by design | Apr 18, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher SDMS Student to Participate in Duke Talent Identification Program Mason Strader (above), a 7th grader at South Doyle Middle School, was invited to participate in the Duke Talent Identification Program. Participants are selected for scoring above...
by design | Apr 18, 2016 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last Wednesday the Knox County School Board held a special called meeting to vote on the FY 2017 budgets, including the $453.5M general purpose fund, $71.25M capital improvement plan, $5.7M capital fund savings expenditure plan, and $27.4M school...
by design | Apr 18, 2016 | Columnist, Moore
By Rosie Moore There are millions of recipes in the world, literally, from all the countries of the world, and America has, I can imagine, maybe half of them. I’m just assuming here. I love to cook (and eat). I get a lot of recipes from cookbooks which I collect...
by Joe Rector | Apr 18, 2016 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector joerector@comcast.net I’m a political junky. Nothing is more interesting to me than the games and antics that come out during a presidential election year. I’ve been around long enough to watch some dramatic and sleazy political contests, but this...
by Mark Nagi | Apr 18, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Tennessee’s offense often needs a safety valve in the passing game, and one that can assist in the blocking scheme. Junior tight end Ethan Wolf fits both categories quite nicely. “I love being physical and being able to make plays on the football...
by Steve Hunley | Apr 17, 2016 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Last week’s meeting and work session of the Knox County Board of Education confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt that the poison of politics is still the bread of Jim McIntyre’s reign. Board member Tracie Sanger had a public meltdown during the work...