by Joe Rector | Sep 26, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The other day Joe Dooley and I substituted at Hardin Valley Academy. We sat on benches in the foyer, and before long, Rick Collett ambled up. The three of us spent many years together on the faculty at Karns High School. We looked like the old guys that...
by Ray Hill | Sep 25, 2016 | Columnist, Hill, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Senator Kenneth D. McKellar’s reputation has suffered through the years largely due to his feud with David E. Lilienthal. Lilienthal was one of the original Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Like all of Kenneth McKellar’s feuds, it was a no...
by Joe Rector | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Ah, the return to the classroom brings about both good and bad memories. It recalls some of the same questions I posed so many years ago. I hope I find answers to them before my time on this earth is done. First, I still wonder what is the reason for...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Sixty-five years is a major milestone for any occasion! Emerson and Cecil (Welch) Mynatt of Halls were married in 1951. On Labor Day Weekend, their family surprised them with an anniversary celebration at the Chop House in Fountain City. These...
by Steve Williams | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams Many Tennessee football fans including myself weren’t sure what to expect from the Vols when they went into Saturday’s game against Ohio. After the struggle to get past Appalachian State in the opener and the slow start before pulling away from...
by design | Sep 19, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore On television, and on Facebook, I saw a picture of a little boy with a bloodied face, cuts and bruises on his body. His family was killed by terrorists. His little eyes looked out at the world as if to say, “Why did this happen? What will happen to me...
