by Ray Hill | Sep 9, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill After Congressman J. Will Taylor died suddenly on November 14, 1939, there was not unexpectedly, a fight inside the Republican Party to succeed him. The nominee was to be named in a convention by the counties comprising Tennessee’s Second Congressional...
by design | Sep 4, 2018 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson The old saw goes, “A writer’s life is his capital.” In other words, we write about our experiences and from our memories. Apparently, Stephen King and I share something; it’s just that the reflections from his memories are so scary. I find it odd...
by design | Sep 4, 2018 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Due to a lovely summer of gentle rains and abundant sunshine, the veggies in our gardens have grown beyond our expectations. Corn, summer squash, peppers, green beans, tomatoes, zucchini–you name it, there is plenty to go around. Plenty to can,...
by Steve Williams | Sep 4, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams It’ll be a homecoming of sorts for Randy Sanders and many of his players when East Tennessee State University plays Tennessee this coming Saturday at Neyland Stadium. It will also be the first time ever the Buccaneers and Volunteers have played a...
by Joe Rector | Sep 4, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector John McCain passed late last month. Since then, many Americans have thought about the man and the services he gave to his country. He is in the truest sense of the word a patriot and a hero. First of all, I wasn’t an avid supporter of McCain. When he ran...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 4, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major For decades, she was the beloved first-grade teacher at Gibbs Elementary School. I was in her class during the 1960-61 school year. She even taught our father’s first-grade class years earlier. As a first grader, I was too young to realize her...
