Starting over

  As if the Sea should part And show a further Sea- And that-a further–and the Three But a presumption be- Of Periods of Seas- Unvisited of Shores- Themselves the Verge of Seas to be- Eternity-is Those- Emily Dickinson By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’m a stargazer,...

Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium

By Ralphine Major It will soon be filled with fans from across the nation coming to watch the Tennessee Volunteers in a new and exciting season of football! The 100-year-old Neyland Stadium is a familiar place on The University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville,...

The First Day of High School

By Joe Rector Last Monday was one of those days that knocks the wind out of my sails. Nothing terrible happened, unless my only grandchild’s starting high school is shocking to anyone who isn’t in our family. I didn’t talk to him last night because I figured Madden...

Visiting those community museums

By Mike Steely Throughout our region, there are many communities that are proud of their past and many say so with a local museum. You probably know about our Knoxville museums or attractions with a historic exhibits, like the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, the East...

Tennessee’s QB Room Continues to Improve

By Mark Nagi I’m of the mindset that no Tennessee football player will ever win the Heisman Trophy. In 1951, Johnny Majors was the best football player in the country not named Jim Brown. But Majors lost to Paul Hornung and the Notre Dame PR machine. In 1997, Peyton...

‘You have to be 21 to win the Heisman’

By Tom Mattingly Consider the impact of Sunday evening, Jan. 9, 1994, on Tennessee football history, as Vol quarterback Heath Shuler held a media conference that filled Vol fans with dread and all those other adjectives associated with bad things happening. Fans were...