a most difficult year; however, we all hope the new year will bring good tidings with better days to come! With a vaccine on the horizon, some of us may be celebrating the holidays next summer! Under the circumstances, this may not be so outrageous and could end up being lots of fun! River Terrace will be here on Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. Please call the office and reserve a spot, a...

Cap Anson miscellany (funny stuff!) By JohnW53 on Dec 12, 2020, 7:06am CST + One of the delights of any kind of historical research is to come across some wholly unexpected aspect of the topic. It may not fit into the narrative being researched, but that makes it no less interesting, especially if it is funny. And it still may shed new light on, or provide new insight into, the character or personality of a person or organization. Following are just a few of the surprises that I encountered while researching various parts of the life of Hall of Famer Cap Anson, who was player-mana...