Surnames based on nicknames often describe an ancestor’s appearance (build, hair, eyes, complexion), a trait (strong, bold, ...

Garden Tour & Tea on June 7 offers a self-guided walk through historic gardens, featuring new stops, live harp music and a ...

Prior to initiating this article, I spent several hours doing some weeding and preliminary prep work to an area in our front ...

Local breweries and state partners unite to rebuild David Crockett Birthplace State Park through the release of a limited edition beer just months after the historic flooding. In the wake of historic ...

A day later, I hosted a Baltimore oriole (a rare visitor at my home) and an even rarer visitor with a singing (more like ...

Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown — for a five-day immersion into history with Road Scholar. Each site brought surprises worth writing about in this column.

The smell of the dirt when you turn it to plant again from the previous year, planting the seeds, getting our hands dirty and ...

The Historic Zoning Commission approved the design for a new enclosure on First Avenue, along with tentative plans for landscaping and a pedestrian walkway outside the Jackson complex. The commission ...

The Jonesborough Senior Center hosted its annual volunteer appreciation luncheon on May 16 to recognize the contributions of ...

The black-and-white warbler is arguably the most aptly named of all the warblers. Both males and females have glossy black ...