by design | Sep 25, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson If you are reading this essay you will know that the calculations of a so-called Christian numerologist, who predicted the end of the world on Saturday, September 23, 2017, was wrong. I guess it is possible that the world will end the day after...
by Joe Rector | Sep 25, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The announcement just came over the intercom, “Teachers, the Internet is going to be disconnected. Don’t panic!” I laughed to myself and thought, “How ridiculous is that?” The smile on my face lasted only a brief time. Then, the feelings of discomfort...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 25, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major There were no flashing lights, little fanfare, and barely any movement on stage. The simple setting seemed to match the artist and his music. It was during the seventies and eighties. Usually, I preferred another record album over concert tickets. ...
by Steve Hunley | Sep 24, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley According to 7th District County Commissioner Charles Busler it may well be AMR, Knox County’s ambulance service provider, is not in compliance with its current contract. That is embarrassing enough, but even more embarrassing is the fact the Knox...
by Ray Hill | Sep 24, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill For more than two decades, Finis James Garrett represented a West Tennessee district in Congress. Garrett was a talented politician and his rise was meteoric. Winning a seat in Congress when he was barely twenty-eight years old, he rose to become the...
by design | Sep 18, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Growing up in my teens I attended the Mennonite church. We loved to sing but there were no pianos, organs, or any type of musical instruments. We sang with joy the old hymns that came from within our souls. We didn’t need the instruments. Every...
