By Dr. Harold A. Black In a previous column I wondered whether the forces that bind such a diverse collection of citizens could rend asunder causing states to secede or partition. The last state that was partitioned was with the unconstitutional creation of West...
By Steve Williams A football injury caused Tommy Sweat to miss quite a bit of playing time in football and basketball his junior year, but it also may have opened another door for his future in the world of sports. Tommy is interested in becoming a sports broadcaster....
By Ralphine Major Our paths seldom cross, but I always enjoy hearing about her. When Jimmy Duncan was a Congressman in Washington representing the people of the Second District, I often told people that his wife, Lynn, was the one who managed the home front in...
This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future! Adolf Hitler, 1935 By Dr. Jim Ferguson One of the most useful...
By Tom Mattingly There’s nothing like a good grudge. Over the years, those sports fans living south of the Mason-Dixon line have perfected the art of never forgetting even the most minor slight. It’s a way of life in some locales. Historically, Tennessee has had its...
By Ken Lay Three Central High School senior band members will take their respective musical talents to Rocky Top this fall. Eli Ditmore, Thomas Hooper and Devin Hopson will attend the University of Tennessee and play in the Pride of the Southland Band. They...
Architects Doug McCarty and Nathan Honeycutt to present an online program on Monday, June 14 at 7:00 p.m. On June 14, 1971, community leaders cut the ribbon on the "new" Lawson McGhee Library, providing a much-needed anchor to the Knox County Public Library system....
Local historians honored by East Tennessee History Center By Bill Howard Two local historians - Robert J. Booker and Jack Neely - have been chronicling the history of Knoxville and Knox Co. for decades. On Tuesday, June 1, the 225th anniversary of Tennessee’s...
By Steve Hunley Taxpayers owe a debt of thanks to Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs for sending a letter to Susan Horn, Chair of the Board of Education and taking a bold stand against waste and for student safety. The topic of the mayor’s letter was to “tell the...
By John J. Duncan Jr. One thing I saw thousands of times during my years in office was that you could never satisfy government’s appetite for money and land. They always wanted more. Yet the least economical, least efficient way to spend any money was to turn it over...
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