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...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 18, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
What is it and what is the punishment for doing it By Jedidiah McKeehan Either you’ve done it, or you know someone who has done it…smashed a mailbox to smithereens. You/they were probably young and thought it was hilarious and didn’t really think about any possible...
by Joe Rector | Sep 18, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The end of August and the beginning of September haven’t been the kindest of months to many folks in the country. Hurricanes in the east and infernos in the west displace families and destroy business. Our feelings go out to all who have suffered such...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 18, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major They are considered among our most prized possessions. Whether in formal settings or candid snapshots, family photos are treasures that are to be enjoyed again and again. They are reminders of special times in our lives and places we have been...
by design | Sep 18, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson There’s a difference between Southerners and so-called “Yankees,” just as there are differences between Knoxvillians and folks from San Francisco. My observation is not rocket science, and even the Beach Boys sang about regional differences...
