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...
by design | Aug 17, 2015 | Archives, Columnist
By Sharon Frankenberg, Attorney at Law Conveying ownership of real property requires a writing. This writing is called a deed. Deeds are good as between parties without registration; however, registering the deed is necessary to protect the grantee against grantor’s...
by Joe Rector | Aug 17, 2015 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector The other morning, Facebook filled with photos of children posing in new clothes and shoes and with the latest back packs and lunch boxes. The official first day of school for Knox County and some other area schools brought in hordes of kids and...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 17, 2015 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It is a scene right out of rural America—little Abbey and her grandfather riding on a John Deere tractor on a gorgeous summer evening with those “spacious skies” and mountains in the background and the American flag blowing...
