by Ralphine Major | Aug 17, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com If the name sounds familiar—it should. For years, the late Bill and Dora Staley were well known in the Gibbs Community. Dora was cafeteria manager at Gibbs High School. Thanks to the Staleys’ great-granddaughter, there is...
by Steve Hunley | Aug 16, 2020 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Interesting Factoid… New York governor Andrew Cuomo is begging for wealthy folks to return to the Empire State, which was ravaged by the coronavirus. Why does the guv want wealthy New Yorkers to come back home? “A single percent of New York’s...
by Ray Hill | Aug 16, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill From 1930 until 1964, the Democratic Party reigned supreme in Tennessee. Republicans had only occasionally been able to elect a governor; the last was Alfred A. Taylor in 1920. That year had been something of a high watermark for the GOP. Republicans had...
by design | Aug 10, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson With all the miserable news that daily bombards us, is it any wonder why people are despondent and huddle in fear? The journalistic mantra of, “If it bleeds, it leads,” is on full display these days. A recent Gallup poll found that 84% of Americans...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 10, 2020 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major At the July event held in Ohio, he became the 2020 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National American Skeet Champion, Men’s Senior Division! Pandemic aside, Hunter Raley is “on target!” He shot a perfect score of 200/200 in skeet! The rising...
by Joe Rector | Aug 10, 2020 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector If you are one of the many folks who travel Karns Valley Road and Emory Road, get ready for more headaches. Your drive time will grow; your frustration level will increase; and your chances of being involved in an accident will multiply. A tract of land...
