by Steve Williams | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The near Sweet Sixteen seasons for the Tennessee men’s and women’s basketball teams quickly turned sour in the Round of 32. With NCAA tournament play getting close to being really exciting for fans, our Vols and Lady Vols, both seeded No. 3, stumbled...
by Steve Hunley | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Every time President Donald Trump calls out the mainstream media for “fake news” they howl like a hit dog. Despite the fact media figures are indignant at being challenged, the fact is the mainstream media is often biased and just plain wrong....
by Ray Hill | Mar 26, 2018 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Most Knoxvillians have heard of the Webb School, but few remember William Robert Webb, the founder and headmaster of the first Webb School. R. Webb was a formidable character by any standard; he was a professional educator throughout his life, as well as a...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard of the legal term, “mediation.” What is it? What happens during a mediation? A mediation is an informal process that is used in a large number of lawsuits to try to settle the cases before they go to trial. When a lawsuit has...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” John 10:27-28 ( KJV) It is the most important day on the calendar. For...
by Joe Rector | Mar 19, 2018 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector My two grandmothers were as different from each other as were their families. They’ve both been gone for a long time, but their memories linger. Mamaw Balch was a small woman. She bore three sons and a daughter. She was a Cureton, and as such, her...
