Pre-order Fred Cole’s new book, Not So Normal People, today

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WLAF)- Fred Cole has written a new book, Not So Normal People. Many of you know Cole who was closely associated with Colonel Tom Stiner and General Carl Stiner for years and is a former candidate for Mayor of Campbell County.

For those of you who’ve yet to meet Cole, below is his bio and also a synopsis of his new book, Not So Normal People, that can be pre-ordered here.

Fred Cole is a native of Southeast Tennessee, raised in the Chattanooga suburbs of Ooltewah and Collegedale. For over 25 years, he carved out a life in northern East Tennessee on Norris Lake here in Campbell County. On the lake, he lived and worked at Indian River Marina. While working the docks he emerged as a front-line leader in Tennessee’s national and community service movement. Today, he lives just up the hill from the marina in Jacksboro, Tennessee, and invites everyone to come visit pristine Norris Lake.

About Not So Normal People

In a year when our nation is celebrating its 250th birthday, the author has crafted a mosaic of sometimes raw but resonant true
stories recounting the military, political, social, cultural, and religious history of our nation. Cole’s subjects are both average
Joes and icons of Americana, and his stories are set in the historical eras when they took place. He balances the intimate scale of a personal memoir with an epic retrospective of American development from colonial times to the present.

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-09/08/2026-6AM-PAID AD)