by Mike Steely | Sep 30, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely We are so privileged in East Tennessee and Knox County to have so many historic sites surrounding us, especially the number of early forts. Within an easy day’s drive are fortifications built long before statehood and fort sites built during the Civil...
by Joe Rector | Sep 30, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Well, summer is officially over; at least that’s what those “in the know” say. Last century (It sounds so funny to say that), summer fun came to an end the Tuesday after Labor Day when schools opened their doors. However, this year, children sat in...
by design | Sep 30, 2019 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore The heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you endure; they will all wear out like a garment. You change them like clothing, and they pass away. But you are the same, and your years have no end. Psalms 102:25-27 “Holy Creator God, I...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 30, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Corryton’s Annual Possum Chase is set for October 12… but, the preparations started long before then! The Tennessee Valley Machine Knitters held a knitting workshop on August 6 at the First United Methodist Church of Alcoa....
by Mark Nagi | Sep 30, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Tennessee’s football program is a historical powerhouse. Six national championships. Thirteen SEC titles. One of the 15 winningest programs in the history of the sport. But these days the Vols bear little resemblance to those glorious past. The...
by Steve Williams | Sep 30, 2019 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When Jeremy Pruitt said late last season that he needed better players, the first-year Tennessee football coach was criticized by some, although he was just being brutally honest. When he said last week in his open date press conference that his team...
