by Mark Nagi | Dec 17, 2018 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Back in 2011, then Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley spent 38 days out of the public eye following the historic loss to the Kentucky Wildcats, a loss that kept them out of a bowl game. In that five and a half week period, seven of his assistant...
by Mike Steely | Dec 16, 2018 | Columnist, Steely, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely You probably know about the mass Cherokee removal known as the “Trail of Tears” but I’ll bet you have no idea of the many treaties drawn up with that tribe that moved them out of East Tennessee. Those treaties led eventually to the U. S. Military...
by Joe Rector | Dec 10, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Thanks to one group or another, Christmas celebrations are now under attack. Even with enormous amounts of energy spent to stay out of the fray, I’ve finally had enough. That means I’m coming out with guns blazing. In 1964 when I was twelve, the...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 10, 2018 | Columnist, Major
Beloved Country Doctor, part 6 By Ralphine Major He grew up on a farm in Grainger County, Tennessee. He worked on the farm at Lincoln Memorial University while getting his college degree. It is not surprising to learn that Dr. Alvis David Simmons never lost...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 10, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan I have no idea what the numbers would come out to, but it is fair to say that most people do not have wills. As most people know, the will is the document that says who gets what after they die. However, since most people die without a will,...
by design | Dec 10, 2018 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Cranberries are one of the healthiest foods in the world. They contain no grams of saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, or mon-unsaturated fat, no cholesterol, only 2 grams of sodium and 12 grams of carbohydrates. They are cultivated throughout...