by Ray Hill | Sep 4, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Clifford Davis had first been selected by E. H. Crump, the undisputed political boss of Shelby County, to go to Congress in a 1940 special election. Davis had remained in Congress since that time and his congressional career had likely been saved when he...
by Steve Williams | Sep 4, 2017 | Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:, Williams
By Steve Williams I have taken a closer look at Tennessee team performances for men and women on the SEC and NCAA levels during the 2016-17 school year. From an overall standpoint, it’s not a pretty sight. In 2009, UT put men’s and women’s cross country and track into...
by Mike Steely | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Steely
By Mike Steely Rogersville in Hawkins County has a special place in East Tennessee history. If you’d like to drive up to that old city you might want to make it a loop trip and see lots of thing along the way. My suggestion is to go northeast on Rutledge Pike,...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com A trip to the Knoxville Zoo sounded like fun—especially on the day of the much publicized eclipse! Driving to the sweet spot of Sweetwater, Tennessee, would involve too much traffic. Besides, Charlie and Barbara wanted to...
by design | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson There have been enumerable stories about the Great American Eclipse, but this is not. I am a stargazer. I even have an app on my iPhone to help me identify stars, planets and constellations. Interestingly, all heavenly bodies except the moon and...
by design | Aug 28, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Whenever I see a thought, or phrase that touches my heart, I write it down in a notebook, which is getting quite full. Some of these are very familiar, some are fairly new. Let me share some of them with you. Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out...
