by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 13, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan One of the weird terms we have in the legal field is the term, “Register of Deeds.” What in the world does this term mean that gets thrown around so regularly? The Register of Deeds is an elected county position. Quite literally, it means that...
by design | Jan 13, 2020 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Winter is the season when the whole world seems to go to sleep. The weather is cold, the ground is hard, and the trees and plants seem to be dead. Since there is little else to do, it is a time that is conducive to working hard, and the weather seems to...
by Ray Hill | Jan 12, 2020 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Despite intense pressure from constituents and his own political party, Senator John Knight Shields of Tennessee remained determined to vote his convictions as the United States Senate considered the Treaty of Versailles. John Knight Shields had been the...
by design | Jan 6, 2020 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I was ready for a new year. But, as I watched the descending ball in Times Square usher in baby 2020, I asked myself, will things be any different after midnight December 31 than before? My wife has a motto, “Attitude is a choice; choose a good...
by Mike Steely | Jan 6, 2020 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Did you know that Fort Loudoun in Vonore was the first British outpost on the west side of the mountains? The fort, built in 1759, was in the middle of the Overhill Cherokee Towns and was abandoned by the British whose march back to the colonies ended...
by Mark Nagi | Jan 6, 2020 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Well, it wasn’t pretty, but it was a much needed bowl game victory for Tennessee. The Vols rallied from a 13 point deficit in the 4th quarter to edge Indiana 23-22 on January 2nd in Jacksonville. It was Tennessee’s first bowl game victory since 2016,...
