Colliers gift 12 acres to Powell community for preservation
Dr. Bob and Louise Collier were honored Friday in what committee chair Dr. Donald Wegener called a first in the 35-year history of the Powell Man and Woman of the Year awards. “This is the first time we have selected a couple,” said Wegener. He teased the audience a bit before revealing the honorees. The…
Powell Station founded as Menifee’s Fort
Ron Evans had a surprise guest at the Oct. 28 meeting of the Powell’s Station History Society. Jon D. Smith, a descendant of William Menifee, the brother of Powell’s founder, John Menifee, dropped by with a really neat family photograph and his personal research into his family’s genealogy. Smith said family names like Collier and…
A death on Clinton Highway
James Agee won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for fiction with “A Death in the Family,” and now a local author is writing a biography, “Rufus,” that includes Agee’s early years in Knoxville and the impact of the 1916 Clinton Highway wreck that killed his father. Paul F. Brown said Agee (1909-1955) spent one-third of his…
Weigel’s named 2019 Chain of the Year
Weigel’s Stores has been named Convenience Store Decisions 2019 Chain of the Year. The award was presented to long-time executive Bill Weigel at an awards dinner hosted at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. Weigel was delighted to win the award, given the “great chains operating across the country.” He said it’s a tribute to the…
Powell prepares for Christmas
Powell Lions Club Christmas Parade – the 36th one – will step off from Powell Middle School at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Participants should be onsite by 4:30. The parade marches down Emory Road, ending at Powell High School. Info here. Cocoa and Caroling at Powell Station Park – a free event sponsored by the Powell…
Saturday was kids day, all day in Powell
Powell is a special place, especially for kids. On Saturday, events cascaded. First, the Weigel family, company executives and store employees hosted kids selected by the Salvation Army at the Target on Clinton Highway. Weigel gave each child $150 to spend, and an adult volunteer accompanied each one through the store. Then everyone packed…