Alcatraz East has more than you expect

By Mike Steely “So much fun it’s a crime” is the motto of Alcatraz East, an unusual attraction in Pigeon Forge. It looks very much like a prison on the outside and inside are several floors with displays on just about every crime and major criminal and victim you can...

Cardiac Rehab

By Ralphine Major We first met them only days after our mother’s heart attack.  The place was St. Mary’s Cardiac Rehab East Towne location.  It was the next step in the recovery process as heart attack patients were guided through exercise routines and equipment to...

Our River

By Dr. Jim Ferguson You know it’s time for a vacation when everything you read and hear sours your soul. I turned off the television “news” months ago, but the rants of the utterly despicable Dianne Feinstein and Democrats are everywhere, returning to their playbook...

Tight-legged jeans

By Joe Rector Anyone who catches even a glimpse of me immediately recognizes the fact that I’m not much of a dresser. Neither am I in the least bit interested in the latest fashions. So, it would surprise no one that I balked at the thought of wearing the pair of...

Runners get ready!

Corryton 8-Miler and 2-Miler Races Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 8 a.m. Corryton Community and Senior Center, 9331 Davis Road, Corryton, TN 37721 By Ralhine Major The races are just days away!  Hosted by the Corryton Community and Senior Center and Corryton Running...