by Ralphine Major | Jun 10, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I can see it coming over the hill right now. I can hear it, too–our red Farmall tractor pulling a wagon stacked high with hay, young boys, and a dog or two. They would stop in the road in front of our house for snacks and a glass of ice cold...
by Ralphine Major | May 28, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major He became a graduate of Gibbs High School—eventually. Our father and others in his class had their education interrupted when they were drafted into the Army during the early 1940s. At that time, the school had only been in existence about 30...
by Ralphine Major | May 20, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major He often set a screen for his teammates placing himself between them and the defense. Those screens accounted for many of the 2-point shots that helped the Gibbs Eagles on their way to winning 31 games during the 1964-65 season. As an eighth grader,...
by Ralphine Major | May 13, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Her sons wore Nos. 40 and 42 on the Gibbs High School 1964-65 basketball team. Virginia and her late husband, Clay Graves, were well-known leaders in the Gibbs Community. Clay was active in the Ruritan Club and the Gibbs Community Club, but they...
by Ralphine Major | May 6, 2013 | Columnist, Major
100 Years of Gibbs By Ralphine Major It is the heartbeat of Harbison’s Crossroads. Before one even reaches the campus of Gibbs High School, there are historical landmarks in the Gibbs Community. Traveling toward Corryton on Emory Road is the Nicholas Gibbs log...
