by Ralphine Major | Aug 24, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Mr. C. B. Chesney was the Principal at Karns High School where Bob Dagley graduated. I recognized the name. Chesney was a member of the Gibbs High School basketball team that won the Knox County Rural League Championship in...
by Steve Williams | Aug 24, 2015 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams My advice to Tennessee fans heading into the 2015 football season would be to enter with cautious optimism. I say that after reviewing the past six rebuilding seasons. The Vols’ combined won-loss record over that stretch was 35-40, and that included...
by design | Aug 24, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson We Tennesseans live in what is called a red state. You might find it interesting that the current color convention for politics was made popular by Tim Russet during the 2000 election cycle, and is obviously useful for television. Actually, blue...
by Ray Hill | Aug 23, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Senator Luke Lea had lost his reelection bid in November of 1915, running third behind Congressman Kenneth D. McKellar and former governor Malcolm Patterson. Lea’s defeat occurred for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was his affiliation with...
by design | Aug 17, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Knox County Schools announced last Monday that Bearden Middle School and Carter Middle School have been selected to participate in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) program directed by Digital Promise. Through this program, these two...
by design | Aug 17, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Fifth District School Board Member Defeated in 14th District House Special Election Board of Education member Karen Carson received 1,742 votes to telecommunications brokerage business owner Jason Zachary’s 2,397 votes in last Wednesday’s special...
