by Ray Hill | Sep 15, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Tennessee politics was in flux in 1928 due to the nomination of New York governor Alfred E. Smith as the Democratic nominee for president. Smith, a cigar-chomping, derby hat wearing product of New York’s Hell’s Kitchen was a pronounced wet who openly...
by Joe Rector | Sep 9, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Some of the hottest days of summer have descended upon East Tennessee the last few weeks. Like much of the rest of the nation, we are firmly in the grips of an oppressive heat wave. Temperatures have soared into the 90s, and the “feels like...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 9, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Their bright yellow petals popped up through the gift bag as if to greet us with a cheery “hello.” This time of year, entire fields of the popular sunflower can draw thousands to admire their beauty. Many years ago...
by design | Sep 9, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson There is nothing as enchanting as the soft squeal of a delighted child or the gentle babbling of a baby. These are priceless to a grandfather’s ears and the principal reasons for our travel to Portland, Oregon to visit with our daughter, son-in-law...
by Mike Steely | Sep 9, 2019 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely If you would like to stroll on the same ground that early soldiers and Overhill Cherokee walked then you may want to be at Tellico Blockhouse near Vonore this Sunday morning at 10 a.m. A park ranger will be guiding a mile-long walk around the grounds...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 9, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan Occasionally I will have a family come see me who have been involved in a car wreck and the parents and the children have all received injuries as a result of the wreck. When this happens each and every single person involved in the car wreck has...
