by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 9, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan The United States Supreme Court is the highest body in the judicial system of the United States. It is made up of nine justices, or judges, who hear cases involving primarily constitutional issues, and often they decide cases that affect us in...
by design | Jan 9, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson It’s that time of the year when resolutions fly. No, not Congressional resolutions, but vows to exercise more, eat better and lose the bounty of the Holidays preventing buttoning of pants and skirts. We live in a land of plenty, and without some...
by Ralphine Major | Jan 8, 2017 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major She was a schoolteacher; he was a scoutmaster. “Their contributions to our families, our churches, and in our community have been selfless on their part and rewarding to our community,” Becky Calfee said. She is referring to Betty and Clayton Sharp,...
by Ray Hill | Jan 8, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill After having lost the 1972 race for the U. S. Senate to incumbent Howard Baker by a wide margin, Ray Blanton found himself out of Congress. Blanton returned to Tennessee and immediately began planting the seeds for an expected bid for the Democratic...
by Joe Rector | Jan 3, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Okay, 2016 is in the rearview mirror, and I say good riddance. Don’t get me wrong; I am always thankful for the time I have in this life, but the past year has had enough negatives to keep me from wanting to relive it. I’ll take the future… and...
by design | Jan 3, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Another New Year is here for me– and you. It is hard to contemplate what the new year will bring, what will we see? What will we hear? What will we do? Just as it is hard for me to contemplate what happened a hundred years ago, in 1917. So I...
