by design | Jun 1, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major On this day as I write, it is already the 25th day of the month. I am reminded that this is the last day of the school year! What a year it has been! I also realize that in only seven more months, it will be Christmas! Unbelievable! Time. It...
by Ralphine Major | May 23, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com It is human nature when a holiday comes around to look back on how it was celebrated the year before. Nearly all of last year’s holidays were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, restrictions are being lifted in...
by Ralphine Major | May 16, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Part 12, Final in series on Wallace Dwight Kessel By Ralphine Major He has led a full and varied life. Knox County’s first County Executive was very active in his church. A member of First Baptist Church Knoxville, Dwight Kessel was elected deacon in 1978, served...
by Ralphine Major | May 9, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ralphine Major I never knew her except through pictures and stories from our mother. Mandy Smith Torbett was our maternal grandmother. Originally from Anderson County, Tennessee, she moved to Knoxville when she and our grandfather, Tecil C. Torbett from...
by Ralphine Major | May 2, 2021 | Columnist, Major, Stories In This Week's Focus:
Part 11 in Dwight Kessel series By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com With Dwight Kessel’s years in public service, many well-deserved awards and recognitions have come his way. Some of the awards include Distinguished Service Award for Fifty Years of Leadership and...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 26, 2021 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Just as green grass starts coming up from the ground and temperatures start climbing, a cold snap strikes! This past week, I heard someone remind us why. It’s April and dogwoods are blooming—it’s Dogwood Winter! Delicate pink and white...
