by Ray Hill | Jun 24, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Bill Brock had yet to finish his first full year in Congress when he came to Knoxville to speak to a Young Republican leadership-training program. Brock had worked tirelessly to help build the Tennessee Republican Party and make Tennessee a genuine...
by Mike Steely | Jun 24, 2018 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely If you’ve ever been to our state’s oldest city, Jonesborough, you may be delighted to learn that our “second earliest city” is nearby and just as historic and interesting. Dandridge is east of Knoxville and not far off Interstate 40. A day’s drive to...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jun 18, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan A legal term that many people have heard of is the term, “probate.” Probate is the process whereby a will of someone who has passed is filed with the court and the court oversees the process of making sure that all of the instructions in...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 18, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major This month, the minister and his wife reach a milestone. Dallas and Joretta Harrell celebrate 65 years of marriage! They have four children; five grandchildren, including one grandson that has passed away; and two great-grandchildren. In 1992, Rev....
by Joe Rector | Jun 18, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Another birthday has come and gone, and another year is in the books. I’m lucky enough to have a wonderful family that chooses to gather on a weekend around that date to celebrate that day. We sit around the pool, cook hamburgers and hotdogs, and laugh...
by design | Jun 18, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson As a kid I remember reading about the boy, Aladdin, from the book “One Thousand and One Nights.” Often, I would dream of finding a magic lamp with a genie who might grant me three wishes if summoned. I’m a man now, a scientist and have trouble with...