by design | Jul 28, 2025 | Columnist, Rector
A new plan for high school education By Joe Rector I’ve been listening to all the educational innovations that are coming at the speed of light. I loved the career I had as a high school English teacher, but not enough money exists to entice me to go back—even for a...
by design | Jul 28, 2025 | Columnist, Pratt
The Dirt Don’t Define You By Justin Pratt Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor If there are two things we should all desire in our walk with God it’s these: spiritual maturity and godly humility. In 2 Samuel 16, as King David was walking through one of the...
by design | Jul 28, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘A Life-Changing Experience’ By Tom Mattingly Cooper Manning’s son, Arch, had his coming-out party as starting quarterback at Texas at SEC Media Days in mid-July. That elicited significant memories of an association with the Manning family, particularly...
by design | Jul 28, 2025 | Public Notice
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION TO: AMBER RENEA MCDANIEL, Respondent/Biological Mother IN RE: THE ADOPTION OF A RELATED CHILD, J.L.M. (DOB: 11/28/2010) BY: KEVIN EUGENE MALLORY, and TARA KATHLEEN MALLORY, Petitioners, and JORDAN KEITH MALLORY,...
by design | Jul 28, 2025 | The Daily Focus
‘PAT’ The one-person play on the life of Coach Pat Summitt will receive a four-week run at Old City Performing Arts Center in downtown Knoxville. PAT is set to open October 3 and run through October 26 at Old City Performing Arts Center in Knoxville....