by design | Jun 13, 2022 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Summer was his season. Before heart disease ended his days of dairy farming, our father depended on the summer months to fill the barn with hay to feed livestock for the winter; and in late summer, he would harvest sileage to fill the silo which...
by design | Jun 13, 2022 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The last piece I wrote discussed price gouging and patriotism. If you’ve paid any attention to the news in the past week, you know that my concerns and pleas fell on deaf ears. A gallon of gas has climbed to $5.00. Remember that means that half is below...
by design | Jun 13, 2022 | Columnist, Nagi
By Mark Nagi As I write this article, the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team is getting ready to host Notre Dame in the Super Regionals. Win two out of three and UT will advance to the College World Series for the second straight year. No matter what happens against...
by design | Jun 13, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Dr. J. C. (Jim) Tumblin knew Fountain City… and knew it well. That was the inescapable conclusion after Tumblin penned “Fountain City: People Who Made a Difference” in 2016. The book honored 56 people who have influenced the growth and development of...
by design | Jun 13, 2022 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely It’s either the first or the last Tennessee State Park you will pass, depending on which direction you are traveling on Interstate 75 entering or leaving Kentucky. Indian Mountain State Park is only about an hour north of Knoxville and is unusual...
by design | Jun 12, 2022 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley More Pain at the Pump Pain at the pump continues as gas continues spiraling ever upward. The national average is $4.92 per gallon, which is double what it was the day Joe Biden came into office. Biden and members of his administration lay the blame...