by Ray Hill | Jun 11, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Dr. John Randolph Neal had some solid achievements under his belt, both as a state legislator and educator, yet there was growing dissatisfaction at the University of Tennessee. That dissatisfaction seemed to be confined largely to administrators, as Dr....
by Mark Nagi | Jun 6, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Butch Jones needs to be fired immediately. Spend a few minutes on twitter and that’s what you will read from Tennessee fans. The Vols head coach should be dispatched posthaste and Jon Gruden should be hired. Or Brian Kelly. Or Bobby Petrino. Or they...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is picture perfect! But, this rare wildlife photo is not mine. The credit belongs to someone else. In woodlands and open fields, what a thrill it is when wildlife appear! Only a few weeks ago, we were counting the days until spring. Finally,...
by Joe Rector | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector So, I recently celebrated my true entrance into senior citizen life. To me, 65 is the correct age for entering the group, even though AARP mails out membership cards to folks when they reach 50. At any rate, I am a bonafide “senior.” Does this mean I am...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may have heard the term “court clerk” at some point and wonder, “What does a court clerk do?” How does someone become a court clerk, anyway? The courts that have clerks are circuit, general sessions, criminal and juvenile court. In each...
by Steve Williams | Jun 5, 2017 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The day after the rains came at this year’s Spring Fling, causing repeated delays in softball and baseball games and forcing tennis play to move indoors, TSSAA Executive Director Bernard Childress said he was particularly sorry for the Powell High...