Fred Brown

• Japan POW lives with scars of World War II Published 02/12/2012 at 4 a.m.

  ATHENS, Tenn. — Charles Heffron has neither an explanation nor a clear understanding of why or how he survived one of World War II's most infamous crimes against humanity 70 years ago.

• Road trip: Donelson remains a well-preserved example of early Civil War fort Published 02/04/2012 at 2 p.m.

  DOVER, Tenn. — Fort Donelson National Battlefield Park operated by the National Park Service is one of the state's rare jewels.

• Union scores major victories at two Tennessee forts Published 02/04/2012 at 2 p.m.

  DOVER, Tenn. — February 1862 was a time of fire and ice in a small Tennessee town on the Cumberland River near the Kentucky border.

• Deadly New Market wreck still echoes through area Published 01/29/2012 at 4 a.m.

  NEW MARKET, Tenn. — John Coker stares at a thick, black rectangular smudge that runs along a section of the north bank of Lost Creek, a small stream that eventually disappears into a cave system.

• Ben Franklin, veteran of numerous World War II battles, dies at age 87 Published 01/20/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Ben Franklin, a World War II veteran who saw combat in North Africa, Normandy and at the Battle of the Bulge and went on to be honored by both France and the U.S. president for his service, died Thursday on ...

• Ben Franklin, honored World War II veteran, dead at age 87 Published 01/19/2012 at 11:35 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — Ben Franklin, honored by France in 2009 for his wartime service, which included participation in the Normandy Invasion in June 1944, died early today in Knoxville. He died on his 87th birthday.

• Philanthropist, Gatlinburg hotelier Wilma Maples dead at age 88 Updated 12/31/2011 at 3:59 p.m.

  Wilma Maples, admired by some as the “Grand Dame” of Gatlinburg, died Friday.

• Philanthropist, Gatlinburg hotelier Wilma Maples dead at age 88 Published 12/30/2011 at 4:40 p.m.

  Wilma Maples, admired by some as the "Grand Dame" of Gatlinburg, died today. She was 88 years old and had suffered a debilitating stroke, said Becky Creswell, her longtime caregiver.

• Thousands line up for Empty Stocking Fund baskets Published 12/23/2011 at 8:16 p.m.

  Rebecca Hicks walked through the toy line, a finger pressed to her lips. She was looking for the right gift for her 14-year-old granddaughter. After that, she would get an Empty Stocking Fund food basket for Christmas.

• ESF basket means a lot to mother, daughter isolated on Anderson mountain Published 12/20/2011 at 4 a.m.

  Christmas always has been a little spare on the mountaintop where Lona and Geneva live in a small dwelling.

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