by Tom Mattingly | Oct 19, 2020 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly How did it happen that Lindsey Nelson, a product of Columbia, Tennessee, became one of the best sportscasters of his era? It was all very simple, with the humblest of humble beginnings, with Lindsey pulling out all the stops. He was totally committed...
by Steve Hunley | Oct 18, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Jacobs Chief of Staff Investigated Bryan Hair, Chief of Staff to Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, is under investigation, along with Paul White, Director of the county’s Parks & Recreation Department. That is according to a press release issued...
by Ray Hill | Oct 18, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Genuine war hero, sheriff, accused counterfeiter, convict and U. S. congressman from Tennessee, Pat Sutton was, if anything, a colorful character. It may be difficult for some readers to imagine today, but the entire country had been unified in winning...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Oct 12, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Sometimes I represent people totally unfamiliar with the court process and are terrified of going to court or talking in front of a judge. When I encounter these people, I think, “How nice! Someone who actually take the court system...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 12, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major (Part 2 in series on Dwight Kessel) He was born on a cold, rainy and snowy Saturday night in a four-room coal company house in Dehue, Logan County, West Virginia. On November 27, 1926, Wallace Dwight Kessel was the first child born to Wayne...
by design | Oct 12, 2020 | Columnist, Duncan
By John Duncan Jr. Several years ago, I attended a meeting in a small but ornate room on the first floor of the Capitol just below the House floor. This room was called the “Board of Education” by Sam Rayburn, the longest serving speaker of the House. He used the room...
