by Steve Williams | Mar 11, 2013 | Columnist, Williams
By Steve Williams When I see yellow daffodils and forsythia bushes blooming in early spring it always reminds me that it’s time for the TSSAA state high school basketball tournaments. It’s that time now. It’s one of my favorite times of the year. For 15 years or so in...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 11, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was January of ‘65 and the undefeated Gibbs Eagles were in Middle Tennessee for a matchup with undefeated Murfreesboro. Principal Max Clendenen tried to open the door for the Gibbs group to enter the gym. A man stuck his head out and said, “Sorry,...
by design | Mar 11, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson “The world stands out on either side, no wider than the heart is wide; Above the world is stretched the sky, no higher than the soul is high…” Edna St. Vincent Millay I think it’s easier to comprehend the vastness of the ocean (and the...
by Ray Hill | Mar 10, 2013 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill The South produced a number of successful demagogues, not the least of which was James K. Vardaman, a governor and senator from Mississippi. At the height of his career, Vardaman was unquestionably the most popular politician in Mississippi. James Kimble...
by design | Mar 5, 2013 | Columnist, Ferguson
By Dr. Jim Ferguson If you’ve got an itch, you’ve got to scratch it; but should you? To borrow from the Bard, “To scratch, or not to scratch; that is the question.” Maybe I’m focused on skin lately because my own nose is so red and painful. Recently, my...
by Ralphine Major | Mar 5, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The 1964-65 Gibbs High School boys’ basketball team was having an exciting year. Since their win over Livingston Academy before Christmas, they played six more games in January. The team from the smallest school in the county was still undefeated. ...
