by Ralphine Major | Dec 18, 2016 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major “I was totally surprised when I got my orders and found out I was going to Salzburg, Austria. I had to look on a map to see where it was located!” he said. “That was the beginning of a beautiful journey of a lifetime,” he added. Charlie Lovell was...
by design | Dec 12, 2016 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Sometimes I don’t have a lot to say. This may come as a surprise because I’ve been cobbling 1000 word stories together every week for ten years. Some of my detractors may even welcome the prospect of my silence. It has been my modus operandi to...
by Joe Rector | Dec 12, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The older I grow, the more I come to realize that life resembles a ride on the biggest roller coaster in existence, and it’s a ride that travels much too fast for my taste. Those rides that make stomachs rise to throats and frazzle nerves aren’t things...
by Ralphine Major | Dec 12, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The look on her face was one of pain and distress. Her hands clutched her stomach. We thought she was ill. Many years ago, mother and I had nursery duty during worship service. The group of three-year-old children looked adorable in their Christmas...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 12, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan You’ve seen the dramatic car searches on the TV shows, and you might be wondering what you would do if you were asked to allow the police to search your vehicle without probable cause. First off, why are they searching your vehicle? They are looking...
by Steve Hunley | Dec 11, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Knox County Criminal Court Clerk Mike Hammond apparently isn’t satisfied with running the Criminal courts and the Fourth Circuit Court. The Fourth Circuit Court is Knox County’s busiest divorce court and considering how many marriages seem to dissolve...