by design | Apr 15, 2019 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I’ve said my stories find me, but nothing found me this week; at least nothing around which to construct an essay. So, as I sit on my porch late Wednesday afternoon, I decided to write about what I see from my porch and my observations of the week....
by Joe Rector | Apr 15, 2019 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Going out in public is good for me. My wife has told me for years. She implores me to venture out past the boundaries of Ball Camp to see what’s on the other side of life. I do so on occasion, but after those trips, I wind up wondering what I was doing...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 15, 2019 | Columnist, Major
Becky Turner Calfee By Ralphine Major My brother and I were looking for somewhere special in the community to film a television interview. Channel 10 in Knoxville had called Jan-Carol Publishing to schedule an interview with us when our first children’s book was...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 15, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Police work is often glamorized and over-dramatized in tv shows and movies. The police are often in car chases, conducting these really intense interrogations, or using big white boards to connect the dots of how a crime syndicate works. While...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 15, 2019 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Well, that was interesting… but if we have discovered anything over the past decade, it is that Tennessee fans should expect the unexpected, and fear the worst. Despite losing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, the future for Tennessee’s men’s...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 14, 2019 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley There are frequent complaints about bullying in our schools and is it any wonder? On Saturday, April 6, Governor Bill Lee came to Knox County to speak at the Lincoln Day Dinner. A small group of teachers led by former local teachers’ union head...