Grainger County Basketball 

By Ralphine Major It was in early December the year I met him.  Jimmy Duncan called to see if I would come to downtown Knoxville and meet Zane Daniel.  The two lawyers had established Daniel & Duncan law firm and wanted to talk to me about working for them.  I...

A Thank You and a Wish

By Joe Rector joerector@comcast.net I know why I began to write all those years ago. Even as a young boy, the mood and feeling the need to write things down would come, and I climbed the steps to the upstairs bedroom, a place that was hotter than a mill in the summer...

Remembering the Jellico Troop Train Wreck

  By Mike Steely You’ve probably driven Interstate 75 north across the mountains into Kentucky. It’s a beautiful drive but busy with trucks and cars. There’s another way to cross the state line along Highway 25W from Caryville to Jellico and on into the Blue...