by design | Sep 15, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
Organizing Everything By Joe Rector Last week, I wrote my column as I looked over the waves creeping up the beach at Isle of Palms, the most wonderful vacation place around. This week, I’m writing from another new spot. I’ve set up shop on the porch room at the back...
by design | Sep 15, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
The Last Saturday in September By Tom Mattingly Sept. 27, 1980 was a day Auburn fans would just as soon forget. It was— amazingly— nearly 45 years ago. How is that possible? Tennessee fans, those who were there and those who listened carefully to John Ward and Bill...
by design | Sep 15, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
Stronger Together How Synergy Brings Victory in the Battle By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor “It’s Football Time in Tennessee!” These words have echoed across radios and Neyland Stadium for the past five decades, a phrase that every Tennessee...
by design | Sep 15, 2025 | Columnist, Nagi
Q&A with Zander Sechrist By Mark Nagi Recently, I had the chance to catch up with Zander Sechrist, who will go down in the record books as the winner of the biggest game in Tennessee baseball history. The Georgia native was a Vol from 2021-2024 and just finished...
by design | Sep 15, 2025 | The Daily Focus
Gay Street Bridge repairs on schedule; City also studying possible future replacement options With the Gay Street Bridge expected to reopen in less than four months to pedestrians and bicyclists, here is an update on what to expect next – and how possible long-range...