by design | Jul 27, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher 6th, 9th Grade Orientation August 7 On Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, 8 a.m.-noon, the Knox County Schools will hold student orientations for rising sixth and ninth graders to help transition those students into middle and high school. Orientations will be held...
by design | Jul 27, 2015 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher As maligned and unpopular as Knox County Director of Schools Dr. Jim McIntyre has been, he must take some comfort in the fact that he’s not quite as despised as Chris Barbic, the contentious superintendent of Tennessee’s Achievement School District...
by design | Jul 27, 2015 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson Old photographs convince me that the love and joy for my two girls was comparable to what I currently feel for my grandchildren. I’m thankful that I have these pictures to help me recall memories which have faded over three decades. These...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 26, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major How long could it take to look at a tractor or two? Longer than I had gauged! There were tractors dating back to 1935, an orchard tractor with large fenders over the tractor tires, and a museum-like collection of antiques. Our mother was most...
by Ray Hill | Jul 26, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill For two decades there was no politician in the Second Congressional district more popular than John James Duncan. John Duncan had hitchhiked to Knoxville with five dollars in his pocket to attend the University of Tennessee and remained, rising to...
by Mark Nagi | Jul 20, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Football season might not officially begin for the Tennessee Volunteers until September 5th, but last week’s appearance at SEC Media Days certainly marks the unofficial start to the 2015 campaign. Over 1000 credentialed media members were on hand...
