by design | Jan 30, 2023 | Columnist, Steely
A Day Away by Mike Steely If you are tired of being cooped up with the rain and winter weather, you may want to take the family for a brief drive and visit some of the smaller communities that surround Knoxville. Just north of Knoxville are several interesting...
by design | Jan 30, 2023 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi The University of Tennessee’s athletics department has finally figured it out. After a decade and a half in the wilderness, their teams are worthy of accolades. Recently, Tennessee teams won SEC titles in women’s soccer, women’s swimming and diving and...
by design | Jan 30, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Procuring a post-game comment from opposing coaches at Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena was always an exciting pastime. All kinds of things happened under the stadium’s south end or down a distant corridor under the northeast side of TBA that...
by design | Jan 29, 2023 | Archived Editions, Archives, Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
The end of an era Longmire brothers retiring from Midway IGA By Ralphine Major It is a landmark in Gibbs Community. Coming from Knoxville on Tazewell Pike, the Midway IGA is located on the left soon after passing through the gap. For those coming by way of Harbison’s...
by design | Jan 29, 2023 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Tethered Dog Ordinance Approved The Knoxville City Council recently approved an ordinance making it illegal for people to chain their dogs up outside unattended. The change was adopted after a sometimes pointed debate, but the...
by design | Jan 29, 2023 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Tennessee’s Modern Republican Party: Dan Kuykendall, Part VII By Ray Hill No Republican had represented West Tennessee in Congress since Reconstruction yet Dan Kuykendall was making a spirited challenge to incumbent George W. Grider to represent Memphis in the House...
