by Ralphine Major | Sep 2, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “He cared a lot about his players individually, and he cared a lot about his team,” Mike Graves said in describing his former coach, Bob Dagley. Ron, Mike’s brother, started for the Eagles during the ‘64-65 season. Mike was one of the...
by Mark Nagi | Sep 2, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Ju’Wuan James arrived in Knoxville in January of 2010 expecting to play for Lane Kiffin. Instead it would be three years of Derek Dooley and one year of Butch Jones. There wasn’t a bowl game trip to be had, or even a winning season. But at the end of...
by Steve Williams | Sep 2, 2014 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams The best news University of Tennessee football fans got last week was Lane Kiffin is going to be on the Alabama sideline at Neyland Stadium when the Crimson Tide rolls into town on Oct. 25. Nick Saban is requiring Kiffin to do his offensive...
by Steve Hunley | Sep 1, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hunley
By Steve Hunley A hit dog always howls. The recent appointment of John Fugate to the Knox County Board of Education caused some howling from a few County Commissioners, most notably Sam McKenzie and Amy Broyles. Broyles was backing Rick Staples, a failed candidate in...
by Ray Hill | Sep 1, 2014 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill It may well be quite difficult for many readers to imagine the importance of newspapers decades ago, as we now live in an age where the Internet reigns supreme and daily papers are much diminished, if not dying. The daily newspaper was one of, if not the...
by design | Aug 25, 2014 | Absher, Columnist
By Sally Absher Last Wednesday, August 20, the Tennessee Department of Education released the preliminary statewide 2015 list of Priority and Focus Schools. Preliminary listings of Reward Schools were released on Thursday, Aug. 21. Be prepared to be underwhelmed. The...
