Fred Brownhttp://www.govolsxtra.com/staff/fred-brown/Fred Brown is a freelance contributor to the News Sentinel.en-usJefferson County family has ties to Ben Franklin http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/13/jefferson-county-family-has-ties-to-ben-franklin/Jefferson County family has ties to Ben Franklin Sun, 13 May 2012 08:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/13/jefferson-county-family-has-ties-to-ben-franklin/Love of flighthttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/11/love-flight/Love of flightFri, 11 May 2012 09:58:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/may/11/love-flight/Hitch was master of Mayberry, country music http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/mar/12/hitch-was-master-of-mayberry-country-music/Hitch was master of Mayberry, country music Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/mar/12/hitch-was-master-of-mayberry-country-music/McMinnwille veteran who helped liberate Dachau camp dead at age 96 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/22/mcminnwille-veteran-who-helped-liberate-dachau/McMinnwille veteran who helped liberate Dachau camp dead at age 96 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:41:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/22/mcminnwille-veteran-who-helped-liberate-dachau/Japan POW lives with scars of World War II http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/12/japan-pow-lives-with-scars-of-world-war-ii/Japan POW lives with scars of World War II Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/12/japan-pow-lives-with-scars-of-world-war-ii/Road trip: Donelson remains a well-preserved example of early Civil War fort http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/04/road-trip-donelson-remains-a-well-preserved-of/Road trip: Donelson remains a well-preserved example of early Civil War fort Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/04/road-trip-donelson-remains-a-well-preserved-of/Union scores major victories at two Tennessee forts http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/04/union-scores-major-victories-at-two-tennessee/Union scores major victories at two Tennessee forts Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/feb/04/union-scores-major-victories-at-two-tennessee/Deadly New Market wreck still echoes through areahttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jan/29/deadly-new-market-train-wreck-still-echoes-through/Deadly New Market wreck still echoes through areaSun, 29 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jan/29/deadly-new-market-train-wreck-still-echoes-through/Ben Franklin, veteran of numerous World War II battles, dies at age 87 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jan/20/ben-franklin-veteran-of-numerous-world-war-ii-at/Ben Franklin, veteran of numerous World War II battles, dies at age 87 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jan/20/ben-franklin-veteran-of-numerous-world-war-ii-at/Ben Franklin, honored World War II veteran, dead at age 87 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jan/19/ben-franklin-honored-world-war-ii-veteran-dead/Ben Franklin, honored World War II veteran, dead at age 87 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:35:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/jan/19/ben-franklin-honored-world-war-ii-veteran-dead/