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Knoxville archivist Ether Rice Jackson, who documented the lives of African Americans, dies at 103
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoEther Rice Jackson, a dedicated archivist at Knoxville's Beck Cultural Exchange Center and revered...
'Cocaine Bear’: How Knox News covered the wild, true story behind the movie
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDeep in the Georgia forest, a 500-pound bear ingests a boatload of cocaine and then embarks on a...
POW who dedicated Vietnam War monument in Knoxville dies at 100 | Georgiana Vines
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIt was a big deal when then Col. Norman Gaddis came to Knoxville on April 28, 1973, to dedicate a...
Knoxville's Brandon Gibson, a beloved opera luminary, has died
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBrandon Gibson, a Knoxville man who turned his love for opera into a powerful statement, died...
Knoxville bids final farewell as Robert Booker is laid to rest at East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn a moving display of respect and honor, the Knoxville community came together to bid a final...
Tina Turner sang the hits in Knoxville long before she became a global pop star
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLegendary performer Tina Turner - who died May 23 at the age of 83 - was born in West Tennessee, but...
Longtime Knoxville councilman, youth sports advocate Larry Cox has died
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLongtime former Knoxville city councilman and youth advocate Larry Cox died Oct. 18, former Mayor...
Author Cormac McCarthy introduced Knoxville to the world on the pages of his books
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, who had close ties to Knoxville in his personal...
When Elvis came to Knoxville, journalists covered every move
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoElvis Presley might have long left the building, to paraphrase the old concert film clip, but...
WATCH LIVE: Funeral services Knoxville civil rights leader Robert Booker
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFuneral services for Robert J. Booker, a leader in Knoxville's Civil Rights Movement and later a...