by design | Feb 20, 2017 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson I have to admit that I’ve never cared much for Valentine’s Day. Maybe it was because I was a boy, but the heart shaped candies and little Valentine cards in grammar school never did much for me. People complain about the commercialization of...
by Steve Hunley | Feb 19, 2017 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Look out people, it’s not only Governor Haslam looking to increase your taxes by raising the gas tax. School folks met with members of the County Commission last week and are poking at property taxes; in fact, there was mention of asking the state...
by Ray Hill | Feb 19, 2017 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Many people are under the misapprehension colleagues of the same party representing the same state in the United States Senate are close friends, or at least friendly. Oftentimes that is not the case. There is frequently a rivalry between colleagues...
by Ralphine Major | Feb 13, 2017 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major With a computer and a sharp mind, the lengthy e-mails to his grandson and nephew’s inquiries answered their questions about family. At the same time, he was describing life in the early 1900s with much clarity and detail. Informally titled “back...
by Joe Rector | Feb 13, 2017 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Well, I don’t believe it. I left teaching in 2008 and vowed that I’d never again darken the doorway of a classroom. In August, I began substituting at a few schools. Before long, I was working four days a week. The work was easy, and the pay was better...
by design | Feb 13, 2017 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore Our “gem” Ruby Miller of the S & S Bowling Lanes in Fountain City turned 100 years old on January 30. A remarkable day to remember both then and now. I asked her how did she like being 100 and she said wonderful! She has a slight hearing problem but...
